Friday – February 3, 2023 @ (7:30am – 8:30am) Camargo Elementary School 4307 Camargo Road * Mount Sterling, KY 40353 https://www.montgomery.kyschools.us/6/Home Contact: Amy Willoughby (859) 947-8776 Monday – February 6 , 2023 @ (12:00pm – 1:00pm) Madisonville Community College – Cultural Diversity 2000 College Drive * Madisonville, KY 42431 https://madisonville.kctcs.edu/about/student-life/cultural-diversity/ Contact: James Bowles (270) 821-2250 Tuesday – February 7 , 2023 @ (12:00pm – 1:00pm) Kenton County Public Library (Lunch & Learn) 401 Kenton Lands * Erlanger, Kentucky 41018 https://www.kentonlibrary.org/ Contact: Mary Burkey (859) 962-4000 Friday – February 10, 2023 @ (10:00am – 11:00am) McNabb Elementary School Mt. Sterling, KY – Contact: Ms. Catrec Garrett (859) Monday – February 13, 2023 @ (9:00am – 11:00am) Mt. Sterling Elementary School 6601 Indian Mound Drive * Mount Sterling, KY 40353 https://www.montgomery.k12.ky.us/3/Home Contact: Hope Johnson (859) 377-0867 Thursday – February 16, 2023 @ (10:30am – 11:30am) Capital City Activity Center Franklin County Council on Aging, Inc. 202 Medical Heights Drive * Frankfort, KY 40601 frankfortkyseniors.org Contact: Anne Robbins (502) 223-5794 Saturday – February 18, 2023 @ (11:00am – 2:00pm) Ed Davis Learning Center (Georgetown – Scott County Parks and Recreation) 151 Ed Davis Lane * Georgetown, KY 40324 https://gscparks.com/facilities/ Contact: Tina Lilly (502) 294-8105 or (502) 867-5846 Friday – February 24, 2023 @ (00:00am – 00:00am) McNabb Elementary School Mt. Sterling, KY Contact: Ms. Catrec Garrett Saturday – February 25, 2023 @ (1:00pm – 2:00pm) Meade County Public Library 996 Old Ekron Road * Brandenburg, KY 40108 https://www.meadereads.org/ Contact: Julie Barksdale (270) 422-2094 Monday – February 27, 2023 @ (10:30am – 11:30am) McNabb Elementary School Mt. Sterling, KY Contact: Ms. Catrec Garrett Thursday – March 2, 2023 @ (5:30pm – 6:30pm) Rowan County Public Library 175 Beacon Hill Rd * Morehead, KY 40351 https://www.rowancountylibrary.org/ Contact: Cynthia Leach (606) 784-7137 Tuesday – March 7, 2023 @ (5:00pm – 6:00pm) Hopkins County Madisonville Public Library 425 E. Center Street * Madisonville, KY 42431-2137 https://publiclibrary.org/location/madisonville-branch/ Contact: Ashley Buchanan (270) 825-2680 Sunday – March 19, 2023 @ (1:00pm – 2:00pm) W.C. Young Community Center – Rosa Parks Hall 505 S Eighth Street * Paducah, KY 42003 https://www.facebook.com/wcyoungcenter/ Contact: Betty Dobson at (270) 443-7918 Saturday – March 25, 2023 @ (1:00pm – 2:00pm) Gateway Regional Arts Center 101 E. Main Street * Mount Sterling, KY 40353 https://www.grackentucky.org/ Contact: Jordan Campbell (859) 585-6018 Thursday – April 27, 2023 @ (5:30pm – 6:30pm) Breckinridge County Public Library @ Hardinsburg Main Library 308 Old Highway 60 * Hardinsburg, KY 40143 https://bcplibrary.org/hardinsburg-programs Contact: Sarah Flood (270) 756-2323 Friday – June 10, 2023 @ (8:00am – 10:00am) – “50th Annual BLACK EXPO” Owensboro, KY { 50th Black Expo } (Pancake Breakfast will be served). Saturday – June 17, 2023 @ (1:00pm – 2:00pm) – “Midway FREEDOM FESTIVAL” Midway, KY Contact: Clara Graham-Reid Monday – June 19, 2023 @ (1:00pm – 2:00pm) “JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION” Morehead State University – Upward Bound - JUNETEENTH 150 University Blvd. * Morehead, KY 40351 https://moreheadstate.edu/ Contact: Cheyenne Wilson (606) 783-2611 DD RAINBOW portrays NANCY GREEN in "Being Aunt Jemima - The Pancake Queen" (1834-1923) Script Written by: BO LIST Costume by: ROBERT HAVEN Performed by: DEBRA F. FAULK NANCY GREEN became one of the first prosperous African American women in the U.S. Green was born enslaved in Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1834. While in Kentucky she worked for the Walker family and moved with them to Chicago just after the Great Fire, in 1872. Eight years later, Nancy Green became "Aunt Jemima." Businessman R.T. Davis had purchased a pre-mixed, self-rising recipe for pancakes and wanted an "Aunt Jemima," a character from minstrel shows which were popular at the time, to be the face of his pancakes. "Aunt Jemima" would be a friendly, animated, African American cook who served a wealthy white family. Playing the role of "Aunt Jemima" gave Green financial independence few African Americans and few women experienced at the time. She used her wealth as a means to empower her community. She was particularly active in her church, leading missionary trips, investing in anti-poverty programs for African Americans, and advocating for equal rights. Though her work depended on a derogatory racial stereotype, her financial success demonstrates how black Americans could sometimes play on and use such images to their advantage. |
