The Comus Club, a prestigious organization founded 95-years ago, held a successful 16th annual tournament on May 17, 2017 at Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington, NY. Over 145 affluent men and women of color competed in the Wednesday afternoon outing that was expertly coordinated by Howard Dabney, Sr.
Comus members are African American men who do not fundraise; they hold exquisite invitation-only events where guests network with the exclusive Comus brothers while enjoying delicious catered cuisine and top-shelf beverages. Over the last nine decades, less than 250 men have been invited to be members of the exclusive club. Two distinctive Comus members include Charles Atwell, a real estate mogul and pillar of the Stuyvesant Heights community in Brooklyn, NY., and Thomas Watkins, the publisher of The New York Daily Challenge.
“I’ve been blessed to be a member of this group of incredible brothers for the past three years,” stated William Bowman, Esq., who has his own law practice, is a member of Phi Beta Sigma, a real estate broker, and an advisor at Nyack College. “It’s a brotherhood, a union, with unique opportunities. Comus members are not all over the state or all over the country. We have different backgrounds and live in various parts of the world, but our organization is in Brooklyn, and we are the only one.”
In addition to Bowman others in attendance included Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA Executive Director Dordy Jourdain, Author Corey Pegues, Virginia State Professor & RFLCB Director Dr. Louis Dabney; Comus Member Damon Kinebrew, and Antonio Desamours of Merrill Lynch & Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Lenny Singletary of BNY Mellon, and Colvin Grannum, President of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation in Brooklyn. The long list of accomplished professionals goes on to include judges, doctors, and other notables.
Dr. Charles Grannum, owner of Charles Grannum, DMD in Brooklyn, NY was the sponsor of the Open Bar and sponsor of the 19th hole.
One of the elegant awards of the evening went to a guest who is not a member of the Comus Club-Juan Perez, of Highbrid Media, who won a 4th place, closest to the pin award. Perez also won several of the raffle prizes.
Raffles and prizes included trips to the Dominic Republic, golf clubs and gear for both men and women, bluetooth speakers, bottles of wine and Range Rover vehicles.
Chris Lee. Profession: Air Traffic Controller. Comus Member since 2009.
Colvin Grannum, President, Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Brooklyn, NY.
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By Valon L. Beasley, YNTSPR
