A trio of weekend events in Utah variously put the focus on the Italian, Native American and Black communities.
The Sema Hadithi African American Heritage and Culture Foundation is holding a dinner gala on Friday and its annual Tell the Story history conference on Saturday, both at Rowland Hall school at 970 E. 800 South in Salt Lake City. A repeat of the history conference is set for Sept. 20 in Kaysville. They are paid events.
The Ancestral Remembrance Celebration and Recognition Dinner Gala, launched by Sema Hadithi founder Robert Burch in 2015, goes from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday. The event “celebrates the historic accomplishments of our African American ancestors, remembers them and recognizes those who have pushed Black history forward in Utah,” according to the organization’s promotional material…