LA Lee / Mizell YMCA Community Center's Sankofa Arts Project’s Virtual Oral History (2 of 3)

<p>Special edition of The Circle:</p> <p></p> <p>LA Lee / Mizell YMCA Community Center's Sankofa Arts Project’s Virtual Chat (2 of 3)</p> <p class="p1">Sankofa Arts Project presents: the Virtual Oral History of Sistrunk & the Sistrunk Community. We heard the stories and the history of growing up and living in the Sistrunk area from: </p> <ul><li class="p1">Lillian E. Small</li> <li class="p1">Odessa Bennett</li> <li class="p1">Lorraine Mizell</li> <li class="p1">Gloria Robinson</li> <li class="p1">Mary Russ-Milligan</li> <li class="p1">Terri Hankerson </li> </ul> <p class="p1">Stories included:</p> <ul><li class="p1"> Easter Parades on 5th Ave. </li> <li class="p1">Family Pictures at the Photo Studio </li> <li class="p1">Playing in the summer </li> <li class="p1">Eating Mangos, guavas, and mulberries </li> <li class="p1">Black Family-owned businesses</li> <li class="p1"> Walker Elementary </li> <li class="p1">Old Dillard High School </li> <li class="p1">5th Ave. with a barbershop, Victory Theatre, clubs and restaurants </li> <li class="p1">People were Proud </li> <li class="p1">Respect of Elders </li> <li class="p1">Churches & Bible Schools in the summer </li> <li class="p1">The Wade In </li> <li class="p1">Going to the Beach in Deerfield </li> <li class="p1">Buying half a loaf of bread </li> <li class="p1">Education </li> <li class="p1">Special classes on dress, dignity, speaking, dictation </li> </ul> <p class="p1">With a special guest performance by the poet: Rebecca Butterfly! </p> <p class="p1">Moderator Niki Lopez</p> <p class="p1">This virtual chat is the 2nd of a 3 part series.</p> <p class="p2">-----</p> <p class="p1">Thank you Community Partners:</p> <p class="p1">Trailblazers of Broward, Old Dillard Foundation, Davis Kuumba Arts, C.R.E.A.T.E., Black Broward, What's Your Elephant and the Arts & History Ambassadors of the LA Lee / Mizell YMCA Community Center.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p3">More info: <a href='https://whatsyoure