Scholarship dinner honors memory of Hassan Miller
Photo by Chris Sykes Former Orange West Ward Councilman Hassan Abdul Rasheed, third from right, stands with Howard University professor Bahiyyah Muhammad, third from left, and Dawan Alford, right, and the other members in the 124 — 1Family 2Gether 4Ever — non-profit group on Friday, June 2, during its annual Hassan C. Miller Scholarship Dinner at the Orange Elks Lodge 135 on Main Street. The scholarship dinner is named after Abdul-Rasheed's son, who was shot and killed almost nine years ago, while he was driving a taxi cab in East Orange. His surviving ‘brothers’, including Alford, banded to form the 124 group in his honor that gives out scholarships to local high school graduates pursuing a higher education, as well as hosting the annual Hassan C. Miller Basketball Tournament at Central Playground.
