The Howard E. Rollins Foundation

 

 

 

 

 

Howard Rollins Unveiling at Senator Theater

The Howard E. Rollins, Jr. Foundation hosted the official unveiling of a wax likeness of actor and Baltimore native, Howard E. Rollins, Jr. October 26, 2006, at Baltimore's famed Senator Theatre, to mark the induction of Rollins into the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum.

Rollins statue Steve Yeager and Hattie Fields with Rollins statue left to right, Steve Yeager, John Waters, Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume Ruth Rollins and Hattie Fields family members with Rollins statue
Left to right top row: The wax likeness of Howard E. Rollins, Jr.; Steve Yeager and Hattie Fields with the statue; Steve Yeager at far left, John Waters and Kweisi Mfume; Kweisi Mfume gives and interview; Ruth Rollins and Hattie Fields; members of the Rollins family pose with the statue of Howard E. Rollins, Jr.

Attending the gala event were Rollins' friends, mother, sister, and other family members; former Congressman and past President/CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Kweisi Mfume, film director John Waters, and many others.

The Howard Rollins wax figure is now on display at The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum, among such greats as Langston Hughes.

More on the gala event is at http://www.ngbiwm.com/Exhibits/Howard_Rollins.htm.