The NCS and STA students who participated in the Wednesday event, with Ms. Flores at front left. NCS students visit with the Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, the Washington National Cathedral's canon theologian.

NCS Helps Celebrate Opening of African American Museum

Ten NCS students helped the Cathedral celebrate the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Ten NCS students took part in a Sept. 21 celebration of the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the Mall.
 
"God's Gonna Trouble the Water" drew several hundred people to the Washington National Cathedral for readings, music, and panel discussions about the role African American spirituals have played in American history.
 
Tasha Walters '18, Mikaelle Mathurin '19, and Blaise Pelote '19 joined two St. Albans students -- Donovan Rolle '17 and Charles Snowden '17 -- as the readers in the program. They spoke the words of slaves, freedmen, the author W.E.B. DuBois, and SNCC field secretary Phyllis Martin. They also participated in some of the discussions, joining Cathedral leaders such as the Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, canon theologian, and academics such as Dr. Kehembe V. Eichelberger of Howard University. Musicians from Howard, the Cathedral, and Washington Performing Arts also participated.

A recording of the evening can be viewed on YouTube.
 
Several other NCS and STA students served as ushers. NCS is proud of all of these students for taking part in a memorable evening, and we extend our thanks to Rachael Flores, NCS's director of diversity and multicultural education, and Donna Denizé, STA's English chair, for coordinating the schools' involvement.
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    • The NCS and STA students who participated in the Wednesday event, with Ms. Flores at front left.

    • NCS students visit with the Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, the Washington National Cathedral's canon theologian.