An interactive presentation by Layla's Drum and Dance Company at the Community Center on Feb. 23 celebrated Black History Month.
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Mayor Ed Fare and Trustee Dermond Thomas joined Morgan Kapto and Sofia Marshall.
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Valley Stream resident Bryan Carrott performed as part of Napoleon Revels-Bay.
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Renee Mavrofides and daughter Pantelia Lambrianos kept the beat during the drum show.
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Joseph Pena and Richard Ruan got to take part in an interactive drum performance with Shemar Stephens and Kam Kelly of Layla’s Drum and Dance Company on Feb. 23 at the Valley Stream Community Center to celebrate Black History Month.
The village hosted a Black History Month celebration at the Community Center last Saturday. Children were able to take part in an interactive drum performance by Layla’s Drum and Dance Company, located on Rockaway Avenue. Then, a performance by Napolean Revels-Bey music paid tribute to the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.