Ms. Rowena Husbands
Rowena Husband's mom advocated to build a much need outdoor pool for family's in Harlem, the pool is located Wagner N.Y.C.H.A. Houses in East Harlem, now Rowena, great mom to her daughter Stage/Film/TV Actress Tra'Lynn, is one of the most sought after celebrity photographers in the business. She has a celebrity clientele that boasts a black book of names only a star-struck fan would dream of
having. Her work has adorned the pages of The Dolce & Gabana Music Book, Def Jam
Recordings 25 yrs Anniversary Book, News Day, The New York Beacon, Vibe, The Source,
Ebony, Jet, BRE, Billboard, Right On, Sister 2 Sister, Rolling Stone, Essence and People
Magazines just to name a few.
Her lens is her work of art so to speak and through it she captures some of today’s most
influential figures in the world of entertainment, she is the official photographer for Core Media
Groups American Idol Live Tour, Vh1’s hit reality show Love & Hip Hop, The New York
Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) annual Designing Women, and Muse Awards, African
American Women in Cinema (AAWIC) the National Association of Black Female Executives
in Music and Entertainment. (NABFEME) Rowena was also recognized by them at the 2007
Black History Month “Dream Girls Series” in which she was given accolades for her
achievements in the entertainment industry, she is also the recipient of the 2012 Young Gifted
and Black Nina Simone Award in photography, and the Key To The Heart Award.
Rowena was featured in the Huffington Post, Global Communicator, a publication of the
African American public relations collective, as one of the industries most highly regarded in her
field, The Amsterdam News, Crème Magazine & Black Enterprise Magazine. 2014 was a stellar
year for Rowena appearing on Arise TV, Arise and Shine Show, speaking at the Schomburg
Center “Visually Speaking”, The NY Black Expo NABFEME’s Power & Position Black
Women on Top, and The For Colored Girls 200 Inspirational Women photo series with Ntozake
Shange. Still finding time to lend her talent and support mentoring high school kids for
Disney/WABC channel 7’s with Sade Baderinwa’s “Get Reel With Your Dreams”, “The Girls
Harlem Figure Skaters” and “Girl Be Heard”.
The founder of Blinkofaneyephotographyonline.com an online photo archive site allows
viewers access to some of their favorite celebrity pictures for an affordable price. Rowena has
been booked for many entertainment events, charities, music videos, film & tv Alicia Keys
“Teenage Love Affair” and “Like You’ll Never See Me Again” Landon Piggs “Fell In Love In
A Coffee Shop”, Jazmine Sullivan’s “Need You Bad” and “ Bust Your Windows Out Your
Car”, Jay-Z’s and Busta Rhymes’ Rock the Mic Tour, Free Angela, Apollo Spring Gala, Susan
L. Taylor 70th Bday National Cares Mentoring Movement, MYX Fusion, The Ladies First Tour
featuring Missy Elliott, Beyonce and Alicia Keys, Hot 97 Summer Jam. Forging such great
relationships amongst her peers her client list continues to grow to include The Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Gospel Recording Artist Smokey Norful, The New York City
Gospel Choir, Actor Jamie Hector, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Simone I Smith’s SIS
Jewelry Collection, Ringling Brothers, TV personality and the New York Times bestselling
author Wendy Williams, Property Virgins Egypt and William Rhoden (The Forty Million Dollar
Slave), Hot 97 Radio, The History Makers, Global Language Project, advertising agency
Weiden & Kennedy, Monami Entertainment, RCA Music Group, Atlantic Records, Warner
Music Group, Full Surface Music Group, The Christopher Wallace Foundation, The
Municipal Credit Union, Living Legends Foundation honoring radio personalities from around
the globe, ASCAP, Urban Film Alliance, Pressure Point Films and Gate Pass Entertainment.
com
2016 STARRS Basketball: Education, Sports & Entertainment Awards - Excellence in Motherhood, Community and the Arts
Ms. Rowena Husbands
Ms. Cheryl Wallace
There is only on word that comes to mind when you think of Ms. Wallace and her son, Khari, Commitment. Mr. Walker has known thousands of parents and families but never has he seen a more commited mother, other than his own, who shows true commitment to her son's in every way. Ms. Wallace a - DOCCS - NYS Parole Officer with the Executive Clemency Bureau Under Governor's Jurisdiction, has sacrificed every weekend, and summer to assure here son is involved in the best Educational, Sports Programs. We hear he also a talented rapper and former child model as well. Khari ha sattended Syracuse University Sportscaster Summer Camp, while finding time to play AAU basketball. All while attending Prep School, playing varsity basketball and soccer . His mother is always by his side.
