Augusta closes out last weekend of Black History Month

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The power was excessive on the second annual Shea Butter Empowerment Black Historical past Month celebration.

The occasion introduced collectively small companies, and public audio system, however most significantly targeted on group.

Martika Jackson is the girl behind this celebration and group. She’s a mother and group activist who says she’s captivated with holding constructive occasions to uplift youngsters identical to her personal. “Simply bringing that consciousness and letting them know that they’re not alone. We now have quite a lot of statistics throughout the black group. So simply being in an surroundings the place we’ve got sources, simply we’re going to have constructive environment. It’s crucial, say all households, not simply ours.”

The occasion featured greater than 20 distributors, meals, dancing, and actions for youths.

Members say it goes a lot additional than Black Historical past Month: It’s about illustration in all elements of the group.

One group, The Poisonous Elite Dance Firm, says they attempt to offer children on their group inexpensive alternatives to carry out the place they usually couldn’t. “Instilling life classes that may keep on by maturity as effectively. So it’s not only a dancing. I really feel prefer it’s extra like even a mentor program as effectively, as a result of we’re positively making a distinction.” stated Assistant Director, Aishah Cullum.

Martika, says she’ll proceed to carry occasions to uplift youngsters in Augusta and produce everybody collectively. “It’s simply nice, you realize, giving them that surroundings and that have. So after they develop up, they form of know like, okay, affirmation- there’s constructive issues that we might do in a group and simply get them concerned.”

Martika holds occasions like these each month and when you’d wish to become involved you’ll be able to contact her on Fb.

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