Black History Month Celebration February 2021

The City School District of New Rochelle, Westchester Alliance of Black School Educators (WABSE), and the New Rochelle Black History Month Committee (NRBHMC) have joined to celebrate our schools and honor our past.   The Westchester Alliance of Black School Educators (WABSE) is an affiliate of NABSE, the National Alliance of Black School Educators. The WABSE annual Black History Spoken Word and Art Exhibit began in 1998, at Webster School. WABSE partnered with the CSDNR to form the NRBHMC in 2012 and the celebration moved to New Rochelle High School.  Over the past 8 years and before the Covid-19 Pandemic the celebration expanded to include more student work, performances on stage, food and African Arts vendors, activities, and community participation. This year we are going virtual as we pay tribute to a moment in time that changed the history of New Rochelle Schools. Everyone is invited to the 9th Annual Black History Spoken Word and Art Exhibit showcasing student visual art and prerecorded student performances.

You may also access student work through the links below.  Enjoy these inspiring submissions.

Exhibit Visual Arts

Exhibit Videos

Exhibit Poetry, Reflections, and Thoughts

• Rebus Story about Lincoln SchoolOpens in a new browser tab, by Candace PinnOpens in a new browser tab, elementary school
• The Lincoln School Decision Fact Sheet, by Linda Tarrant-Reid, upper elementary, secondary schoolOpens in a new browser tab
• The story of the Lincoln School District and the Taylor Supreme Court Case,Opens in a new browser tab by Karen HesselOpens in a new browser tab, secondary school
• Taylor Case TimelineOpens in a new browser tab
• Leveling LincolnOpens in a new browser tab, documentary web page, Film trailerOpens in a new browser tab, 1:08 minutes
• A RETROSPECTIVE OF THE LINCOLN AVENUE CORRIDOR - 1900s-1960sOpens in a new browser tab, 15:38 minutes
• Historical photos of schools and articles in New RochelleOpens in a new browser tab
• Ruby BridgesOpens in a new browser tab Goes to School - My True StoryOpens in a new browser tab, Opens in a new browser tabWords by Ruby BridgesOpens in a new browser tab, 5:45 minutes
• Ruby Bridges interviewOpens in a new browser tab,Opens in a new browser tab 9:49 minutes, derogatory language
• Ruby Bridges DocumentaryOpens in a new browser tab,10 minutes, derogatory language
• Separate Is Never EqualOpens in a new browser tab, by Duncan TonatiuhOpens in a new browser tab, 14:18 minutes
• Sylvia Mendez interviewOpens in a new browser tab, 2:20 minutes
• 60 Years On, A Look Back at the Little Rock Nine- narration by Ernest GreenOpens in a new browser tab, 3:10 minutes
• Little Rock Nine narration by Marquette UniversityOpens in a new browser tab, 3:41minutes