Special History Lesson
March 5, 2014
Dhoruba Moore, Paul Coates, and Bob Boyle
Advisory Board member and decades long supporter of TCS, Paul Coates, visited the school today. He brought with him two special guests, long time activist Dhoruba Moore and Civil rights attorney Bob Boyle. They were in town for the long-awaited release of Eddie Conway who had been wrongly imprisoned for over 40 years. During their visit they took the time to learn about each of the students and their goals for the future as well as sharing some of the history of the Black Panther Party. We appreciated the time they spent with us on this busy day.
We were fortunate to have David, son of Rena Smith, come in to share his artistic talents with the students today. David is a frequent visitor to the school and when he stopped in earlier in the week to share some are he had created with fall leaves, everyone was impressed. David agreed to teach the students how to make their own and even brought in some incredibly beautiful and unique leaves to share with the class. Everyone had a great time and took home their own creations to share with their families. Thanks, David and Rena!
The 5th annual Hauntingdon Avenue Celebration was a great opportunity to bring folks together in the neighborhood. Local musicians including our block’s own Ricky and Lennon LaRicci played and there was a fire throwing group form Johns Hopkins. Current students all attended bringing friends and family and were joined by alumni, volunteers, and supporters. Our thanks to GRIA for sponsoring the event and all of the volunteers who worked so hard to pull it off. Special thanks to the students for decorating and to Dave Bayer and Peggy Lashbrook for staffing the free hot chocolate stand. Everyone’s already looking forward to next year.