MARIGOT:---On December 10, 2022, St. Martin cultural activist Shujah Reiph received the “2022 Spot Light Award” from The Angel Alliance in South Carolina, USA, said Conscious Lyrics Foundation (CLF).
The annual award focuses on “Recognizing & Honoring The Angels In Our Community,” said the organizers. The award ceremony is itself recognized in Charleston as one of the city’s “most prestigious annual events,” said Mayor John J. Tecklenburg.
The black tie/red carpet affair was held at North Charleston Coliseum Performance Hall.
Reiph was honored for his over 30 years of uninterrupted cultural and educational events organizing on the Caribbean island of St. Martin.
The annual MLK, Jr Lecture, founding St. Martin Book Fair in 2003, and producing Conscious Lyrics, a leading weekly radio magazine since 1992, were some of the community and island-wide activities and programs attributed to Reiph’s leadership and service, said Aisha-Jamila Mussington, CLF board member.
The 18 awardees of this year’s Spot Light Award are “examples of how individuals (Servant Leaders/Angels) who work tirelessly to help others in their communities, truly make a tremendous positive difference,” said The Angel Alliance bit.ly/3PgvMqN.
Mussington travelled from the region to Charleston to receive the Spot Light Award on behalf of Reiph. Reiph, who is also president of CLF, was unable to attend the presentation ceremony due to a family emergency.
