Last week, City Impact Hosted our annual Black History Celebration. This year the theme was "Young African American Heroes" and it was so cool seeing our very own young heroes from the ILA put on this great event! City Impact parents & teens volunteered their time and talent in planning the event this year, and every aspect reflected their creative ideas and unique projects.
One idea the committee came up with was to have a costume parade that payed tribute to some young Black heroes from our histroy. Therefore CI teens and kids dressed up like Ruby Bridges, The Little Rock Nine, James Lawson, The 16th Street Bombing Victims, Frederick Douglas, and Henrietta Bell Wells, while ILA Speaking team members read 1st person narrative about each person. And, the narratives were actually written by our ILA Writing team members!
A few ILA teens also shared their talents during the program! One teen girl was the emcee, a teen boy did a hype drum performance, and one teen boy and his kid brother wrote and performed a rap song! We also had a few of our teens invite their faith-based step team to perform at our event! And if that wasn't enough involvement of our ILA teens, the entire ILA group led the National Black Anthem with their parents and community!
The sky is the limit when you cultivate and engage teen and parent involvement! This event was richer and more powerful because of their hardwork and willingness to share their talents!
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