All are invited to a multi-faceted Black History Month event the afternoon of Sunday, February 26 focusing on local Black history.

We will start at 1 pm with an optional kid-friendly opportunity to visit a few local history sites in a mini scavenger hunt. (See our newsletter for more info closer to the event date!) At 2 pm, we will convene for live music, snacks, and a panel of multi-generational speakers.

Local history buffs Kita Quinn and Ed Johnson will share stories of two Pillars of Community: Walter Rusan, founder of the North Webster YMCA in the 1940’s, and the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, whose local legacy lives on in the same YMCA building. We’ll also learn how Rusan co-founded the Webster Groves Interracial Group with partners from Eden Seminary – was this the original Alliance?!

Don’t miss music from local legend Michelle Sargent and friends, and a glimpse at some recent work at the high school where students are teaching each other the WG history they might have missed.

Please spread the word and hope to see you there!