2016 STARRS Basketball: Education, Sports & Entertainment Awards -The High School Athlete Mother of the Year
Ms. Cheryl Wallace
Mr. Khari C. Wilmore
Mr. Khari C. Wilmore - Summary: Oakwood Friends School 9th - 11th, averaging 16 points a game, assisting his school to an all time 18/5 record 2015- 2016 season. The school schedule included games at The Kildonan Classic in Connecticut, where he scored 26 points, winning the MVP. They advanced to the New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAT) Championship, tying the game with a 3 pointer with 10 second remaining in regulation play. During 9th and 10th grade, skilled defensive soccer player, winning the GOALEE 3 time all time player of game title.Training Programs Alumni: Five Star Camp Alumni (2011), Hoop Group Skill Camps Bob Hurly (2012 & 2013), Shooting Camp- Dave Hoopla (2012 & 2013), Skill Camp (2013) and Hoop Group Elite (2015). Khari is in his third season of AAU basketball as a starter for The Middletown Finest Athletes (MFA) as a rising junior on the squad. Highlights:Kildonan Classic MVP 2016, Middletown Finest Electric City Madness Champions 2014, Hoop Group All Star 2013 and Beacon Hoop Champions 2012.About his game: A strong jump shot with 3pt. range and great defensive player, who is a slasher/scorer. He has a nice handle and uses fakes to make defense move to where he wants them to go. A solid passer, who looks up court to create the offense and penetrate the defense, can score the jumper off the dribble at will. Plays multiple positions including point guard, shooting guard, small forward but seems most comfortable and effective at the #1 position. He is a passionate and dedicated player, who loves the game. Leadership Training: Alumni of People to People Ambassador - traveling to Europe as an Ambassador of United States, promoting world peace; Boston University Investigative Reporting Journalism Alumni, Syracuse University School House Press Institute Alumni; SUNY New Paltz University Science Technology Educational Program (S.T.E.P.), and also selected and participated in the Hudson Valley Alpha Kappa Alpha Iota Sorority, Inc. Beautillionummer Camp, while finding time to play AAU basketball. All while attending Prep School, playing varsity basketball and soccer . His mother is always by his side.
Ms. Drucilla Capers is a mother to admire. Her sons are the most respectful young men that you will find. Humble in spite of all their accoplishments. The Capers' men always look back and give back, a testament to the outstanding upbringing instilled in them by their mother we love to call, "Silla".. Her daughter Lisa ia a teacher in the New York City Board of Education and an outstanding mother and leader in her own right. Ms. Drusilla "Silla" Capers: A mother to all kids that surround her in East Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn. Bravo! - Mr. George "RaStarr" Walker
My name is Drusilla Capers I was born and raised in Brooklyn in Bedford Stuyvesant. My parents had six children, Being the oldest I took on the responsibility to help take care of my siblings.They have always looked up to me as their role model. I moved out from under my Parents roof at the age of nineteen. From there I resided in the Bronx for a little over two and a half years. Now I’m living in the Harlem Community and have been there for almost 37 years. I graduated from Richmond Hill High School in Queens, N.Y.
I was hired as an employee to work at Chase Manhattan Bank which I did for eight years. Being a single mother I had to really make a tough decision. I felt It was imperative to resign and become a stay at home mom to take care of my young children. A few years later I worked temporarily for Human Resources. Many years following that I went on to attend Global Business Institute taking up Secretarial Studies. I graduated from there and received my certificate of completion. I wanted to further my education but I had to put that part of my plans on holds. The reason was I became homebound for ten years. At the end of the tenth year I did homecare for my granddaughters. Once they were able to attend school, I started preparing myself to follow my dreams for the goals I set. January of this year I became a Freshmen at the College of New Rochelle. I’m so grateful to God for allowing me to move forward with my life. It’s a true Blessing
Ms. Rowena Husbands
Rowena Husband's mom advocated to build a much needed outdoor pool for family's in Harlem, the pool is located Wagner N.Y.C.H.A. Houses in East Harlem, now Rowena, a great mom to her daughter Stage/Film/TV Actress Tra'Lynn, is one of the most sought after celebrity photographers in the business. She has a celebrity clientele that boasts a black book of names only a star-struck fan would dream of
having. Her work has adorned the pages of The Dolce & Gabana Music Book, Def Jam
Recordings 25 yrs Anniversary Book, News Day, The New York Beacon, Vibe, The Source,
Ebony, Jet, BRE, Billboard, Right On, Sister 2 Sister, Rolling Stone, Essence and People
Magazines just to name a few.
