Bringing Black Back

What is your Drum? This was the question asked at Carver's annual Black History Month celebration. Your "Drum" is a term to describe how you express yourself. Whether you use your body, voice or your brain, we all play our drums in a powerful and unique way. Being a highly black populated school, there were a surplus of students ready to take the stage and demonstrate their talents.

Thanks to the efforts of every student, no matter what they look like the day was a splendid experience, said to be one of the best in Carver History so far. In this article we will highlight just a few of the events that took place, to help give the reader a glimpse of the Carver experience.

Ramier Jones

Before the show began, the audience was given a small speech about the importance of mindfulness. Students were told to be respectful, as the students began their performances.

Qamar Coleman

Qamar did an amazing job introducing the beginning the show, and helping to get the crowd ready for such an experience!

Aniyah Harris

Shamiyah Boozer

They gave a powerful performance to "Lord is Coming" by H.E.R. They struck the crowd with their lyrics that were composed into not only a song, but a poem as well.

Mecca Davis

Morgan Bryson

Mecca and Morgan showed the crowd their amazing talents with praise dance. Using emotion, they quickly drew the audience in!

Amirah Bunn, Nialah Crawford, Kayla Solomon, Amirah Fullard

A few of carver 's freshmen student preformed dance routines for the Black History Month assembly. One of the dances featured "Money" by Cardi B. the whole crowd was amazed by how wonderful the dance was.

Lisber Guillon

Amirah Harris

Together Lisber and Amirah performed original poems that left the crowed touched and moved.

Jakyla Miller

Jakyla showed the crowd her vocal talent with "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by J. Johnson. Finishing with Beyonce's "Diva" and "Freedom", she showed the true definition of a strong, black woman pushing through with her performance.

Enginettes

Ilyas Randolph

Introverted Ilyas proved himself tremendously during the assembly. Showcasing his own poem/rap, he pumped the crowd up with his insane punchlines!

Isaiah Woods

Isaiah performed his own original song that impressed everyone in the crowd. He even surprised the audience with several special guests including Shanya Robinson-Owens!

Amoya Donaldson

Zanji Bowen

Asata Mander

Several students led a fashion show to support Devin Fowler's black-owned "Livin' " apparel. From t-shirts to hoodies, they definitely expressed the diverse talents throughout Carver!

Maia Grimes

Maia shows off some more of the "Livin'" merch that has been printed on the back of this custom denim jacket.

Quotes and Feedback

We spoke with several staff members and students apart of the E&S community about their own feelings and experiences with the show.

"I loved Aniyah and Shamiyah's performance a lot. It was extremely spiritual".

-Johnai, 12th grade

"Honestly, my favorite part would have to be my own performance. I've been writing for a really long time and I've never actually performed in front of that many people before. For me to finally showcase that in front of everybody was great to me. I didn't expect the reaction I got at all. I enjoyed it."

-Ilyas, 11th grade

"The community at E&S is so crazy".

Ramier, 10th grade

"I really enjoyed the Mr. Milton impression. It was very creative. I also liked how the music corresponded so well with the story the students wanted to tell".

-Mr. Repella

I thought it was great. It feels great when you see student-led programs like that unfold!

-Mr. Lick

"The entire production was great and ran smoothly. You could tell a tremendous amount of time and effort was put in. I am grateful to have been able to watch the show and I hope that they continue to get better and better every year".

-Safiyyah, 12th grade

A special thanks to all of the photographers, editors, volunteers, teachers, and other artists that made this assembly as successful as it was!