The Black Cultural Awareness Society of So. Covered will be elements of African American history, the contributions of African Americans, and the principles, symbols, and ceremonies of Kwanzaa. This is a concert of song, poetry, and jazz with Ms. Darrelle, a professional singer and actress, portraying black ladies throughout history, including queens, singers, and social activists. She is accompanied by pianist Nancy Collier. As the first African American to represent the U.S.A. in the World Congress of Magic, Mr. Hamilton performs his act while delivering a message about gangs, peer pressure, violence and drugs, as well as staying focused and in school.
Routines consist of coordinated dance, precision drills, and marches, as well as rhythmic maneuvers.
Preparatory skills for the work force. This group consists of members of the CCSD Police Department as well as the community. Dramatist Kim Russell brings alive an emotional examination of modern issues through the works of 19th former slave, abolitionist, and women's rights advocate, Sojourner Truth. Ms. Russell addresses issues of personal strength, integration, emancipation, civil war, personal integrity, abolition, Jim Crow laws, civil rights,and black migration from the South to the North. It Home,' a show that expresses the victories and struggles of the family and what that means to youth, through music and dance.