2010 EoL - Highlighting Success Black History Celebration

Thursday, 24 December 2009 16:24 Allyson Phillips Black History Month - The Event - Two Thousand Ten

1:00 PM Community Round Table Discussion: "The Obama Presidency and Economic Opportunity and Empowerment". An all-star panel moderated by Elmont On-Line creator Aubrey Phillips talks about issues of the day with: Assemblyman Tom Alfano, former white house credentialed reporter and newspaper publisher Carla Cohen, CUNY Queens College student and Elmont graduate Carl Anthony LaMarre, Elmont educator and professor Nkenge Gilliam and Valley Stream Baptist Church Pastor Dr. Sherby Clarke.

3:15PM The Awards and Entertainment Celebration: Elmont On-Line and Highlighting Success will present the Dr. Carter G. Woodson Award to breast cancer advocate and entrepreneur Elsy Mecklembourg Guibert. Assemblyman Tom Alfano presents Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Awards to Ivana Roman and Divinity Babb, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Adult Awards to entrepreneur Tiria Onwucheckwa and Elmont educator Nkenge Gilliam.

Special Performances by: The Sewanhaka District Chorus, Men of Destiny, The Post Concert Dance Company (PCDC), Elmont Memorial High School students, Gotham Avenue School teacher Terry Lewis, and the Elmont School District Jazz Ensemble.

Established in 1996, The Post Concert Dance Company (PCDC) is the resident dance company of the Department of Theatre, Film & Dance of the School of Visual and Performing Arts. It is a performing and touring ensemble of CW Post students majoring in dance. The company reflects the diversity of the Post student body. PCDC, under the direction of Beth Trimm and Cheryl Halliburton-Beatty, presents a variety of dance styles from Modern to Jazz, Ballet to African. All revenue from PCDEC performances goes to scholarships for Dance majors.

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