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CHS annual Black History Month Event

Sarah Yenesel
Thursday, February 25, 2021

A limited, socially distant crowd attended the Cape Central High School annual Black History Month Event at the Kinder Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The event was organized and run by students, which featured performances and speeches highlighting Black history and culture. The program concluded with a video of and by Black students in which they spoke about what Black excellence means to them. One of the organizers of the event and a performer, Te'Mariah Dorsey, said, "All the events that happened this summer, as far as the George Flyod and the Black Lives Matter movement, like all the grieving thats been happening this summer, I just wanted a time to celebrate Black excellence. And I was like, this program is just a perfect time to celebrate, and lets not mourn anymore. Let's come together, and let's celebrate the achievements of Black people."

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    From left, Izahia Bentancur, Te'Mariah Dorsey and Shalom Kamau, three students who organized the event, welcome the limited, socially distant crowd during the Cape Central High School annual Black History Month Event at the Kinder Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Members of the God's Ensemble Choir sing during the Cape Central High School annual Black History Month Event at the Kinder Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Amara Combs makes a speech during the Cape Central High School annual Black History Month Event at the Kinder Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Peighton Robinson sings "Being Good Isn't Good Enough" during the Cape Central High School annual Black History Month Event at the Kinder Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    From left, Te'Mariah Dorsey, Amara Combs and Aaliyah Solis preform a skit called "Hair We Go Again" about Madam C.J. Walker during the Cape Central High School annual Black History Month Event at the Kinder Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Dancers from the local FingerPrint Dance Studio perform during the Cape Central High School annual Black History Month Event at the Kinder Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    School board member Lynn Ware talks about her own journey and local Black trailblazers in Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri during the Cape Central High School annual Black History Month Event at the Kinder Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    The CHS Tiger Dancers perform during the Cape Central High School annual Black History Month Event at the Kinder Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Te'Mariah Dorsey makes a closing speech about self-love during the Cape Central High School annual Black History Month Event at the Kinder Performance Hall in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)