Councilwomen visit local school for Black History Month

On Thursday, February 10, Laurel Councilwomen Grace Amos and Shirley Jordan paid a visit to the Unlimited Dreams Christian Learning Center in Sawmill Square Mall to provide a story hour in honor of Black History Month. Amos read to students in the 3rd through 6th grades at the school and discussed the concepts of integration verses segregation. “Integration is when people of all different colors and backgrounds and ethnicities can go to school together, work together, live together and love together,” she explained. She read “Ruby Head High: Ruby Bridge’s First Day of School” by Irene Cohen-Janca and illustrated by Marc Daniau.

 

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