Peace everyone!!! February 1st let’s Kick-off Black History Month the right way with G’s For Progress (Generations for Progress) “Chicago Represent”!!!!—Come and get Educated as well as Entertained as we focus, dedicate, and recognize those “Greats” whose strides and dedication for the advancement of our people were made and how we much carry on this legacy. So, start your Black History Month off right! 6p.m.-11p.m. 55th and Michigan (south east corner) There will be Soul Food, Poets, Singers, Uplifting Rappers and more! I (Babacar Ba) will be hosting the evening along side my lovely co-host (Diana Short)!!! The Guest Speakers will be: Daveda Flute (Station Coordinator at WVON - 1690 AM), Pemon Rami (Dir. of Edu. at the DuSable Museum), Willie B. Cochran (Alderman, 20th Ward), Dr. Obari Cartman (Organization of Black Psychologists), Steve Stephen X Gazaway (K.L.E.O Center), Chavunduka Sevanhu (AAPRP), Phillip Jackson (Black Star Project), MaToya Mae Marsh (Dir. of Student Activities at CSU), Garcon Morweh and Cassiopeia Cassiopeia Case Sledge (The Black Mall)—Let’s show up and show out---February 1st—This is a family event, with vendors, all are welcomed! If you believe Black History should be celebrated 365 and shouldn’t be confined to just the span of one month, and the shortest month of the year at that-February—then we will see u there….Remember “History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of day. It is a compass they use to find themselves on the map of human geography. It tells them where they are but, more importantly, what they must be.”—John Henrik Clarke—So, let’s “Bridge the historical gap this month and navigate in the right direction this year……See everyone there!!! Bless Up!!
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 07:25:18 +0000