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7th Annual Black History Month Prayer Breakfast unites Baltimore community
Summary
On Feb. 21, 2026, the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation of Metropolitan Baltimore held its seventh Black History Month Prayer Breakfast at Morning Star Baptist Church, featuring Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley as the guest speaker and a program of prayers, music and youth performances.
Content
On Feb. 21, 2026, the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation of Metropolitan Baltimore hosted its seventh Annual Black History Month Prayer Breakfast at the 5-Star Family Life Center on the Morning Star Baptist Church campus in Gwynn Oak, Maryland. The event is part of a franchise started under past KAPFMB president Nathan Fletcher, DDS. Its purpose is to unite communities through faith and to honor African American contributions and resilience. The 2026 theme was "Reinventing Hope for a New Generation."
Event highlights:
- The featured speaker was the Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, senior pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church, who spoke on the event theme and noted that "ignorance has a generational impact" and to "don't ignore the price of your privilege." He received standing ovations.
- The program was opened by Charles Flemming III and emceed by Rev. Kevin Slayton, with a welcome and invocation from Bishop Dwayne C. Debnam.
- Musical and spoken-word elements included psalmist Tabitha Brooks accompanied by Tayvon Booze, and the Baltimore Alumni Chapter Kappa Leaguers reciting Black History poems by noted African American authors.
- Dr. Justin Hunt introduced the speaker, Joshua Crockett delivered a special presentation, and the event closed with felicitations from chairman Howard Tutman III and remarks by Brandon Wylie, a platinum sponsor.
- The breakfast continues the franchise's focus on fellowship, prayer and community cohesion under the leadership of KAPFMB officers including Polemarch Dr. Devron Dickens Sr. and president Theodore R. Garrett Jr.
Summary:
The breakfast gathered members of the public for fellowship, prayer, music and reflection on justice and hope, and the speaker's remarks were well received. Youth participation and communal worship were notable elements. Undetermined at this time.
