NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood Chapter Participates in ACT-SO Events – Los Angeles Sentinel
The chapter hosted a Bright Stars Showcase to celebrate local participants in the ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) Competition. From left, seated, are ACT-SO committee members Donna Johnson, Joahn Webb, Gwen Coley, Princella Jackson, Keith Jackson, Tammy Moseley, Gena Ponticelli, and Kathy Mason-Meadows. Standing are Joshua Wong, Darynn Dean, Kailyn Ferguson, Jhala Welch-Kelly, and Joel Muepo. (Courtesy photo)Jhala Welch-Kelly, left, and Devin Smith, center, represented the Beverly Hills/Hollywood Chapter in the NAACP National ACT-SO Competition on July 9-13 in Charlotte, NC. Welch-Kelly competed in the music-vocal contemporary category, and Smith was a contestant in the essay and short story category. Joyce Clark, right, chair of the chapter’s ACT-SO Committee and Angelea Kelly, top, accompanied the young people to the event. (Courtesy photo)
