Schedule of Events
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| 11:00 a.m | Celebration Kick-Off |
| Bicentennial Plaza | |
| Procession | Tryon Palace Jonkonnu drummers and Westover High School Drum Line percussion section |
| Welcoming remarks | Dr. Freddie Parker, N.C. Central University professor, and chair, N.C. African American Heritage Commission |
| Musical performance | “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by the Burke Singers, Winston-Salem State University |
| Celebrate Music and Movement Auditorium Stage, Lobby Level Emcee: Warren Keyes |
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11–11:30 a.m. |
*Westover High School Drum Line, percussion |
Noon–12:30 p.m. |
*Schola Cantorum, a cappella group from Winston-Salem State University |
1–1:30 p.m. |
KidZnotes, classical orchestral music |
2–2:30 p.m. |
*Saint Augustine’s College Dance Troupe, ballet and Broadway dance |
3–3:30 p.m. |
*Fayetteville State University Dance Ensemble, modern dance |
3:45–4 p.m. |
Leviticus, hip-hop |
| Celebrate Music and Movement Staircase Stage, Lobby Level Emcee: Blair Williams |
 Ironing Board Sam |
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| 11:30 a.m.–noon | *Burke Singers, women’s a cappella group from Winston-Salem State University | |
| 12:15–12:45 p.m. | Shana Tucker, jazz cello | |
| 1–1:30 p.m. | Mighty Gospel Inspirations, men’s gospel quartet | |
| 1:45–2:15 p.m. | Djembe Talk—Eugene Taylor, African song and drum | |
| 2:30–3 p.m. | Ironing Board Sam, blues | |
| 3:15–3:45 p.m. | Zumba with the Zeiglers, Afro-Cuban exercise | |
| Closing remarks | *Michelle Lanier, acting director, N.C. African American Heritage Commission | |
| Celebrate History, Drama, and Film Longleaf Room, SECU Education Center Host: Earl Ijames, curator, N.C. Museum of History |
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| 11–11:30 a.m. | *The Color of Money Sherrod Gresham, Saint Augustine’s College alumnus and author of African Americans on U.S. Currency & Numismatic Materials: Coins and Medals |
| 11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | School Segregation in Western North Carolina Betty Jamerson Reed, author of School Segregation in Western North Carolina: A History, 1860s–1970s and The Brevard Rosenwald School: Black Education and Community Building in a Southern Appalachian Town, 1920–1966 |
| 12:30–1 p.m. | Sojourner and Her Children Dramatic excerpts from local theater group Voices in Concert |
| 1:15–1:45 p.m. | *New Faces in Film Teri Burnette, assistant professor of video and film, Shaw University |
| 1:50–2:10 p.m. | Jazz Interludes Elmer Gibson, world-renowned jazz artist |
| 2:15–3 p.m. | *Engaging Student Athletes Dr. Dianne Boardley Suber, president of Saint Augustine’s College |
| 3:15–4 p.m. | *The Soul of the Northwest Corridor Sherrill Hampton, special assistant to the president and director of the Center for Applied Leadership and Community Development, Johnson C. Smith University |
| Dogwood Room, SECU Education Center | |
| 1:00–1:30 p.m. | *Mr. Reginald Brown, presentation on Livingstone College and Hood Seminary |
| Fletcher Garden | |
| 11 a.m.–4 p.m. | Battery B, 2nd U.S. Colored Light Artillery, 18th Army Corps; and 37th U.S. Colored Troops Civil War reenactors |
| Celebrate Literature and the Spoken Word Demonstration Gallery, Lobby Level Host: Zelda Lockhart, author and poet |
 Lenard D. Moore |
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| 11:15–11:45 a.m. | *Dasan Ahanu, Saint Augustine’s College alumnus and spoken-word artist | |
| Noon–12:45 p.m. | *Literature in the African Diaspora—North Carolina Voices Chantal James, author and Spelman College alumna *Lenard D. Moore, poet and alumnus of Shaw University and N.C. A&T State University *Dr. Sheila Smith McKoy, author and former Saint Augustine’s College professor *Crystal Simone Smith, author and Bennett College alumna |
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| 1–1:30 p.m. | *Linda Beatrice Brown, Bennett College professor and author of Black Angels | |
| 1:45–2:15 p.m. | Sharon Ewell Foster, author of The Resurrection of Nat Turner | |
| 2:30–3 p.m. | Kelly Starling Lyons, author of Ellen’s Broom | |
| 3:15–4 p.m. | *Storytellers from the N.C. Association of Black Storytellers (NCABS) Beverly Burnette, Livingstone College alumna and president of NCABS |
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Celebrate Craft and Art Traditions
First and Third Floors and SECU Education Center
11 a.m.–4 p.m.
