Program
Welcome: Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
Introductions: Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
Passing of Rev. Seopaul Singh (April 26, 1946 – January 29, 2024)
Panelists:
Arthur Jackson, Educator, NYC Dept. of Education (DOE)
Albert Jurczynski, former Mayor of Schenectady, New York Dr. Melina Basant MD, Jamaica Hospital, Queens, New York
Dr. Martine Santos, Educator NYC Dept. of Education (DOE)
Rev. Kerry Rogers, NYC Dept. of Education (DOE)
Panel Moderator: Lourdeth Ferguson Contributions from Students Poems Remarks Commentaries Closing Remarks Thanks & Appreciation
Program Supported by Ashook Ramsaran
Indian Diaspora Council International.
www.IndianDiasporaCouncil.org
The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator, and publisher. It became a month-long celebration in 1976. The month of February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass (born February 1818) and President Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809).
The African Americans population of USA in 1870 was 4.8 million; in 2022, the number of black residents of the US, including those of more than one race, was 50.1 million which accounts for 15% of the US population of 333.3 million.
