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
Our Address
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This project is being supported in whole or in part by federal award number 21.027 awarded to the
City of Knoxville by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Arts & Culture Alliance.
Beck acknowledges the generous support of Knox County Tennessee Defined Services Program for ongoing support of this important work.
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Beck is proud to be grant recipients of the following organizations whose tremendous support makes it possible for us to make local Black history and culture accessible to all:
