{"id":75894,"date":"2017-02-22T16:03:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T00:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=75894"},"modified":"2017-02-23T15:41:22","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T23:41:22","slug":"black-history-month-celebration-this-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/02\/22\/black-history-month-celebration-this-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month Celebration this Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_75895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75895\" style=\"width: 734px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75895\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Black-history-Legacy-Commons.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Black-history-Legacy-Commons.jpg 734w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Black-history-Legacy-Commons-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[Contributed photo from past event, courtesy city of Palmdale]<\/figcaption><\/figure><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PALMDALE \u2013 The city of Palmdale\u2019s Legacy Commons for Active Seniors will host its third annual Black History Celebration this Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Themed\u00a0<em>\u201cLooking Back,\u201d<\/em> the event will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at Legacy Commons,<\/strong> located at 930 East Avenue Q-9 in Palmdale. The celebration is free and open to the public.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mistress of ceremony will be Barbara Malone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opening greetings will be handled by Kathryn White, then Lemozine Riddick will offer the opening prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, the anthem \u201cLift Every Voice,\u201d the Song Birds performing \u201cMy Country Tis of Thee\u201d and the AV Steppin\u2019 Out Line Dancers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event will also feature a skit titled \u201cChat and Chew Corner\u201d, the reading of a poem by Bruce Robertson, and the grand finale of \u201cReach Out and Touch Somebody.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program was put together by the Legacy Commons Black History Month Committee of Darlene Addison, Edwina Boatwright, Betty Butler, Delois Cade, April Camejo, Dorothy Carter, Charlene Coney, Denise Gregg, Gail Harris, Leslie Harris Sr., Debra Herron, Phyllis Italiener, James Jackson, Shirley Jackson, Brendon Johnson, Donia Keys, Barbara Malone, William Pimentel, Charles Rachell, Lemozine Riddick, Bruce Robertson, Joyce Smith, Lourdes Smith, Valerie Smith, Marva Todd, Harry Ward, Joyce White, Kathryn White, Sherry Williams and Marilyn Young.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on this event, call 661-267-5904.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALMDALE \u2013 The city of Palmdale\u2019s Legacy Commons for Active Seniors will host its third annual Black History Celebration this Thursday. Themed\u00a0\u201cLooking Back,\u201d the event will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at Legacy Commons, located at 930 East Avenue Q-9 in Palmdale. 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