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Atlanta, GA — The Brothers of Let Us Make Man are proud to announce the upcoming Let Us Make Man African Sending Forth Service, a special event dedicated to honoring and supporting their LUMM Scholarship recipients as they embark on their college journeys. The event will take place on Sunday, July 16, 2023, from 3pm to 5pm at the First Iconium Baptist Church located at 542 Moreland Ave, Atlanta, GA 30316.

The Let Us Make Man African Sending Forth Service aims to provide a memorable and uplifting experience for the scholarship recipients and their families as they prepare to leave home and begin their collegiate journey. This year’s Let Us Make Man Gala raised enough money, to provide scholarship funds to 80 African American young men who are college bound in the fall. 

This is the largest number of scholarship recipients in the organization’s 17-year history. The Gala host Committe included: Michael Tyler, Rod Edmond, Miguel Dominguez, Javarro Edwards, Debra Deberry, Vincent Fort, Derrick Boazman, Eldredge Washington, Brian Granville, Wendy McGhee, Robert Bozeman, Mawuli Davis, John Bey, Jana Johnson-Davis, and A.B. Jihad. This African Sending Forth gathering will feature Reverend Timothy McDonald, the esteemed pastor of First Iconium Baptist Church. Additionally, Baba Dr. Akinyele Umoja will preside over the Rites of Passage Ceremony. As part of the celebration, attendees are encouraged to wear African attire, symbolizing unity and cultural pride. Everyone is welcome to attend and show support for the LUMM Scholarship recipients.

The Let Us Make Man African Sending Forth Service is made possible through the generous support of Davis Bozeman Law Firm UPCEN (Urban Pre College-Education Network), Inc., and Black Man Lab. 

Book Scholarships were awarded in the memory of: 

Craig Jason Johnson,Secoriea Turner,Little Johnny Tolbert,Saadiq Muhammad,Shali Tilson,Frank L. Morgan,Julian K. Smith Sr., Valentine M Broomfield and Sharron L. Satcherwhite.

In Tribute to Book Scholarships were awarded in the name of the King Family, The Granville Law Group, Madame Clerk Debra DeBerry, Joy and Miguel Dominguez, Tyler Harris Family Foundation, Black Man Lab, Wendy McGee & Associates, Davis Bozeman Law. 

“It is our duty to prepare and equip these young people to do great not just in college but life. We are sending them forth to be great and to remember they owe the generations coming behind them the same.” Derrick Boazman- Convener and Co-Founder of Let Us Make Man

“Let us gather to pray, praise, and pay it forward to these rising freshman on this Sunday that they may someday return home to honor our ancestors by giving back much more than they received. ” Doug Evans, Let Us Make Man Scholarship Chairman and Co-Founder

“Too often we see Black boys in a negative light. Here are 80 young Black men going to college who will be celebrated in an African sending forth ceremony by one of our esteemed elders. Our community should be there to encourage and love our young men.” Attorney Mawuli Davis, Let Us Make Man Co-Founder

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