The East Lake Family YMCA and Drew Charter School are hosting their sixth annual Black History Month parade Saturday, Feb. 7, at noon.
The event is free and will feature a marching band, cheerleaders, horses, elected officials, local vendors, and more. This year, the East Lake Family YMCA is celebrating 25 years of Black Excellence in East Lake.
Dooshima Mngerem, East Lake Family YMCA associate executive director, said the event is to honor the rich history and culture of East Lake, which is a historically black neighborhood with the exceptionally large housing project, “East Lake Meadows,” originating there in the 90s…