001I am the building principal here. I do have Dean Henley with me today. Um, this show was really put together by the efforts of the teachers and the staff. Miss Rimmel has not done much with it. Um, they've been practicing. They had an idea, they brought it to life. Um, so we are very excited. Thank you for being patient with us. um as we had to line up. We were kind of on a tight schedule. Um but again, we do have um Zach Reynolds is here as well to support us and um sit back, enjoy the show. It's going to be amazing and um thank you for coming to Helenwood. We appreciate it. Sorry the parking's been crazy with some of our staff next door, but it is a nice day. Thank you so much.
002Watch the You are right here. Welcome. Say hello. 13. I love you. Heat. Heat. Heat. Wow. I know it's not necessary. >> Okay. >> Again, thank you for coming to the office program. Um, so we're going to start with Zarya and Darl. They're going to be singing uh, sorry, they're going to be reading the history of Live Every Voice and Sing. And then our second grade is going to sing. >> Lift every voice and sing is a song that became very important in Africanamean history. Many people call the ma the black national anthem because it celebrates hope, strength, and freedom. In 1900, a name a man named James Welden Johnson wrote a poem. He voted for a school celebrating celebrations honoring Abraham Lincoln's birthday. He wrote his brother J. Roseman Johnson later called music to
003the poem. treasure sit at for the first time. People loved it so much that it spread to other schools and churches. Soon it was done at meetings, events and across the country. >> The song talks about work, freedom, and never giving up. Even during our times during times when Africanameans were treated unfairly, assault gave people strength and courage. In 1919, the NAACP, a civil rights organization, named it the Black National Anthem. It is sung at school, celebrations, and important events. The song reminds people to stand together, believe in justice, and keep moving forward. [applause] Yeah. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Sing. Jesus [singing] [applause] out except Jamaria Tucker, A Black, and Harper W. Hello. Father King had Heat. John. All right, up next we're going to have Guardian and AA biggest shine is our greatest hero.
004>> Like our hero so we could stand. Dr. King had a dream to land. May reach for space. Jackie Robinson sen me and you. [applause] So for this one they are supposed to be proud. So they uh will be as That's what we go back to. I am somebody. >> So every time you say a line, you just repeat that after. >> I am somebody. >> I am smart. >> I am strong. >> I can change the world. Because change. >> Because Juliet, they're going to be doing an excerpt from So you did >> I said to you today my friend. So even though we face the difficulties that tomorrow I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one that is nation will
005rise up and live out the children of grave. We all these chose to be self evident that all men are created equal. I have a dream that one day any will of Georgia former slaves my sons of former slave fathers will be able to sit down together. >> [applause] >> I was doing one day even today. I will change one day by color. [applause] >> All right. Next my teacher volunteer volunte >> traditional African dance is one of the oldest dances in the world. It began thousands of years ago. It is a part of faith, family and special life events. Dancers move different body parts to different rhythms and stay low to the ground. The dance is closely connected to music. The dance was used from far for farmers celebrations, funerals, and honoring ancestors. It
006shared stories, feelings, and history. A dance leader or dance master taught children the steps in the n in the 1500s. Africans brought their dances to new lands. The dances mixed with other styles and help people remember home. African dance held shape styles like the parcel, tap, jazz, and hip hop. Today, it still keeps its traditions while it is mixing with new styles and like afro afroofusion. >> [applause] >> Go ahead. Come on. Come in. Come here. Stop right here. Go ahead. Make sure y'all ready. Ow. [music] See? Heat. Heat. [music] Heat [music] [bell] [music] up here. [music] Heat >> [music] [music] >> up [music] [music] here. [cheering] Heat. All right. Sorry, sorry, sorry. >> Sorry. I didn't have I don't have I cannot stop drinking. [applause] All right, up next, second grade coming in for
007your last song. Second grade. Jack Quiet Every second grader, boys and girls. Good job. Following this over Yeah. Heat. Oh, heat, heat. Heat. Heat. Yeah. All right. Here we go. You are sorry. Sorry y'all. We have one go in the one in the next. All right. Let's go. It's safe for our math. We don't want to mix together up. Okay, you ready? Let's try it again. Okay, if you need help, I will help you. Ready? Ready, set, go. There's a heart. Heat. Heat. Yeah. Heat. care for you and for me. >> If you want to know why, there's a love that cannot lie. Love is strong. It only care for giving. If we try, we shall see. There's a bliss that we we cannot feel feel or dread. We stop existing and start living. Then
008it feels not always love enough for us growing. So make it better world. Make it better world. Heat. Heat. Heat. You are you and I are and your name is Nazir. And your name is Z. Love you. If your name is Nyla Melanie, Nico truth interested. If I did not know your name and you are in the divine nine or the uh major, you are changing. Now again, these students are to stay in here. Drums, Nazia, I need you to read this one. Then we have L J and true Tristan or B up here. Move up here please. Everybody else is leaving out and change it if you have the last part of the show. Everybody else I just want please come up here. Oh, heat, heat. Heat. Here we go. Yeah. Okay. Let's go
009back to the cafeteria. Not here. Drums are very important in African culture. People have used them for thousands of years. Early drums were made from wood and animal skin. Drums are more than instruments. Many people believe that they are scared and connected to ancestors. They are played at birth, births, weddings, funerals, and healing cremations. Drums bring drums help bring communities together. They are used for dance, stories, and special events. In West Africa, talking drunk drums can copy the sound of human speech. They were used to send messages between villages. Drums can also stand for royal power and leadership. [applause] All right, four times. Here we go. Ready, set, go. You want it? like and uh I'll get up. I need nice and water on the top. [crying] Let's go behind and Ner's in mission check,
010right? >> I believe so. Yes. >> Check. >> Oh, no. No, no, no. That's >> right. Is this the only part of the game? >> Hey Are you ready? >> Black is beautiful. Black is beautiful. I know that's true. Black is beautiful. So are you. From my curls to my skin, I'm proud as can be. Black is beautiful. Just look at me. >> [applause] >> All right. Hello, my child. >> We're missing Logan. Logan is again this is Logan from Shady. [crying] Here you go, buddy. All right. Ready? Go ahead. >> Hello. Do you know what you are? Do you know you can't be? [laughter] [crying] >> Hey child, do you know you are you? Do you know that you can learn what you want to learn if you try to learn what you can?
