Senior Centers Offer Programs in Honor of
Black History Month
February 1 - 10:30 a.m.
Catonsville Senior Center
501 N. Rolling Road, Catonsville, Md. 21228 410-887-0900
Story of Benjamine Banneker presented by Gwen Marble.
February 3 - 11 a.m.
Edgemere Senior Center
6600 North Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21219 410-887-7530
Ms. Senior Maryland 2004 Verna Day Jones talks about "Love."
February 7 - 1- 2 p.m.
Fleming Senior Center
641 Main Street, Baltimore, MD 21222 410-887-7225
Pride and Protest: Poetry Of The American Civil Rights Movement presented by Jeffrey Lamar Coleman. Jeffrey Coleman explores how the Civil Rights Movement is expressed in the poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks, Alice Walker and others. Register at Fleming Senior Center.
February 9 - 1- 2 p.m.
Woodlawn Senior Center
2120 Gwynn Oak Avenue Baltimore, MD 21207 410-887-6887
Myrna Powell presents "Black Poets Speak." Mynra Powell will speak on the poetry of Maya Angelou, Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Langston Hughes. Register at Woodlawn Senior Center.
February 13 - 12:30 p.m.
Ateaze Senior Center
7401 Holabird Avenue Dundalk, MD 21222 410-887-7233
Verna Day Jones presents an inspirational speech.
February 16 - 10:30 a.m.
Catonsville Senior Center
501 N. Rolling Road, Catonsville, Md. 21228 410-887-0900
Great Black Entertainers hosted by Gloria Garrett.
February 17 - 12:45 p.m.
Catonsville Senior Center
501 N. Rolling Road, Catonsville, Md. 21228 410-887-0900
February 23 - 1- 2:00 p.m.
Liberty Senior Center
3525 Resource Drive, Randallstown, MD 410-887-0870
Historic African-American Communities in Baltimore County presented by Louis Diggs. Louis Diggs explores how these communities came into being, the role of African-American churches in the communities, contributions of local citizens, and educationan and social life. Mr. Diggs shares a selection of his 8,000 photographs of African-Americans in Baltimore County.
February 24 - 1 p.m.
Cockeysville Senior Center
10535 York Road, Cockeysville, Maryland 21030 410-887-7694
Baltimore's African american heritage by Wayne Schaumburg.
Revised February 1, 2006