| DEMONSTRATORS African American Quilt Circle, quilting Bennie Baker, pipes Frank Barrow, wood carvings *Jerome Bias, furniture Jonathan Daniel, wire art Ebony Raleigh Area Group Stitchers, quilting Marilyn Griffin, dolls Josephine Moutimanakanga, sewing and crocheting Greg Paige, portrait painting—portraits drawn on the spot Kisha Rawlinson, sweetgrass baskets Pinkie Strother, miniatures and clay figurines Neal Thomas, baskets Richard Wilson, paintings |
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ACTIVITIES
Making Music: Learn about and play examples of early instruments like the bones, spoons, and udu drum.
Fanciful Furnishings: Make paper examples of furniture inspired by Thomas Day’s designs.
Dancing Dolls: Try a dancing doll with Arnez Shipman, grandson of master craftsman George SerVance Jr., then make your own simple version from paper to take home.
| Dogwood Room, SECU Education Center | |
| 12:15–12:45 p.m. | Clay Figurine Workshop with Pinkie Strother |
Celebrate Education and Heritage
First and Third Floors and SECU Education Center
11 a.m.–4 p.m.
INFORMATION TABLES
Aycock Birthplace and Fort Fisher
Benefit Bank of North Carolina
Bennett College Admissions
A Change Is Gonna Come: Black, Indian, and White Voices for Racial Equality, N.C. Museum of History’s online civil rights exhibit
Cultural Enrichment Services
Dudley Beauty Corp. LLC
Friends of African American Art, N.C. Museum of Art
Government and Heritage Library
*Gresham’s Coins, Stamps, and Medals—tracing African American history through stamps
Historic Edenton—the Harriet Jacobs Story
Journeys toward Freedom: African American History at N.C. State Historic Sites
Livingstone College Admissions
Montford Point Marines Museum
National Association of African Americans in Human Resources
N.C. African American Heritage Commission
N.C. Association of Black Storytellers
N.C. Freedom Monument Project
N.C. Museum of History Associates—half-price membership today only!
Old Salem Museums and Gardens—St. Philips Church Complex
Rosenwald Schools Project
*Saint Augustine’s College Gateway Program
Sons of the American Revolution
TeenFest Foundation
| ACTIVITIES Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum: Practice table setting and etiquette. Duke Homestead: Try your hand at tobacco tying while learning about sharecropping history. Historic Stagville: Make a cowrie-shell necklace. *N.C. A&T State University Engineering Department: Watch a robotics display and demonstration. N.C. State Capitol: Decorate precut quilt squares celebrating black heritage. The resulting paper quilt will be on display in the Capitol through the month of February. Learn about Reconstruction-era Black Legistlators. Scavenger Hunt: Register to win a prize. Show Your Team Spirit: Make a magnet featuring the logo of your favorite HBCU in North Carolina. Somerset Place: Handle reproduction objects from the Made from the Land program. Wheel of History: Test your knowledge of African American history. |
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| Celebrate Food, Health, and Beauty Cardinal Room, SECU Education Center |
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| Noon–12:30 p.m., 1–1:30 p.m. |
Walking by Faith: Building a Hair Care Empire Dudley Beauty Corp. LLC |
| 2–2:30 p.m., 3–3:30 p.m. |
*Cooking with Rhonda Muhammad, N.C. Central University alumna Demonstration and tasting |
| Dogwood Room, SECU Education Center | |
| 1:45–2:15 p.m. | Dr. Sharon Elliott-Bynum, Healing with CAARE |
| 3:15–3:45 p.m. | Green Space Initiative: How to Eat for $10 a Week |
| Food Vendors, Bicentennial Plaza | |
| 11 a.m.–4 p.m. | Ms. Lynn’s Concessions: wings, fish, hot dogs, hamburgers, funnel cakes |
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