Cuyler Gore Park 12PM - 6PM
12:00 PM
OPENING CEREMONY
Invocation: Rev. Anita Burson Pastor of Elpida Community Church Baptist
Libations: Sister Morenike
GREETING: TCCC, UBW, International Design “I AM CULTURE and Mocada Museum
Drummers: Willie White Drum Corp
Stilt Walker
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Spirit Award Presentation- Judith Jamison
Creative Outlet Dancer Theatre of Brooklyn
Poetry-Thomasina McClendon
Timothy Rhimes- Gospel Singer
Queens College Night and Day Step team
Glen Gordon- excerpt from the play Redemption
The Father’s Sons- Mime Ministry
2:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Tribute by Lenora Sharpe
Spirit Award presentation- Lori Sharpe
Jada Leekes – Pop Singer
Historian Dr. Richard Greene
The Jitterbug Kids- Swing Dancers
Poetry- Dion Sead
Ricketta Ann Stevens- Singer
Trailblazer Award- Lenora Sharpe
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Zoie Ministries- Praise Dancers
Uplift Award Presentation- Yonette Fleming
Auntie Roz- The Peanut Lady
Riccardo Harmonica Man
Poetry- Kyiel Sead
White Fashion Show
Uplift Award Presentation: Dequi Kioni -Sadiki
Trailblazer Award Presentation – Lillian Jean-Baptiste
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Black Orphan- Rap Group
Tribute to Whitney Houston by Ricketta Ann Stevens
Basiq – New Age Pop and R&B
5:00-6:00 pm
CLOSING FINALE
Don Cornelius Soul Train Dance Party- by DJ Tabu
Sankofa: Look back to honor… Embrace to move forward
Program subject to change
