a Photo by Tevin Stiasoo
Endia Beal, director of the Diggs Art Gallery on the campus of Winston-Salem
State University, talks about famous African-American artists during the Black
History celebration at Diggs-Latham Elementary School on Friday, Feb. 26.
Students celebrate end
of Black History Month
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
The students and facul
ty members at Diggs
Latham Elementary school
wrapped up Black History
Month in style last Friday
afternoon.
During an assembly
complete with dance per
formances, songs and ren
ditions Bom honors band
and orchestra students, the
event was filled with fun
and excitement for the stu
dents as well as the dozens
of parents in attendance.
"Since we have such a
large population of minori
ty students, we felt it was
important to do something
special for Black History
month," said Amanda
Gordon, chairperson of the
Black History Committee.
The celebration was the
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culminating event for the
school's activities and
events geared toward edu
cating the students on the
contributions of African
Americans to society.
Throughout the entire
month, teachers taught les
sons about slavery, segre
gation, the Civil Rights
Movement and the 1960s'
Sit-In movement.
Along with perform
ances by the students and a
number of teachers, direc
tor of the Diggs Art Gallery
Endia Beal made a special
guest appearance during
the celebration. Beal dis
cussed a number of famous
African-American artists
and the importance of pre
serving their work.
Beal said the majority
of famous African
American artists produced
art based on things they
loved. She encouraged the
students to figure out the
thing they love the most
and follow their dreams.
"When you get older
and figure out what you
want to be, it's important
that you include the things
you love and also your
freedom of expression."
she said. "As you move
forward in the world, those
things will become very
important."
Principal Donna
Cannon said she is proud
of what the school did dur
ing Black History Month to
educate the students.
"This has been an
incredible month of cele
bration and learning," said
Cannon. "I am proud to say
that we are one of the few
schools that takes the time
to teach our students about
history that is sometimes
overlooked."
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