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Bronx Rotary Club Hosts Black History Month Speakers Series

February 1, 2016 9:30 AM·

In February, Bronxites are invited to join the Rotary Club of the Bronx in its celebration of BLACK HISTORY MONTH. “Our club will be observing this month as part of our engagement with the community,” said TOBA Adeyemi LaCrown, President, Bronx Rotary Club.

Bronx Rotarians have lined up several speakers from the local community to celebrate Black History Month. Their pool of speakers range from educators, elected officials to the clergy:

Lori Baker, principal, PS 11X on February 2, 6 pm; Dr. Thomas A. Isekenegbe, president, Bronx Community College, February 9, noon; State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson, February 16, noon; and Rev. Que English, Bronx Christian Fellowship Church, February 23, noon. The program takes place at Sammy’s Fish Box Restaurant, 60 City Island Avenue in the Bronx.


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“We hope the month will be such a fantastic moment in our quest invite your friends, colleagues and associates to celebrate this month the Rotary way,” said TOBA Adeyemi LaCrown, President, Rotary Club of the Bronx.

For more information, call 347-327-6288.

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Author: Michael Benjamin is a public affairs consultant and an editorial board member at The New York Post. He is a former contributing columnist to the NY Post, City and State NY and other publications. He is a former Member of the New York State Assembly (2003-2010) and once led the Bronx Board of Elections. Since leaving office, he has appeared as a commentator on TWC NY1, Bronxnet OPEN, Good Day NY, and Al Jazeera America. His columns and blog focus on corruption, government, education, politics, redistricting, nuclear energy and race. He holds a B.A. in political science from Syracuse University.