+10 News Community spirit at the Black History Festival By SAYDIE E. BEANStaff Writer Mar 6, 2024 The Black History Festival kicked off at the Collett Street Recreation Center in Morganton on Saturday, Feb. 24, with vendors, entertainment, …
News 20240301-104754-phpZtaxjM.jpeg SAYDIE BEAN / THE PAPER Dec 31, 1969 Burke County students across all different grade levels won in the 2023 Black History Month Poster Contest. Students hand-drew Black historica…
News 20240301-104758-phpCTpFJe.jpeg SAYDIE BEAN / THE PAPER Dec 31, 1969 Artisans and community activists Anne Roberts and Chamelle Lockhart sat at their table of designer journals during the Black History Festival.
News 20240301-104801-phpiTHxc7.jpeg SAYDIE BEAN / THE PAPER Dec 31, 1969 Throughout the halls and the gymnasium of the Collett Street Recreation Center, informational posters of historical Black figures were display…
News 20240301-104805-php1vMkbZ.jpeg SAYDIE BEAN / THE PAPER Dec 31, 1969 NAACP Political Committee Action's Carla Kincaid spoke with listeners Doris Turbyfill and Helen Keller about the importance of voting.
News 20240301-104809-phpFrkpwj.jpeg SAYDIE BEAN / THE PAPER Dec 31, 1969 NAACP Political Committee Action's Carla Kincaid urged attendees to vote and to encourage the same for their friends and family. Spread throug…
News 20240301-104812-phpo58lvM.jpeg SAYDIE BEAN / THE PAPER Dec 31, 1969 Baha'i of Morganton organizer Judy Baker explained the background of Black historical Baha'i figures to attendee Frances Hairfield. Baker aske…
News 20240301-104816-phpqdinmP.jpeg SAYDIE BEAN / THE PAPER Dec 31, 1969 Jazmyne Smith of Jazzi J. Designs, LLC sold her hand-sewn hair ties, masks, headbands, and finger mitts.
News 20240301-104819-php5SUl0x.jpeg SAYDIE BEAN / THE PAPER Dec 31, 1969 Jessika Green, owner of the resin-business Jessika Kathlene Designs, worked on a piece for the Black History Festival.