Officers of Point man Soldiers Heart Ministry, Left to Right. James Abram & Ari Merretazon) 2010.
Officers of Point man Soldiers Heart Ministry, Left to Right. James Abram, Larry Holman, Ari Merretazon) 2010.
Testimony before the Philadelphia City Council regarding the state law requiring every county in the state to operate a County Veterans Affairs Office. James Abram, Ari Merretazon, and Larry Holman
Grandfather Pop Stevenson
.Maisha(Sunflower)Boyd, and me.
My daughter
Attorney Malika T. Graham
Jet Magazine article, 1984: Daisy Bates, publisher, Arkansas Press Newspaper, and me.
In 1978, I received White House Acknowledgment and Recognition by
President Jimmy Carter, for organizing and operating the first ever “Incarcerated Veterans Assistance Organization(IVAO)” by and for incarcerated veterans.
Ari and James Abram.
My story is chapter 7.
Me, circa 1978-80
Washington, DC w/ Ancestor U.S. Congressman John Conyers of Detroit.
Left to Right: Brother f/Carribean Islands, Me, Congress John Conyers,
Kamm Howard f/Chicago
That’s me in the “Reparations sweatshirt” and my son Malcolm is to my left.”
Back Row; Frank Kirkland, brother, Vernell Kirkland, brother,
Front Row;
Willie Stevenson, brother
Sarah Stevenson Kirkland, mother,
and me,
I’m presenting U.S. Congressman Ron Dellums, a military veteran, with the IVAO Community Support Award for serving as our “Outside Coordinator”. At the same time, I organized veterans to establish and operate an Office of Veteran Affairs approved by the D.C. Department of Corrections with the full support of the Veterans Administration (1978).
L-R: The Three Vietnam Veterans Who Changed Veterans Affairs in Philadelphia Forever For 60,000 Veterans. April 3, 2019:
Plaintiffs: Ari Merretazon and James Abram v. Defendants: Philadelphia City Council. Trial Attorney -Leon “The Lawman” Williams. Not Shown: Appeals Court Attorney- Ted “Broken Arrow” Walkenhorst
Grandmother, Mama Louise Stevenson.
My sisters (L) Lee, (R) Dee
Me at Louisina Mahdi Gra/2nd Line in New Orleans