011>> Hey, black child. Hey, black child. Do you know that you are strong? I mean, really strong. Do you know you can do what you want to do if you try to do what you can do? Hello. Tell me what you can be. Learn what you must learn. What you can do and tomorrow [crying] will be what you want it to be. [applause] >> All right. Next group. Three order. >> They will be reading uh Okay, we'll be reading uh walk with high. >> Walk with pride. Walk tall. Walk strong. >> We belong in history. >> Shining bright for all to see. to present future too. >> There's no camera. America [applause] tells the story and only during World War II. These extraordinary women kept morale high for troops when nothing else could. How? by
012making sure that their mail got to where it was supposed to go. Let's wrap our first assignment. Black activists Mary Mloud Bthune and First Lady Elanor Roosevelt had been fighting for years for black women to be allowed to join the Women's Army Corps and have a more meaningful role in the war. And finally, the 648 was born. When the battalion got to England in 1945, they were met with aircraft hangers that were packed to the ceiling in mail that needed to be sorted. Some of the letters were months old, others were just addressed to junior US Army. And the mail just kept piling up. The 68 worked around the clock in harsh conditions to sort 65,000 pieces of correspondence every 8 hours. The war department thought it would take 6 months to clear their backlog.
013But these extraordinary women did it in three. And then they traveled to France to clear another back wall. In all, the 68 sorted through 17 million pieces of mail and got countless troops back in touch with their loved ones. The 68 had to fight racism and sexism, too. Military facilities were segregated, and the women of the 68 were not allowed into Red Cross clubs, hotels, and army inspectors were constantly criticizing the battalion's performance. A general even threatened to send a white officer to show Major Charity Adams how to do her job. She replied, "Over my dead body, sir." After the war, no one even acknowledged the 68 or thanked them for their service. It wasn't until 2018 that the group was even recognized. And in 2022, the woman received the Congressional Gold Medal. Watch the
014story of the 68 come to life December 20th on Netflix. All right. So, up next we're going to have Nyla. Nyla is going to reenact um Charity Adams and how she basically led her soldiers. >> Attention soldiers. I'm Captain Chad Abs. Welcome to the LS Army. Ladies, we have been ordered to provide hope. The soldiers have not heard from their loved ones and their loved ones have heard from them. When there is no male, there is no morale. Six triple A patal forward march. They did not send us because they thought we could do it. We are here because they are sure we cannot. Unlike some other folks here, we have the most to prove. Now is where you show the proof. This is our mission and we will not fail. >> [applause] >> If
015you are in if you are in high if you are in divine eye Ali is going to be introducing our major and going over the major history. especially at HBCU. The the first HBCU major group, the Golden Girls started in 1968 at the Orange Blossom in Classic in Florida. They were from Alorn State University long ago major performed with bones over time the style is to [cough] HBC tradition we see today dance to band music using jazz hip hop kick and more. They wear bright outfits and matching hairstyles. They is strong and includes hard workouts to be health confidence strength and sisterhood. If you like major and you you might enjoy the show Brick It. >> [applause] >> Hey, Mrs. Witch. We're going to just take a moment. I don't know. Come on. [music] [music]
016Heat. >> [music] [applause] >> Okay. So, girls are in line in a new finer spot at this point of the show. And if you're in the back right here and you come up to the front and you over here on the side, you also need to in the front or sit in some seats in the middle with the human going to be coming around. So you cannot have anybody standing and that back hand down through right here. This is >> Yeah. All right. >> I know better than kids. The divine eye. The divine eye is a group of nine black college ring organization. They are called the national panh helenic council. These re organizations were started a long time ago when black students were not treated fairly. They help students learn, become leaders, and help
017their communities. The first Greek reorganization was Alphafi Alpha fraternity. It started in 1906 at Cornell University. The first sorority was Alpha Campa alpha sorority and it started in 1908 at Howard University. In 1930, the Greek organization came together to work as one big team. Today, they still help people stand up for fairness and serve communities around the world. So, those nine groups that we are going to see be presented from the kids as they do a little 10-second show and they come in and do their uh their stuff. Um, it's going to be Alpha by Alpha Maternity 1906, Cornell University, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 1908, Howard University. We're going to have Kappa Alpha Sai fraternity Indiana University Bloomington Omega Sai 5 fraternity 1911 Howard University Delta Sigma Theta Sority Howard University Zeta Feta sority 1920
