Left to right: Vocalist Brenda Delasanta, Sec. of State Gregg Amore, Newport County Branch NAACP President Jimmy Winters, Black Regiment Monument Ceremony Coordinator Fern Lima, Rev. Carter, 1st Vice President Newport County Branch NAACP Orlando Peace, and Don Mays. (Photo by Rick Lombardi)
The Newport County NAACP Branch hosted its 58th annual Black Regiment Monument Commemoration Ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 31 at Patriots Park in Portsmouth.
The guest speaker was Rev. M. Keith Carter, the Executive Officer of the Chaplains School at the Newport Naval Base. Master of ceremonies was Don Mays, founder of Film Foundation.
A memorial wreath laying ceremony and spiritual reflections were part of the program.
