By Felicia Purcell-McDaniel

The 100 Black Men of the Bay Area honored students on Sunday during its annual scholarship and awards luncheon at the Oakland Hilton.

    Among its many activities, the group assists college students in paying for their education.
    “The work they do in the community is wonderful,” said Aliko Carter, a sophomore at Columbia University in New York who received a $2,000 scholarship.
   “They are hallmarks in the community for giving,” he said. “The speakers stressed the importance of giving back after you have made it, and that’s exactly what I plan on doing.”
    Regina Jackson, executive director of the East Oakland Youth Development Center, served as the keynote speaker for the event.
    “It is amazing what these brothers do in the community,” said Jackson afterward. “They are still going to do what they do in the community regarding the development of young people.”
    “I enjoyed listening to the successful people and the youth,” said scholarship recipient Noah Rasheed, who will attend Santa Barbara Community College. “It was wonderful, I cannot wait to give back, and I think it’s amazing.”
    100 Black Men is one of the fastest growing service organizations in the country, with over 90 chapters in 30 states. To date, it has given $1 million in scholarships.
    The 2008 scholarship recipients are: Anissa Johnson ($3,500, Heritage High, Florida A&M University), Kyle Dolcee ($3,500, Armijo, UC Davis), Brazile Clark ($2,000, Bishop O’Dowd, UC Berkeley), Marcus Sumrall ($2,000, St. Mary’s, San Diego State), Elizabeth Price ($2,000, St. Mary’s, USC), Christopher Kerr ($2,000, Oakland School for the Arts, Cal State Dominguez Hills), Rodrigo Williams ($2,000, St. Igantius College Prep, University of Oregon), Timothy Tribble ($2,000, St. Mary’s, Morehouse), Donald Hamilton ($2,000, Castlemont, San Jose State), Wynton Foster ($2,000, Hayward, Cal State Northridge), Noah Rasheed ($2,000, Skyline, Santa Barbara Community College), Amia Trigg ($2,000, Harvard), Jazmyn Scott ($2,000, Spelman), Evan Santos ($2,000, UC Berkeley), Jason Price ($2,000, USC), Aliko Carter ($2,000, Columbia University), Kayla Benton ($2,000, Mercy, Prairie View A&M), Tiffany Stolte ($1,500, Diablo Valley College), Toby Hall ($2,000, Berkeley Tech, Merritt College), Torbertha Torban ($2,000, Media Academy), Julian Purvis ($2,000, St. Elizabeth, University of Michigan), Elgin Stafford ($2,000 UC Berkeley) and Jude Onwuemeka ($2,000, Contra Costa Community, UC Davis).

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