Maurice Williams Honored Today
From the release:
On Monday March 12th at 10 AM the Press Room on the 5th Floor of the Wilson Building will be dedicated in honor of Maurice Williams. Maurice was the WHUR reporter who was killed when the building was taken over by Hanafi Muslims. The dedication will be held just a few days after the 30th anniversary of the take over (March 9, 1977 ).
Confirmed Speakers:
Mayor Adrian Fenty ( Presenter )
Council Chair Vincent Gray ( Presenter )
Council Member Marion Barry
Former Council Chair Sterling Tucker
Daniel Maiaschin, Executive Vice President B’nai Brith
J. Millard Watkins III, General Manager WHUR Radio
Kojo Nnamdi, WAMU Radio
Bruce Johnson, WUSA
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From the release:
On Monday March 12th at 10 AM the Press Room on the 5th Floor of the Wilson Building will be dedicated in honor of Maurice Williams. Maurice was the WHUR reporter who was killed when the building was taken over by Hanafi Muslims. The dedication will be held just a few days after the 30th anniversary of the take over (March 9, 1977 ).
Confirmed Speakers:
Mayor Adrian Fenty ( Presenter )
Council Chair Vincent Gray ( Presenter )
Council Member Marion Barry
Former Council Chair Sterling Tucker
Daniel Maiaschin, Executive Vice President B’nai Brith
J. Millard Watkins III, General Manager WHUR Radio
Kojo Nnamdi, WAMU Radio
Bruce Johnson, WUSA
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CONFIRMED GUESTS:
Current Council Members:
Council Member Harry Thomas
Council Member Tommy Wells
Council Member Jim Graham
1977 City Council Members:
Former Council Member Willie Hardy
Former Counil Member William Spaulding
Former Counilmember Rev Jerry Moore
Special Guest:
Christine Rodgers-Cantrell and Yvonne Rodgers-Anthony-Cantrell, daughters of D.C. Special Police Officer Mack Cantrell who died from wounds he suffered at the District Building on March 9th 1977.
Friends and colleagues of Maurice Williams:
Commander Rudolph Brewington, USN
Paul Brock
Milt Coleman
Invited but not yet confirmed or unable to attend:
Former Council Member Doug Moore
Former Chief of Police Ike Fullwood
Former Council Member Arrington Dixon ( will not be able to attend, but his daughter will. )
Former Council Member Nadine Winter
Former Council Chair Linda Cropp ( unable to attend )
All current members of the D.C. City Council
All current and past members of the D.C. Press Corps
