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Friday, March 29, 2024

Artistic Talent On Display At Unique Black History Month Celebration At Wynnefield Library

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Artistic Talent On Display At Unique Black History Month Celebration At Wynnefield Library
Artistic Talent On Display At Unique Black History Month Celebration At Wynnefield Library
Vittoria Woodill reports.

SNOW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON.THAT BACK TO YOU.VERY UNIQUE BLACK HISTORYMONTH CELEBRATION IS UNDERWAYIN PHILADELPHIA'S WYNFIELDLIBRARY.ARTISTIC TALENT ON FULLDISPLAY."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERVITTORIA WOODILL JOINS US FROMWYNFIELD TO GIVE US A LOOK HEYTORI.THAT IS RIGHT WHEN IT COMESTO ANY STORE THAT I INVOLVESARTY GET SO EXCITE TODD SHAREIT BUT THIS STORY INPARTICULAR BECAUSE IT TAKESTHOSE INCREDIBLE STORIES ONHAVE AFRICAN AMERICANS OUT OFTHE HISTORY BOOKS AND CREATING3-D ART TO BRING THOSE STORIESTO LIFE.IT HAS BEEN A INCREDIBLE DAY.HERE'S A PEAK AT WHAT WE SAWEARLIER AND THERE ACE LOFTCREATIVITY FLOATING AROUND,LETS TAKE A LOOK.ALL OF US SHOULD EXPOSE OURKILLED REN TO OUR CULTURES.THEY MAY IN THE GET IT AT HOMEBUT THEY CAN GET IT HERE.REPORTER: WYNFIELD FREELIBRARY FACES OF FREEDOM,COURAGE, HEROISM ARE COMING TOLIFE IN 3-D ART.MUCH CREATIVE IN IT, ANDPUT THE FABRIC ON IT IT GIVESIT MORE CREATIVITY.REPORTER: BLACK HISTORYMONTH TWO DAY PROJECT CREATEDBY ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN SHOWNHERE.AS YOU CAN SEE I HAVE USEDETHNIC TYPE OF MATERIALS ANDSOMETHING THAT THEY CAN RELATETO SO THAT THEY CAN KEEPLOOKING BACK.REPORTER: TO BRING STORIESOF ICONIC BLACK AMERICANS OUTOF THE HISTORY BOOKS AND INTOTHE HAND OF OUR COMMUNITY.GEORGEY WHO ARE WE WORKING ON.WORKING ON HARRIET TUB MAN.REPORTER: HARRIET TUB MAN.YES.REPORTER: MOM MOM DID YOUBRING GEORGEY HERE AND WHYTHIS PROJECT.I BRING GEORGEY ALL THETIME TO THE LIBRARY.THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TODO AT WYNFIELD LIBRARY.THIS WAS WITHIN OF THE THINGSTHAT WAS ON THE CALENDAR.SHE LEARNS ABOUT BLACK HISTORYIN SCHOOL.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUTWHAT SHE HAS LEARNED.SHE LOVES ART.SHE IS AN ARTIST AT HOME.SO SHE'S ABLE TO PUT THAT ARTWHAT SHE'S LEARNING ABOUTBLACK HISTORY MONTH.WONDERFUL.BRING THE STORE TOYS LIFE.REPORTER: THAT IS RIGHT.THIS IS WHAT GEORGEY AND MOMMOM WERE WORKING ON, RIGHT.HARRIET TUB MAN HERE AND IHAVE MEGHAN AND NIA HELPING METHIS WERE JUST STANDING HEREPEERING IN WATCHING.ARE WE SO EXCITED ABOUT THISPROJECT.ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL.WHAT A MONTH TO CELEBRATE?WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TOCELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH.BECAUSE FOR BLACK PEOPLETHIS IS A BIG DEAL AND SOME OFTHE BLACK PEOPLE DO DANCES,AND IS THERE PICTURES ANDSTUFF LIKE THIS.REPORTER: WELL, MAYA ITHINK YOU BROUGHT UP A GREATEXAMPLE.IS THERE SO MANY WAYS TO TELLTHE STORIES ON HAVE BLACKAMERICANS.ARTIST ONLY ONE.DANCE IS ANOTHER.ALL IN LONG WE WILL BE SEEINGA LOT MORE STORIES COMING TOLIFE IS THAT RIGHT MEGHAN.ALL RIGHT.YOU GUYS FROM WYNFIELD OVER TOYOU BACK AT THE STUDIO WE WILLPUT THIS ART BACK DOWN BECAUSEI THINK THE HAIR ALMOST FELLOUT LAST TIME.WE SHOULD PUT THIS BACK DOWNIS THAT RIGHT, GIRLS.

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