You are invited to attend Maryland's Parren J. Mitchell (PJM) Dinner Salute on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Club Meade, 6600 Mapes Road, Fort Meade, Maryland. The 8th annual celebration is hosted by the West County Democratic Club (WCDC) of Anne Arundel County.
Parren J Mitchell was the African American elected to Congress below the Mason-Dixon Line since 1898. Congressman Mitchell served the 7th Congressional District in Maryland becoming a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus. He was the Father of the Federal Set-Aside Programs designed to assist minority businesses by granting a percentage of federally funded contracts to minority contractors.
The keynote speaker for the 8th annual PJM Dinner Salute is the Honorable Kweisi Mfume, a member of the US House of Representatives serving Maryland’s 7th Congressional District. Tickets are also available at Humanitix.com