Song and music marked the beginning of Saturday’s Black History Month celebration at the Bronzeville Children’s Museum.
A diverse group of kids and their families enjoyed a two-hour long program hosted by the South Side museum, which happens to be the first and only African-American children’s museum in the country.
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Cynthia Brown attended the event with her 21-month old grandson Kato and his 5-year-old brother.
“I just think it’s very important for kids as young as possible,” Brown said. “Begin to expose them and continue to expose them is how they’ll learn.”
The afternoon event not only celebrated the culture of Black excellence, but the museum also honored Lonnie Johnson as apart of their ongoing exhibit encouraging students of color to participate in science and technology.
Johnson is an African-American NASA aerospace engineer who invented a popular kids’ toy, the “Super Soaker,” among other things. It has generated over a billion dollars in sales.