RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by President LaMonica R. McIver 1. Judge Constance Baker Motley, on her dedication and efforts during the Civil Rights Movement Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 2. Individuals honored for their contributions to the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW) 3. Hafiz Farid, on his contributions to Men Talk Sundays 4. Tamika Riley-McReynolds Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 5. Individuals honored during the 81st Anniversary Dinner-Dance of Friends of Brian Boru, Inc. 6. Individuals honored during the 14th Annual Tribute-International Women’s Day Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 7. Theodore Stephens III, on his appointment as Essex County Prosecutor Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 8. Pastor Steffie and First Lady Harriet Bartley, on their 22nd Pastoral Anniversary Service, at The Hope Church, held on Sunday, March 10, 2024 9. Individuals honored during the Senator Britnee N. Timberlake, 5th Annual Community Empowerment Awards Reception, held on Thursday, March 14, 2024 10. Pastor Perry L. Gillespie, Sr. and First Lady Catherine Gillespie, on their 10th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration, at Emmanuel Church of Christ, held on Saturday, March 16, 2024 11. Dr. Loucille Hollis, Dmin, Host of It’s Kairos Time, Inc.’s 10th Anniversary Concert, held on Saturday, March 16, 2024 12. Pastor J. Vincent Grove, on his 4th Pastoral Anniversary, at New Ephesus Baptist Church, held on Sunday, March 17, 2024 13. Pastor Joshua G. Younger, on his 6th Pastoral Anniversary, at Greater Friendship Baptist Church Int’l Ministries, held on Sunday, March 17, 2024 14. Eddie Barber, on his 78th Birthday Celebration 15. Dwight Eugene Gooden, Baseball Great, former player of the New York Mets 16. University High School Phoenix Girls Basketball Team - Our 5 Peat State Championship Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva, Jr. 17. Henry Fabĺan Kronfle Kozhaya, President of the National Assembly of Ecuador 18. Ironbound Irish-American Association 19. Rancho Folclórico Camponeses do Minho, folk group of Sports Club Portuguese 20. Vieira’s Bakery 21. Captain Augusto “Augie” Acabou, Firefighter of the City of Newark’s Department of Public Safety, posthumously