Her lens is her work of art so to speak and through it she captures some of today’s most
influential figures in the world of entertainment, she is the official photographer for Core Media
Groups American Idol Live Tour, Vh1’s hit reality show Love & Hip Hop, The New York
Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) annual Designing Women, and Muse Awards, African
American Women in Cinema (AAWIC) the National Association of Black Female Executives
in Music and Entertainment. (NABFEME) Rowena was also recognized by them at the 2007
Black History Month “Dream Girls Series” in which she was given accolades for her
achievements in the entertainment industry, she is also the recipient of the 2012 Young Gifted
and Black Nina Simone Award in photography, and the Key To The Heart Award.
Rowena was featured in the Huffington Post, Global Communicator, a publication of the
African American public relations collective, as one of the industries most highly regarded in her
field, The Amsterdam News, Crème Magazine & Black Enterprise Magazine. 2014 was a stellar
year for Rowena appearing on Arise TV, Arise and Shine Show, speaking at the Schomburg
Center “Visually Speaking”, The NY Black Expo NABFEME’s Power & Position Black
Women on Top, and The For Colored Girls 200 Inspirational Women photo series with Ntozake
Shange. Still finding time to lend her talent and support mentoring high school kids for
Disney/WABC channel 7’s with Sade Baderinwa’s “Get Reel With Your Dreams”, “The Girls
Harlem Figure Skaters” and “Girl Be Heard”.
The founder of Blinkofaneyephotographyonline.com an online photo archive site allows
viewers access to some of their favorite celebrity pictures for an affordable price. Rowena has
been booked for many entertainment events, charities, music videos, film & tv Alicia Keys
“Teenage Love Affair” and “Like You’ll Never See Me Again” Landon Piggs “Fell In Love In
A Coffee Shop”, Jazmine Sullivan’s “Need You Bad” and “ Bust Your Windows Out Your
Car”, Jay-Z’s and Busta Rhymes’ Rock the Mic Tour, Free Angela, Apollo Spring Gala, Susan
L. Taylor 70th Bday National Cares Mentoring Movement, MYX Fusion, The Ladies First Tour
featuring Missy Elliott, Beyonce and Alicia Keys, Hot 97 Summer Jam. Forging such great
relationships amongst her peers her client list continues to grow to include The Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Gospel Recording Artist Smokey Norful, The New York City
Gospel Choir, Actor Jamie Hector, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Simone I Smith’s SIS
Jewelry Collection, Ringling Brothers, TV personality and the New York Times bestselling
author Wendy Williams, Property Virgins Egypt and William Rhoden (The Forty Million Dollar
Slave), Hot 97 Radio, The History Makers, Global Language Project, advertising agency
Weiden & Kennedy, Monami Entertainment, RCA Music Group, Atlantic Records, Warner
Music Group, Full Surface Music Group, The Christopher Wallace Foundation, The
Municipal Credit Union, Living Legends Foundation honoring radio personalities from around
the globe, ASCAP, Urban Film Alliance, Pressure Point Films and Gate Pass Entertainment.
com
2016 STARRS Basketball: Education, Sports & Entertainment Awards - Excellence in Motherhood, Community and the Arts
Ms. Rowena Husbands
Ms. Cheryl Wallace
There is only on word that comes to mind when you think of Ms. Wallace and her son, Khari C. Wilmore, Commitment. Mr. Walker has known thousands of parents and families but never has he seen a more commited mother, other than his own, who shows true commitment to her son's in every way. Ms. Wallace a - DOCCS - NYS Parole Officer with the Executive Clemency Bureau Under Governor's Jurisdiction, has sacrificed every weekend, and summer to assure here son is involved in the best Educational, Sports Programs. We hear he also a talented rapper and former child model as well. Khari has attended Syracuse University Sportscaster Summer Camp, while finding time to play AAU basketball. All while attending Prep School, playing varsity basketball and soccer . His mother is always by his side.
