Around 20 artists were on hand at Saturday's Opening for the current show, African-American History Month's Group exhibit, at the Howland Cultural Center. The well-attended Opening also included local musicians as well as a local poet entertaining the crowd who had the opportunity to interact with the artists while viewing their unique creations. Their colorful, multi media and powerful works of all these artists can be viewed throughout the month

Black History Art Show Exhibit Returns to Howland

Top: Tuskegee Airmen and scholarship awardees pose for a group photo during the 19th Annual Tuition Assistance Awards Celebration of the Major General Irene Trowell-Harris Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen held on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor, NY. Bottom right: Tuskegee Airmen “Coach” Roscoe Draper with Anne Palmer during the 19th Annual Tuition Assistance Awards Celebration of the Major General Irene Trowell-Harris Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor, NY. Bottom left: Members of the Newburgh Performing Arts Academy entertained those attending the 19th Annual Tuition Assistance Awards Celebration of the Major General Irene Trowell-Harris Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen held on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

19th Annual Tuskegee Airmen Tuition Assistance Awards Dinner

Winning TAKE 5 Tickets Were Sold in Dover Plains and Pawling

Several members of Iota Alpha Omega pose together for a group photo during the fundraiser.

“Hidden Figures” Private Screening Fundraiser

Hundreds of protesters gathered late Wednesday afternoon in Poughkeepsie to show their displeasure with President Trump’s recent travel ban and his plan to build a wall on the Mexico border.

Hundreds Gather to Protest Trump Travel Ban

Travel Ban Assistance Offered By YWCA Orange County

Anthony Johnson

Johnson to Emcee Tuskegee Airmen Dinner

Acclaimed multicultural percussionist, Jeff Haynes, sits behind a Hang Drum, one of several types of drums he played Saturday at the Poughkeepsie Public Library. Haynes, a City of Beacon resident, along with a guest musician, Sean Harkness, and other music guests, entertained the crowd for an hour with a rhythmic journey titled, "Listen to the Rhythms of Black History," a celebration honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as Black History Month. Photo: For the Hudson Valley Press/JENNIFER WARREN

Haynes Honors Martin Luther King Jr., Pete Seeger

Clockwise from top: Mrs. Grace Bowles with children from her workshop discuss what they learned during the Black History Committee of the Hudson Valley 48th Annual Martin Luther King Jr Celebration on Monday, January 16, 2017 at New Hope Baptist Church in Newburgh, NY; Rev. Nelson McAllister offers remarks during the Black History Committee of the Hudson Valley 48th Annual Martin Luther King Jr Celebration on Monday, January 16, 2017 at New Hope Baptist Church in Newburgh, NY; Mrs. Sadie Tallie, President of the Black History Committee of the Hudson Valley, offers remarks during the organizations 48th Annual Martin Luther King Jr Celebration on Monday, January 16, 2017 at New Hope Baptist Church in Newburgh, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Black History Committee Celebrates MLK Day

On the same day women rallied by the thousands in the nation’s capital and their hometowns in protest of the new administration of President Donald Trump, local activists in Beacon held a demonstration of their own.

Demonstrators in Beacon Protest Against New Admin.

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