018Howard University Sigma Gamaro Sority 1920 Butler University and Iota Fa fraternity sorry 1963 Morgan State Have mercy. Excuse me. There's some back there. All right. Heat. [cheering] Heat. Heat. Heat. [music] Yeah. Heat. Yeah. Heat. Yeah. Heat. [music] All right, Angel. Matthew. >> Matthew. >> All right. >> What is Omega? Omega sci-fi fraternity is a brotherhood of men who believe in helping others working hard and being good role models. The fraternity believes that friendship is essential to the soul which means having strong friendships is very important in life. Members of omega sci are called humans. When and where was it found? American was founded on November 17, 191 at Howard University in Washington DC. It was started by three college students in South. What does High five is based on four principles. Many responsible right scholarship
019best school. Perseverance is never giving up and even when things are hard up help their life. How do Omega men help others? Omega men help their communities by mentoring and supporting young people their time helping families and encouraging education. They believe that helping others. Why I choose a middle? I took a high five because members of my family are cute. They show me how to be hard. One day I hope to be a kid. Why is the classified as more than years have been leaders, teachers while they including outside teachers and helping others. That's why [cheering] [applause] we are Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Yeah. [music] Heat. [music] A [music] [music] heat. [music] Oh, [music] [cheering] heat, heat. A [music] [cheering and music] [cheering] Heat. Heat. Yeah. All right. Next up, we're going
020to have students representing black historical figures. I am Dr. Patricia Shabbach. I was born on November 4th, and died May 30th, 2019. I was the first Africanamean woman in I doctor care. I invented the laser foc >> [applause] >> I am Muhammad Ali, born on January 17th, 1942, died June 3rd, 2016. I was a great boxer, first to become a threetime heavyweight champion and famous for the Ali shuffle. Leveraging my fame from the Ali shuffle to the flow like a butterfly, stink like a bee, and refued the Vietnam War draft. I was training at 12 after someone stole my bike and won a lot of fights and won three titles. [applause] I am I am LeBron James. I was born December 30th, 1984. I was a fourtime NBA champion and one of the greatest basketball
021players of all time. I grew up in Akan, Ohio. Was raised by my mother Laura James. I started the Don James Foundation which focus on helping kids and families success at in school and and I impact the future by inspiring truth sports and hard work and provide open school to support at risk. I want to do social social justice and showing that health can mean [applause] I Rosa Park. I remember February 4th, 1913. I was a civil rights activist known as the mother of the civil rights movement. In 1955, I refused to give up my seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. My arrest led led to to the Montgomery bus boycott, which lasted over a year. I made a powerful impact by standing up against racial segregation through a simple but brave act. My
022courage spoke to Montgomery bus boycott and help bring national attention to the fight for civil rights. I have inspired people to peacefully resist injustice and show that one person's actions can help change laws and improve quality for future generations. I am Ruby Bridges and I was born September 8th, 1954. I was 6 years old when I became the first Africanamean child to attend a all white elementary school in the south. I went to William France Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960 and was escorted by US Marshals for safety. I later became a civil rights activist and started the Ruby Bridges Foundation Pro foundation to promote equality equality in education. I made a huge impact by helping schools to end segregation in the United States. My my bravery at such a young age shows the
023world the importance of fairness and equal education for all children. My story continues to teach people about courage, kindness, and standing up for what is right even when it is hard. >> [applause] >> I am part of the captain. I was born on November 3rd, 1987. I am a former the NFL quarterback. This is [applause] the Thank you. >> [applause] >> All right. Now, we're going to have students go ahead and come in. They're going to just come down to the middle students. And yeah, that's it, Michelle. So, thank you. [applause] >> [crying] >> Get ready to walk through town. I see your DNA from the man with your black skin. Never you want it any other way. First things first. [music] I'm black. I'm black. I'm black. You [music] like you anyway you say
024what I say I for [music] queen [music] [singing] [music] is necessary for me first day [music] I remember Saturday >> [music] >> season [music] always [music] blame. It's a black around [music] me. She sound like [music] [music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [music] [music] Yeah. [music] Heat. [music] Yeah. [music] Heat. [cheering] Heat. [cheering] Heat. Okay, [cheering] [applause] heat. So, we are just kid you right here at the table. Um, so if you take your key with you, just see us outside. If you guys want to walk around, you can sign