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IN PICTURES: ST. PAUL AME CHURCH HOSTS ‘BLACK HISTORY IN THE PARK’ CELEBRATION

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Alex Rickert
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a group of people standing around a table covered in food
Volunteers cook and serve delicious food available for all guests.

Marathon residents gathered for a “Black History in the Park” celebration on Feb. 25 at Jessie Hobbs Park, hosted by Pastor Larry White of St. Paul AME Church. For more than five hours, guests enjoyed delicious food, fun and games, while taking in artistic and spoken celebrations of black history.

Film strip artwork from Kyon Royal celebrates black leaders and historical figures
Miami resident Matthew Price displays a visual of clippings of Black history.
Doro Hawkins is one of the many volunteers preparing delicious food to share at no cost to attendees.
Attendees enjoy fellowship time.
Lettie Williams, left, Carol Hanna and Ulaf Phinney are some of the locals who enjoyed good food and fellowship at the Black History Month celebration.
Brothers Kyon, right, and Kyndal Royal enjoy a little one-on-one ball time.
Pastor Larry White, second from left, takes the lead in singing the black national anthem as celebration attendees join in.
Film strip artwork from Kyon Royal celebrates black leaders and historical figures
Alex Rickert
Alex Rickert
Alex Rickert made the perfectly natural career progression from dolphin trainer to newspaper editor in 2021 after freelancing for Keys Weekly while working full time at Dolphin Research Center. A resident of Marathon since 2015, he fell in love with the Florida Keys community by helping multiple organizations and friends rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Irma. An avid runner, actor, and spearfisherman, he spends as much of his time outside of work on or under the sea having civil disagreements with sharks.

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