Black History Family Festival returns Feb. 6 to Gail Borden library
The Black History Family Festival, continuing to celebrate diversity in its 11th year, will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.
The festival is open and free for the community.
This year's theme is "Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories."
The festival is proud to host award-winning author and lecturer Glennette Tilley Turner, who will present her nationally recognized Underground Railroad research program.
Among Turner's published works are "Take a Walk in Their Shoes: Biographies of Fourteen Outstanding African Americans," "The Underground Railroad in Illinois," and "An Apple for Harriet Tubman." Some of her awards include the 2012 William F. Siebert Award from the National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from Operation Uplift and honored by Top Ladies of Distinction, the Margaret Landon Award and the Studs Terkel Humanities Award.
The festival for all ages also will feature the Muntu Dance Theatre, a presentation of Future African American Leaders, Second Baptist's Church Sankofa Wax Museum's Exhibit to honor local African-American historians, children's crafts and stories, refreshments and more.
Visit www.gailborden.info.