Deep in the Heart of Family:
Everybody is A Star
WHFR MEET & GREET
Thursday, July 30, 2026
4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hyatt Galleria Hotel -Ballroom A
Program Host
Laverne “Kathy” Suggs
Houston Hosts
Belinda & Reggie Bullard | Teri & Ron Jones | Marchette Wesley
Program Speakers
Rev. Gloria Wicker | Sophia Lever | Deborah Dawson | Allan Wicker
Hotel Host
Natalie Perry
WHFR MEET & GREET PROGRAM
Blessing of the Reunion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Gloria Wicker
“Williams-Hudson Song”
We’ve Come This Far by Faith
Invitation to our Ancestors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sophia Lever
SETTING THE ANCESTRAL TABLE
DEBORAH DAWSON ON THE ANCESTRAL TABLE
Plants & Water:
Symbols of Life & Nature
African Cloth & WHFR Stoles:
Symbol of our American Ancestry
Black Liberation Flag:
Symbol of our Courage & Humanity
Two Candles:
The Lights of Learning & Creativity Guide Us
WHFR Torch:
The Eternal Flame that Binds Us in Love
BENEDICTION & BLESSING
ALLAN WICKER
MEET — GREET — EAT
GAMES & PRIZES
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