Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson hosted her annual Black Historical past Month celebration at Eastwood Manor, commemorating the a hundredth anniversary of Black Historical past Month in the USA underneath the theme, “100 Years of Black Excellence: Standing in Legacy and Longevity.”
This system featured reside musical performances, neighborhood reflections, and a keynote deal with from Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. PIX 11 Information Reporter James Ford served because the Grasp of Ceremonies for the night.
This 12 months’s honorees included Dwayne Johnson of Johnson’s BBQ; Lorraine Rohlsen-Alexander of Tennis Girl Co-op Metropolis; Jacqueline Bergland, Choir Director at Celia Criz Excessive College; Dr. Charles J. Gibbs, President of Metropolitan Faculty of NY; Youth Honoree and Cardinal Hayes Excessive College Pupil Kiwana Yates and Dr. Johnnie Goff, Founder and President of JADE Multi Household Circle Heart, receiving the Aurelia Greene award.
Pictures courtesy of the Workplace of the Bronx Borough President