2016 STARRS Basketball: Education, Sports & Entertainment Awards -The High School Athlete Mother of the Year
Ms. Cheryl Wallace
Mr. Khari C. Wilmore
Mr. Khari C. Wilmore - Summary: Oakwood Friends School 9th - 11th, averaging 16 points a game, assisting his school to an all time 18/5 record 2015- 2016 season. The school schedule included games at The Kildonan Classic in Connecticut, where he scored 26 points, winning the MVP. They advanced to the New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAT) Championship, tying the game with a 3 pointer with 10 second remaining in regulation play. During 9th and 10th grade, skilled defensive soccer player, winning the GOALEE 3 time all time player of game title.Training Programs Alumni: Five Star Camp Alumni (2011), Hoop Group Skill Camps Bob Hurly (2012 & 2013), Shooting Camp- Dave Hoopla (2012 & 2013), Skill Camp (2013) and Hoop Group Elite (2015). Khari is in his third season of AAU basketball as a starter for The Middletown Finest Athletes (MFA) as a rising junior on the squad. Highlights:Kildonan Classic MVP 2016, Middletown Finest Electric City Madness Champions 2014, Hoop Group All Star 2013 and Beacon Hoop Champions 2012.About his game: A strong jump shot with 3pt. range and great defensive player, who is a slasher/scorer. He has a nice handle and uses fakes to make defense move to where he wants them to go. A solid passer, who looks up court to create the offense and penetrate the defense, can score the jumper off the dribble at will. Plays multiple positions including point guard, shooting guard, small forward but seems most comfortable and effective at the #1 position. He is a passionate and dedicated player, who loves the game. Leadership Training: Alumni of People to People Ambassador - traveling to Europe as an Ambassador of United States, promoting world peace; Boston University Investigative Reporting Journalism Alumni, Syracuse University School House Press Institute Alumni; SUNY New Paltz University Science Technology Educational Program (S.T.E.P.), and also selected and participated in the Hudson Valley Alpha Kappa Alpha Iota Sorority, Inc. Beautillionummer Camp, while finding time to play AAU basketball. All while attending Prep School, playing varsity basketball and soccer . His mother is always by his side.
2016 STARRS Basketball: Education, Sports & Entertainment Awards -The High School Honors /Student/Athlete of the Year
Mr. Khari B. Wi;more
Ms. Drucilla Capers
2016 STARRS Basketball: Education, Sports & Entertainment Awards - The Collegiate Scholar /Athlete Mother of the Decade Ms. Drucilla Capers Parent/Mentor
Ms. Drucilla Capers is a mother to admire. Her sons are the most respectful young men that you will find. Humble in spite of all their accoplishments. The Capers' men always look back and give back, a testament to the outstanding upbringing instilled in them by their mother we love to call, "Silla".. Her daughter Lisa ia a teacher in the New York City Board of Education and an outstanding mother and leader in her own right. Ms. Drusilla "Silla" Capers: A mother to all kids that surround her in East Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn. Bravo! - Mr. George "RaStarr" Walker
My name is Drusilla Capers I was born and raised in Brooklyn in Bedford Stuyvesant. My parents had six children, Being the oldest I took on the responsibility to help take care of my siblings.They have always looked up to me as their role model. I moved out from under my Parents roof at the age of nineteen. From there I resided in the Bronx for a little over two and a half years. Now I’m living in the Harlem Community and have been there for almost 37 years. I graduated from Richmond Hill High School in Queens, N.Y.
I was hired as an employee to work at Chase Manhattan Bank which I did for eight years. Being a single mother I had to really make a tough decision. I felt It was imperative to resign and become a stay at home mom to take care of my young children. A few years later I worked temporarily for Human Resources. Many years following that I went on to attend Global Business Institute taking up Secretarial Studies. I graduated from there and received my certificate of completion. I wanted to further my education but I had to put that part of my plans on holds. The reason was I became homebound for ten years. At the end of the tenth year I did homecare for my granddaughters. Once they were able to attend school, I started preparing myself to follow my dreams for the goals I set. January of this year I became a Freshmen at the College of New Rochelle. I’m so grateful to God for allowing me to move forward with my life. It’s a true Blessing
