Frazer K-8 to Kick off Black History Month Celebration

Release Date:

Wed, 01/25/2012

Lawrence Williams, SCSD Mentor Coordinator will kick off a month-long Black History Celebration with a keynote presentation to Frazer K-8 staff, students and families, followed by presentations from various community leaders throughout the month of February. An 8th grade field trip to OCC to hear Mark D. Muhammad, minister of the Nation of Islam and an adjunct professor at OCC, will round out the month on February 29th.

The Frazer Presentation Schedule is as follows:

January 30^th- Keynote Presentation, 8:20-9:50 am

February 3^rd- Reverend Kevin Agee- 5^th grade; 8:30-9:15
Pastor of Hopps Memorial C.M.E Church, Co-President of the Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse (ACTS), President of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance IMA

February 6^th- Mr. Lazarus Sims- 5^th grade; 8:30-9:15
Syracuse University Director of Player Development/Manager Men’s Basketball

February 7^th- Dr. Ethel Robinson- 2^nd grade; 11:20-12:20
Retired School Administrator of the Syracuse City School District

February 8^th- Mrs. Anisah Muhammad- 3^rd grade; 12:25-1:05
SCSD Pre-K Teaching Assistant at Frazer

February 8^th- Eldber Nebraski Carter- 8^th grade; 10:05-11:00
Founder and Pastor of the Living Water Church of God In Christ COGIC

February 6^th- Mr. Wayne Wright- 7^th grade; 1:13-2:01
Barber at “Tommy’s Barber Service”

February 8^th- Ms. Marcia Hagan- 1^st grade; 12-12:40
Administrative Specialist; Say Yes to Education

February 9^th- Mrs. Helen Hudson- 4^th grade; 10:15-10:55
Syracuse Councilor at Large & Co-Founder of Mother’s Against Gun Violence

February 10^th- Syracuse Author, Poet, and Playwright Mrs. Jackie Warren-Moore- 6^th grade; 9:20-10:02; 8^th grade; 10:05

February 10^th-Mr. Arthur Flowers-7^th grade; 1:13-2:01
Syracuse University Associate Professor, Novelist, Essayist, and Performance Poet

February 13^th- Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler- Monday Morning Meeting; 8:10-9:50

February 15^th- Mrs. Jackie Robinson-3^rd grade; 12:25-1:05
News Anchor; WSTM-TV

February 16^th- Chief Frank Fowler- 6^th grade; 9:20-10:02; 8^th grade; 10:05 - 11:00

February 16^th- Mr. George Kilpatrick- 8^th grade; 10:05-11:00
WCNY Director of Community Affairs

February 17^th- Chief Frank Fowler-7^th grade; 1:13-2:01

February 27^th- Ms. Rashida Shabazz- 8^th grade; 10:05-11:00
Owner/Stylist of Rashida’s Transformation Center-Beauty From The Inside Out

*Field Trip to Onondaga Community College (OCC)
February 29^th- Minister Mark D. Muhammad- 8^th grade; 9:15-Noon
Minister of the Nation of Islam; Adjunct Professor Onondaga Community College