Black History Month parade canceled

Published Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Throughout our nation, people whose ancestry trace back to the African continent celebrate Black History Month each year during the month of February.

Here in the Miss-Lou, various churches, school groups and community organizations schedule some sort of commemorative event during this period. For many years there has been a community-wide celebration in the form of the annual Black History Month Parade.

Due to scheduling conflicts, and the lack of necessary funding, I am deeply saddened to inform the community that the parade, scheduled for Saturday Feb. 16, has been canceled. Plans for an alternative city-wide activity could not be carried out in the time allotted.

My apologies to the many groups and organizations here in the Miss-Lou that had begun preparing their entries for this year’s parade.

Please let me remind you that the African-American community is larger than any single event. The NAPAC museum celebrates Afro-American history and culture 365 days a year.

NAPAC is about to begin its 2008 membership campaign. Call 601-445-0728 for membership information. I urge you to become a partner. Volunteer to serve on one of our committees, and I can assure you that the 2009 Black History Month parade will truly be memorable.

Darrell S. White

NAPAC director