Brooklyn Friends’ 2009 African American Celebration
will take place on Friday, February 6 at 6 pm in the school. This year’s theme, “Crossroads of
History: The Improbable Journey,” celebrates the historic election of Barack
Obama as our nation’s 44th president. Equally important, we are paying homage to the legions of
community activists and orators that paved the well-worn path that made President Obama’s
election possible. In that spirit,
our program will focus on words – the speeches, stories, songs -- that have
inspired citizens to create change.
The evening begins with a buffet supper in the cafeteria, and continues with a performance in the meetinghouse. New this year is a special program for preschool and younger lower school children in the lower gym with artists and a professional storyteller. The Middle School Chorus and the Greater Zion Shiloh Baptist Church Gospel Choir will take part in the performance.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for BFS students. For student guests, the charge is $15. T-Shirts, designed by BFS senior Sherika Campbell (see below) are $15 and will be sold in the Pearl Street lobby from this Tuesday through Friday.