

Thoughts and Reflections from the Reverend Doctor Wallace Charles Smith, Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church of Washington, DC
From the Washington Performing Arts Society:
Washington Performing Arts’s Ambassador of the Arts Award was created in 2013, annually recognizing extraordinary achievement, service, and advocacy in the performing arts by an individual. Past winners have included Jessye Norman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Midori. For 2021, we are thrilled to present the Ambassador of the Arts Award to bass and advocate for social justice Soloman Howard.
From his formative years in the 1990s, singing in our Children of the Gospel Choir, to his current status as a celebrated performer on the world’s most esteemed operatic stages, Soloman Howard has been a voice not only for artistic excellence but for inclusivity, working to share the arts with ever larger and more widespread audiences.
Upon receiving the award, Howard remarked, “What an honor it is to be named Washington Performing Arts’s 2021 Ambassador of the Arts. Washington Performing Arts is special to me for several reasons: it’s the organization that gave me the platform that I needed to thrive; I learned and grew from my experiences there; it kept me in an environment that was safe for me to express my diversity as an artist; and it put me on big stages for major moments in history across the world. Those reasons make Washington Performing Arts a part of my heart and legacy—forever.”
ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS,
COLLEGE, and UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
The Deadline for Submitting Applications for scholarships offered by the Shiloh Scholarship Committee extended to March 29, 2020!
How to apply: E-mail scholarships@shilohbaptist.org to request a fillable application package that includes the application and list of eligibility and selection criteria for the different scholarships available. You may also download the application package at http://shilohbaptist.org/2020scholarships
Important date: The deadline for submitting a completed scholarship application form, required essays, letters of recommendation, and an official transcript is March 29, 2020.
New scholarships this year:
Please direct all questions to scholarships@shilohbaptist.org.
CENSUS 2020
Don’t be left out of the count! The U.S. Constitution mandates that every person residing in the United States be counted every ten years, so be on the lookout for census information. The first mailing will come the week of March 12 with instructions for how to complete the forms (online, by phone, or by mail). For more information, visit 2020census.gov.