NSP TURNS 25!





1983-2008: N.S.P. 25th Anniversary!

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!


Saturday, November 1, 2008 - 3pm
at Stuyvesant Heights Christian Church

69 MacDonough Street

Brooklyn, New York

 

PRESS RELEASE

NSP, a Brooklyn-based organization dedicated to empowering youth through the arts, leadership, and community service, turns 25.  The youth of NSP will honor the past, and present the future of performing arts on Saturday, November 1, 2008.  A semi-formal banquet scheduled for 3:00pm will take place at Stuyvesant Heights Christian Church, 69 MacDonough Street , Brooklyn , NY .

 On this day, NSP will recognize 25 groups and/or individuals who have made a difference in making NSP what it is today.  A total of 60 individuals, who have helped paved the way through their membership in NSP, or their influence to our youth and community will be honored.

 

Among the honorees, we will recognize:

Jitu Weusi, Community Activist

Talib Kweli, Hip Hop Artist

Lavern Gittens, Television Producer

Kai “FlyKai” Crawford, Film/Video Director

Other honorees will include the original Much Finesse hip hop group, (rappers and dancers), the original Friends and Strangers Jazz Band (1996), including jazz vocalist, Charenee Wade, the original NSP Fashion Models, and many more.

The event will feature a fashion show from several of Brooklyn ’s young designers as well as performances from our music and theatre arts departments.  Tickets for the event will be $20.

Guests are asked to RSVP by Monday, October 13, 2008.  There is an open casting call for fashion designers who would like to showcase their garments in the youth fashion show. For additional information, please call 718-415-3474.

 
Thank you in advance!
Wayne Winston, CEO/Manager
N.S.P. Youth, Inc.



The Official List of Honorees:

CATEGORY: MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS

  1. Original Much Finesse: Devora Barlowe, Tyrone Watson

  2. Much Finesse: Stacey Cox, Tachies Wallace, Christine Woodley, Lyiesha Morrison, Christie DeBruce, Talia Greene, Aisha Outlaw, Leora Smith, Lashawn Robinson, Nyiema Williams, Carla Parker, Monique Woods, Bernadette Woods

  3. Friends & Strangers Jazz Band: Antonio Thompson, Sen Met Obi, Tiffany Smith, Tiffany Ellis, Mark Williams, Shalimar Phillips, Charenee Wade

  4. Doug Harris

  5. Talib Kweli

  6. Desmond Walker

 

CATEGORY: FASHION

  1. Original NSP Models: Will Smith, III,  Judy Hernandez, Alicia Russell, Jermaine Taylor, Ericka Merkman, Kaia Smith, Antoinette Jackson, Nasha Owens, Rashanna Harrison, Cache Nurse, Sharmell Anderson

  2. Jonelle Smith, Andrea Pitter (Designers)

   

CATEGORY: COMMUNITY 

  1. Rev. Cornelius Brown

  2. Hakika Boyd & Barbara Smith-Boyd (Memorial Scholarship)

  3. Jitu Weusi

  4. NSP Youth Leadership: Latoya Massey, Tina Huang, Ashley Pierce, Antoine Bishop

  5. Katherine Corbett

  6. Brenda Wyche

  7. Tandra Gass

  8. Lavern Gittens

  9. Paula Holmes

  10. Samantha Green (Good Morning America )

  11. Robert Townsley

  12. Michelle Davis

 

CATEGORY: BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT  

  1.  NSP Board of Directors: Sophia Fowlin, Ayoku Sweeney, Charlene Smith, Elliott Lamour, Judy DeJesus, Elizabeth Rodriquez, Tammy Wills

  2. Mabusha Cooper

  3. Kai Crawford

  4. Feona Huff

  5. Claudette Winston



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