Nicole Martyn

Daily Life

Each year, African American girls from Columbia, Md. - following in the steps of their mothers, aunts and grandmothers before them - mark their entrance into womanhood and society with a curtsey at the Delta Sigma Theta Alumnae Association's Debutante Cotillion. Debutantes chat in a salon outside the ballroom as the Delta Sigma Theta Cotillion approaches. From left are Tierra Williams, Kiiana Jones, Joi Gaddy and Taylor Davis.
Each year, African American girls from Columbia, Md. - following in the steps of their mothers, aunts and grandmothers before them - mark their entrance into womanhood and society with a curtsey at the Delta Sigma Theta Alumnae Association's Debutante Cotillion. Debutantes chat in a salon outside the ballroom as the Delta Sigma Theta Cotillion approaches. From left are Tierra Williams, Kiiana Jones, Joi Gaddy and Taylor Davis.