More than 100 alumni and friends snapped fingers and swayed to the sultry sounds of live music during the Alumni Jazz Brunch, which capped off a historic homecoming weekend at Howard’s Armour J. Blackburn University Center. Headlining the event was female musical group The Soul Sistas, whose stylized rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and personized versions of popular tunes dazzled the audience.

The Alumni Jazz Brunch was a scholarship fundraiser to support students in the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts.  While the Sunday afternoon began with overcast skies, the sun prevailed as alumni and friends gathered to highlight Howard’s amazing students, faculty, and alumni coming together to support the next generation.

Molette Green (‘91), news anchor and community reporter at NBC4 and a Howard alumna, served as emcee. A Washingtonian from Northeast D.C., Green said she felt love and support while a student at Howard and that she could be anything she wanted to be, from her first job in Meridian, Mississippi, to today at NBC4 in Washington, DC, where she covers stories that matter to the community.

Green introduced Howard University First Lady Simone Frederick who has served multiple years as honorary chair for the event. Mrs. Frederick said the occasion honors our community and achievements.