Uplifting area youth: 2026 mentor honorees

Special to the Citizen

Mt. Mariah Missionary Baptist Church celebrated Black History on Feb. 15 under the theme “Passing the Mic to Mentors Who Uplift the Youth in Our Community.”

The program honored the following mentors:

  • Alicia P. Cook – FBLA Advisor and Work-based Learning Coordinator
  • Aniya Tate – Intensive Care Coordinator, Integra Community Mental Health System
  • Ayana Jakes – Educator
  • Cynthia Ambrose – Educator
  • Demetrius Strong – Educator
  • Rev. Desi Morgan, Sr. – Founder, Men of Valor Excelling (MOVE)
  • Emmett Mitchell – President, United to Save Ourselves (USO)
  • Jacinda Smith – Educator
  • Joshua Bowman – Educator
  • Katrina Collier-Long – Educator, Principal, and…

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