Honorees with their award at the 25th anniversary of the Trey Whitfield School, April 24, 2008, at the El Caribe, in Brooklyn, New York. From left are Ms. Janie C. Whitney, Founder of The Trey Whitfield School, Ms. Sheron Joseph, Ms. Emily Jackson, Ms. Iris Griffith, Ms. Auguste St. Eloi, Ms. Ava Bradshaw, Ms. Veronica Jordan and Mr. A.B. Whitfield. Ms Bradshaw, from Guyana, was the first teacher that was hired when the school opened in 1983, with an enrollment of a surprising 283 students. Jordon and Griffith are also from Guyana while Eloi is from Haiti. Ms. Janie C. Whitney, vision and mission was simple, a faith and character based school with high academic achievement at an affordable cost to families. -Hayden Roger Celestin Photo

-Photo by Amir Akbar United States Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (2nd l) presents proclamations to (l-r) Tony Ryan, Winston Blake and Ken Williams, Jr on Saturday, (February 2) at the 3rd Annual Dennis Brown Memorial Scholarship and Awards Dinner held at the Ramada Adria Hotel in Bayside, New York. Clive Williams, publisher of Where It At magazine looks on.

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-Damion Reid Photo: SUBWAY HERO HONORED AT CITY HALL: Council Member Leroy Comrie (2nd right) presented a New York City Council proclamation to Queens resident Veeramuthu “Kali” Kalimuthu (center), a Columbia University mechanic who recently risked his life to save a fallen subway passenger. The presentation took place at City Hall on Wednesday, April 16 in the Council Chambers, where Kalimuthu was joined by his wife, children and co-workers. Also joining the presentation is Council Member Mathieu Eugene. According to several media reports, Kalimuthu demonstrated extraordinary heroism on Friday, March 14 when a fellow New Yorker collapsed unconscious onto the northbound subway tracks of the No. 1 line at the 116th station. In a truly selfless act, he jumped down and crossed the tracks to hoist the much-larger unconscious passenger onto his shoulders and lifted him up to platform.