Bookstore Hosts Black History Program

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Sat, Jan 30, 2010

The Colgate Bookstore will host a children’s program to celebrate Black History Month on Sat., February 6 at 2 p.m. Student volunteers from Colgate’s Black Student Union (BSU) will lead a multi-cultural celebration of friendship and unity with stories and crafts that celebrate Black history and heritage. This program is free, and all children are welcome, though it is mainly geared towards ages 3-7.

Black History Month has been celebrated annually since 1976 as a remembrance of important people, events, and achievements in African-American history. The bookstore’s program for children will feature a variety of stories, including:

Fishing Day by Andrea Davis Pinkney, a poignant story about race relations in the Jim Crow-era South, as two children cross the boundaries of race, class, and gender to hold on to the promise of friendship and understanding.

Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger, based on a South African lullaby and folk song. A magician and his ukelele-playing son are banished because of the father’s habit of making things disappear. But when the giant Abiyoyo appears, everyone is frightened except the father and son who come up with a plan to save the town.

Anancy and Mr. Dry-Bone by Fiona French is an original story, based on characters from Jamaican and African folk tales. Rich Mr. Dry-Bone lives in a big house on top of a hill. Poor Anancy lives in a small house at the foot of the hill. They both want to marry Miss Louise, but she will only marry the man who can make her laugh.

For more information about bookstore children’s programs, please call 228-7480 or visit www.colgatebookstore.com and click on the Children’s Program link on the Events page.