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Baldwin Park celebrates Black History Month with vendor fair, art show and spoken-word program
Summary
The city’s Black History Month celebration on Feb. 22 drew vendors, an art exhibit, a spoken‑word program and outside research partners; organizers said about 20 vendors attended and the program included performances and a ceremony.
April Rojo, the program supervisor, told the Baldwin Park Parks & Recreation Commission that the city’s Black History Month celebration drew a strong community turnout on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Arts and Recreation Center.
“We had 20 vendors participating in our vendor fair,” Rojo said. The event included an art exhibit upstairs, a vendor fair in the courtyard and a ceremony that organizers described as the focal point of the program.
Rojo said the ceremony included a rendition of the Black national anthem and spoken‑word performances intended to “unite everyone in the motivation of Black History Month.” She also noted a research team from UCLA attended and that volunteer and vendor turnout made the event “well attended.”
Organizers provided free food after the program and arranged for flu shots and merchandise at the vendor area. Rojo said the art shown in the exhibit was for sale and that the vendor fair featured home‑decor and motivational art among other items.
Laura Franklin and two city council members — identified in the program as Council Member Lozano and Council Member Ayala — were listed among presenters and volunteers. Rojo identified one participant as mistress of ceremonies and credited local commissioners and council members with helping assemble the program.
Rojo concluded by encouraging additional community participation at future events and answered commissioners’ questions about turnout and activities.
Organizers said the one‑day event ran from 11 a.m. to about 2 p.m. and combined cultural programming, a vendor fair and a community ceremony. No formal actions or funding decisions were made during the commission meeting about the event.
