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10 THE COURIER SUN • FEBRUARY 23, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM Lively Black History Month celebration at Boro Hall BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport To celebrate Black History Month, Borough President Melinda Katz, along with The African American Heritage Committee (AAHC), honored five exceptional high school students and six outstanding community leaders during the 2017 Black History Month Celebration at Queens Borough Hall last week. This year’s celebration was held inside the Helen Marshall Cultural Center at Borough Hall — the first time the event was held in the venue named for the former borough president. The evening featured amazing musical performances by Ashley Chambers, and wonderful dance performances by the students of the Devore Dance Center, who treated the audience to a traditional African dance. Katz paid homage to the many important African American leaders of the past, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks, but she also looked to the leaders of today who would be honored at the ceremony. “We also have many heroes right in our community,” Katz said. “And tonight is our chance to pay honor to those heroes as well.” Lastly, she honored the leaders of tomorrow: the students who earned the 2017 scholarship awards. The scholarship winners were CJ Brown, from Hillcrest High School; Sydni Karyn Hicks, from St. Francis Preparatory High School; Jaya Hamilton, from the Academy of Finance & Enterprise; Tamara Smith, from Forest Hills High School; and Cosette Davis, from Queens High School for Sciences at York Colllege. Katz and members of the AAHC also presented awards to community leaders for their tremendous devotion and accomplishments to the community. The winners were Jacqueline G. Boyce, who was presented the Queens Borough President’s Award; Bill Briggs, who won the Sports Award; Elsie Saint Louis, who was awarded the Civic Award; Shearon Smith of St. Best Jerk Spot, who won the Business Award; Nathaniel “Nat” Valentine, who was presented the Journalism Award; and Ralph McDaniels, who was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. Photos by Anthony Giudice Great rates like ours are always in season. 1.10% 7-Month CD APY1 $5,000 minimum deposit 1.25% 13-Month CD APY1 $5,000 minimum deposit To qualify you must have or open any Flushing Bank Complete Checking account.2 Get the complete access and control you desire with a competitive interest rate and banking on-the-go with our Flushing Bank Mobile3 app. For more information and to find out about our other great offers, visit your local Flushing Bank branch, call 800.581.2889 or visit www.FlushingBank.com. Small enough to know you. Large enough to help you. 1. New money only. APY effective January 19, 2017. Annual percentage yield assumes principal and interest remain on deposit for a full year at current rate. Minimum deposit balance of $5,000 is required. Funds cannot be transferred from an existing Flushing Bank account. Premature withdrawals may be subject to bank and IRS penalties. Rates and offer are subject to change without notice. 2. A Flushing Bank checking account with a $5,000 minimum balance is required to receive the advertised rate. Certain fees, minimum balance requirements and restrictions may apply. For new IRA and rollover accounts, the minimum deposit balance is $5,000. A checking account is not required for IRA accounts. Speak with a Flushing Bank representative for more details. 3. Flushing Bank Mobile Banking is available to all Flushing Bank online banking users. Mobile carrier fees may apply. Flushing Bank is a registered trademark


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