10am – 1pm | Sat. Feb. 2
Martha’s Vineyard Island: Association for the study of African American Life and History, League of Women Voters, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Black History Month Collaborative Educational Program.
Agenda:
Welcome: *[brunch with music]
co-chairs: Dr. Lorna Andrade, and Marie Araujo
Music by Carol Loud, Negro Spirituals
brief history of each organization: Bob Hayden, President Emeritus [ASALH] Deborah Medders, [LWV] Carrie Tankard [NAACP MV Branch]
Program: Why racism persists, an uncomfortable truth, by Dr. Walter Collier, d.p.a. Q and A to follow
Part two: trivia with teams: [ ASALH] [ LWV] [ NAACP] captains of each team>>> topics: [the civil rights movement] [what happen here, African American history] prizes
Adjournment
Thank you all for attending and participating in our annual Black History Month educational program
Video by Lynn Christoffers, MVTVyour co- chairs, Lorna Andrade and Marie Araujo