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Florissant plans free Black History Month program Feb. 15 with local performers and reception
Summary
Wendy Gordon, a 28-year Florissant resident and member of the Florissant Art Commission, will host a free Black History Month celebration on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2:00 p.m. The city-hosted event features a community gospel choir, poetry, local dance, guest speaker Ivan Carter and a post-show reception.
Wendy Gordon, a Florissant resident and member of the Florissant Art Commission, will host the City of Florissant’s Black History Month celebration on Sunday, Feb. 15, beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Florissant Performing Arts Center. The program, which the city is sponsoring, is free to the public and will include music, poetry, dance and a reception after the show.
Gordon said the program’s theme — "walking to freedom from struggle and strength" — will focus on the civil-rights era, using songs and stories from that period to draw parallels with contemporary…
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