Saturday, February 10, 2018

BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ HOSTS HIS ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION


  This Year Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. held his Annual Black History Month Celebration in Coop-City. Ms. Cheryl Wills of NY1 Spectrum cable television emceed the event. The Bartow dancers provided the warm up and mid event entertainment. All of the local elected officials were on hand with the exception of Councilman Andy King who had a staffer fill in for him. 

   Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. told the audience that one of the three honorees Mr. Shaun King was not feeling well, and could not attend the event on this rainy day. Former Councilwoman Helen Diane Foster and Ms. Tamika Mallory were the other two honorees. the photos below should tell the rest of the story. 


Above - The Bartow Dancers pose for this photo before starting to dance before the event.
Below - Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark got into it with Joseph Cooper in what looked like a dance off.




Above - Is Congressman Engel giving Bronx BP Diaz Jr. some pointers in a possible run for mayor in four years?
Below - Ms Wills was stopped as soon as she entered the room as Elayne Gubitose speaks with her.



It seemed a lot of people wanted their picture with Ms. Wills.
Above - Bronx DA Darcel Clark, Below State Senator Jamaal Bailey. 




After Ms. Wills opened the event there was an invocation by Elder Nitisha Moore, and the singing of the American and African American national Anthems by IS 117 Principal Delise Jones.
Below - the Bartow Dancers hit the floor once again,








Above - Bronx BP Diaz Jr. holds the book that Ms. Wills autographed for him as she introduces him.
Below - Bronx Bp Diaz Jr. spoke about what this celebration means to him, while just about saying that the current president was nuts. 


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