Black History Month at Invictus

This month Invictus celebrated Black History Month. For the entire month students have been able to read about important black innovators and relevant leaders with posters put up in every classroom. All Advisory lessons this month have been focused on educating students on the contributions African Americans have made to the United States. The focus has been Black Resistance, which is defined as the ways Black individuals and groups have and continue to lobby, litigate, legislate, educate, organize, and protest to have the same rights and opportunities as other Americans. It is essential that all students understand the importance of celebrating Black history as it  honors the past, celebrates the present, and inspires future generations. 

This year’s Black History Month celebration took place on the 17th of February. Students were able to come together as a school and participate in a very special event. The students savored southern style dishes from Anything You Want “Dunn” Catering, a black-owned business, thanks to the donations of the school community. Among the dishes students enjoyed were BBQ Chicken, Mac and Cheese, BBQ Baked Beans and Candied Yams. We were honored to have Gabriel Bata do a drumming performance. The students learned about the changes of percussion music throughout time and the significance of the drums. Mr. Bata explained: “It’s supposed to bring people together for different reasons, not just to party..naming ceremonies and religion. It’s a tool to communicate with each other.” The students were also able to witness their peer, Wilajah King, read a poem titled “Black,” which focused on the struggles Black Americans go through in the United States.