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Black Student Leadership Council shares more information about showcase events for Black History Month
PACIFIC FROM OUR KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN SKYCAM NETWORK. WELL, AS YOU LIKELY KNOW, FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THE BLACK STUDENT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WANTS TO CELEBRATE. AS PART OF THAT, THEY WILL HOST TWO SHOWCASES AS WELL AS AN EVENING PERFORMANCE. HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT IS JOHN JACKSON WITH THE BLACK STUDENT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, AND ONE OF THE MEMBERS TELL US YOUR NAME. HI, I’M IVANA SARGENT AND I ATTEND OMAHA NORTH HIGH SCHOOL. AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. SO WHAT ARE THESE PERFORMANCES ABOUT? OKAY, SO THE BLACK HISTORY HERITAGE PROGRAM IS A SHOWCASE THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE OMAHA COMMUNITY. WE BROADCAST WITH LIKE ALL OF, LIKE THE OPS SCHOOLS, AND WE SHOW DANCES, POEMS, SINGING LIKE ALL EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN REALLY THINK OF. SUPER COOL. AND THIS IS THE NINTH YEAR. WHAT MAKES 2026 DIFFERENT? WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT IS WE’VE SEEN THE EVOLUTION OF SLCC OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TEN YEARS. WE OBVIOUSLY STARTED IT, ESTABLISHED IT HERE IN OMAHA IN 2013, EXCUSE ME IN 2016. AND SO WE’VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT GROW. WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM IN PLACES SUCH AS THE ROSE THEATER. WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL HAS OPENED UP THEIR DOORS TO US. OF COURSE, NORTH HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO WE CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO CARRY IT OUT. AND THIS ONE IS SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE’VE BEEN IN EXISTENCE HERE FOR TEN YEARS NOW. AND SO THIS IS PRETTY SPECIAL TO SEE HOW THE COMMUNITY RECEIVES IT. AND IT’S BECOME A CORNERSTONE OF THE EVENTS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION. BUT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT CELEBRATING THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. JOHN, YOU WORK WITH THESE STUDENTS EVERY YEAR. WHAT’S THE MOST REWARDING ASPECT FOR YOU? I’VE ALWAYS SAID THAT I AM MORE INTERESTED IN THE REWARDS THAN I AM THE AWARDS, AND SO SEEING WHAT HAPPENS WITH THEIR LIVES AND WATCHING THEM GROW FROM BEING VERY SHY, MAYBE INTROVERTED, AND REALLY BEING ABLE TO STAND PROUDLY AS WELL AS CONFIDENTLY, NOT ONLY IN THEIR OWN CULTURAL SPACE, BUT JUST AS THEY’RE DEVELOPING AS BEING YOUNG PEOPLE. SO TO SEE THAT GROWTH OVER THE COURSE OF THOSE FOUR YEARS, AND THEN WATCH THEM COME BACK AS ALUMNI AND THEN HELP SERVE AND SUPPORT WHAT’S HAPPENING AND GIVING BACK IS PRETTY SPECIAL. THAT’S GOT TO FEEL SO SPECIAL. TELL US ABOUT WHAT THE BLACK STUDENT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL DOES IN GENERAL AND WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT. IT’S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT BRINGS LEADERSHIP SKILLS TOWARDS THE YOUTH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, OF JUST BECOMING LIKE LEARNING THE EDUCATION THAT JACKSON TEACHES US. WE ALSO BRING A COMMUNITY TOGETHER. I WOULD SAY, LIKE, AS SOMEONE WHO CAME MY FRESHMAN YEAR, VERY INTROVERTED, I LEARNED I GOT TO BE SO MUCH EDUCATED ON HOW TO JUST BECOME MORE OF, YOU KNOW, BEING LIKE MY BLACK BODY OF JUST, YOU KNOW, BEING JUST OUT AND ABOUT. SO I JUST SAY IT’S VERY IMPORTANT JUST TO, YOU KNOW, SHOWCASE TO THE COMMUNITY WHAT WE LEARN AND ALL OF THAT. AWESOME. HOW CAN PEOPLE CHECK OUT THIS YEAR’S EVENT? ABSOLUTELY. YOU CAN PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE. WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TO PURCHASE AHEAD, AND YOU CAN EMAIL US AT INFO AT ORG. BUT TO GET YOUR TICKETS, GO TO WW ELKHORN. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK AND FACEBOOK. LEARN MORE ABOUT IT AND CHOIR AND YOU WILL, I PROMISE YOU, YOU REALLY WILL ENJOY YOURSELVES AT THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY PUT IN A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE THIS THING HAPPEN. AND IF I MAY JUST ADD VERY QUICKLY, WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE PROGRAM IS THEY ARE EVERYTHING FROM THE BACKSTAGE DIRECTORS TO THE AUDIO VISUAL
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Black Student Leadership Council shares more information about showcase events for Black History Month
February is Black History Month and the Black Student Leadership Council in Omaha wants to celebrate. As part of that, they will host two showcases as well as an evening performance. John Jackson and the Black Student Leadership Council joined KETV to discuss the performance and how people can check it out.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
February is Black History Month and the Black Student Leadership Council in Omaha wants to celebrate.
As part of that, they will host two showcases as well as an evening performance.
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John Jackson and the Black Student Leadership Council joined KETV to discuss the performance and how people can check it out.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
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