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CITY OF ALBANY COMMON COUNCIL 24 EAGLE STREET, ROOM 206 ALBANY, NEW YORK 12207 TELEPHONE (518) 434-5087 * * NEWS RELEASE * * Date: February 17, 2021 Contact: Michele Andre Senior Legislative Aide [PHONE REDACTED]/[EMAIL REDACTED] Albany Common Council Hosts African American History Month Celebration Virtually Wednesday, February 17, 2021 5:30p.m. ALBANY, NY – The Albany Common Council invites you to attend their annual African American History Month Celebration virtually, Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 5:30p.m. We welcome you to join us by watching on our Facebook page: or subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch: . This year’s Common Council’s African American History Month Celebration will celebrate the following honorees: James Campbell Matthews, Albany Law School’s first alumnus who can be identified with certainty as African American selected by Hon. Corey Ellis, Council President Lauren Manning, Assistant Director, Center for Law and Justice selected by Ward 4 Hon. Kelly Kimbrough, President Pro Tempore Marie Campbell, Founder of Blooms by Marie selected by Ward 13 Hon. Ginnie Farrell, Majority Leader Destini Harris, Cofounder of E.L.E.V.A.T.E 518 selected by Ward 1 Hon. Sonia Frederick Ernestine White selected by Ward 2 Hon. Derek Johnson Ricja Rice - Esq., Albany City Court, Trial Part selected by Ward 3 Hon. Joyce Love Tabora Marcus selected by Ward 5 Hon. Jahmel Robinson Ken Screven, Retired News Anchor selected by Ward 6 Hon. Richard Conti LeQuana Ham selected by Ward 7 Hon. Catherine M. Fahey Damarise Mann, Director of Foster Care and Adoption Programs at Northern Rivers Family Services selected by Ward 8 Hon. Jack LaVonda Collins, Esq. selected by Ward 9 Hon. Judy Doesschate Gladys Lewis selected by Ward 10 Hon. Owusu Anane Sarah Hines selected by Ward 11 Hon. Alfredo Balarin Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk selected by Ward 12 Hon. Michael O’Brien Hon. Christina Ryba, Albany County Supreme Court selected by Ward 14 Hon Joseph Igoe Yasser Teouri, Student at University at Albany selected by Ward 15 Hon Tom Hoey For more information about the Albany Common Council or to find out who your Council person, please visit the website at: