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Misha Baskerville, middle, smiles as she performs with Sankofa Dance Theatre in the course of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Cultural Celebration at Bettye Davis East Anchorage Excessive College on January 16, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Dancers and drummers drew a capability crowd to the auditorium at Bettye Davis East Anchorage Excessive College for the primary Martin Luther King Day Cultural Celebration Monday night. The occasion, hosted by the Alaska Black Caucus showcased Anchorage’s variety with performances in numerous traditions, together with African, Alaska Native, Korean, Samoan and extra.
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Celeste Hodge Growden, president and CEO of Alaska Black Caucus, stated she hopes the occasion will grow to be an annual occasion on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as a result of it demonstrates a few of what King hoped to see. “Packages like this pull us all collectively,” she stated. “It promotes unity, and concord, and inclusiveness and love.”
Sara Yoon performs samgomu, a standard three-drum Korean dance. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Star Hunter, Miss Alaska Teen USA, and Navaeh James, Miss Alaska Cowl Miss, hand out flags as folks enter the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Cultural Celebration. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Members of Samoan Catholic Neighborhood Companies Youth dance. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Members of the West Excessive College live performance choir wait to take the stage in the course of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Cultural Celebration at Bettye Davis East Anchorage Excessive College on January 16, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Wini Chikigak , second from proper, dances with Ciuliat Conventional Drummers and Dancers. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Johnnie Wright III dances with Sankoa Dance Theatre. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Jeremiah Homosexual Savage recites the “I Have A Dream” speech in the course of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Cultural Celebration. (Marc Lester / ADN)
A drummer with Ciuliat Conventional Drummers and Dancers watches one other efficiency from the aspect of the stage. (Marc Lester / ADN)
A member of Sankofa Dance Theatre takes the stage in the course of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Cultural Celebration at Bettye Davis East Anchorage Excessive College on January 16, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Isaac Tuyishime, proper, sings with others from the West Excessive College live performance choir in the course of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Cultural Celebration at Bettye Davis East Anchorage Excessive College on January 16, 2023. (Marc Lester / ADN)
Viewers members applaud a efficiency. (Marc Lester / ADN)
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