Black History Month
Beck at the Bijou
THE SANKOFA HONORS: LEAVING LEGACY LIVING LEGACY
Sankofa Honors: Leaving Legacy - Living Legacy
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 24. 2025 | DOORS 5:30P | SHOWTIME 6:30P
HOSTS: LAKENYA MIDDLEBROOK, ESQ. & TYRONE BEACH
Musical Host: BRIAN CLAY
Host: "The Now Generation" Jenaé A. Easterly, Esq.
Austin-East High School Dance Team & West African Drummers
Instructors: Ms. Sarah Hobbs & Ms. Ruby Heard & Obayana Ajanaku
6:15 Pre-Show
West African Drummers
Austin-East High School
6:30 SHOWTIME
PROUD MARY, Choreographer: Olivia Thompson
WELCOME
Brian Clay & The Band "Tre & Cam"
REMARKS
Hosts: LaKenya Middlebrook & Tyrone Beach
JAMES & ETHEL BECK
Dr. Maxine Thompson-Davis & Andre Canty
SANKOFA LEGACY HONOR - THE WOMEN
West African Drummers & Dancers: Kassa Mark
Meet MARGARET ROSS GAITER: Sydney Upton
- THE EDUCATORS -
Meet MAGGIE LATTIMORE: Artece Slay
- THE POLITICAL -
Songstress IDA COX - Senetra Weaver
- BREAKING BARRIERS-
Ego Tripping: NIKKI GIOVANNI - Tonia Mostella
SANKOFA LEGACY HONOR - THE MEN
Meet CALDONIA FACKLER JOHNSON: Dr. Stan Bowie
- THE BUSINESSMEN -
- THE DOCTORS -
PROPHECY - Aiden Blocker, Choreographer & Performer
THE CHIEF: Adrian Wilson
- THE POLITICAL & GOVERNMENT -
IF I COULD HAVE ANYTHING (Gospel) - Shermija Whitehead, Choreographer
- CIVIL RIGHTS -
Michael Meno
Golden Littlejohn
The Baritone BRANDON GIBSON - The Impossible Dream, Michael Rodgers
SANKOFA LEGACY HONOR - THE COLLECTIVE
FATHER & DAUGHTER: Ray Pettway & Felecia Pettway Outsey
- THE BROTHERS -
- FATHER & SON -
- THE BLACK MAFIA -
Nathaniel Mapson
Sanchez Harley, III
Jabari Jenkins
McKenzie Meno
PRAY YOU CATCH ME - Jamia Cooper & Kalani Wilson, Choreographer & Dancers
SANKOFA LEGACY HONOR - THE BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES
Standing on Business
SANKOFA LEGACY HONOR - THE NOW GENERATION
Standing on the Future
Jenaé A. Easterly, Esq.
KEEP MOVING - Kalani Wilson, Choreographer
TAKE A BOW
Rev. Reneé Kesler, President Beck