Vol. 23 No.

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The Baltimore Times

June 12 - 18, 2009 Complimentary

Healthy Habits Harvest at Harford Heights Elementary School Page 10

BSO, Baltimore City Schools announce relocation of OrchKids Program Page 14

They came, they blazed

By Gregory Kane

Caribbean American Heritage Month proclaimed!

ndia Black blazed the runway. So did Carla Young. Michael Montague blazed the runway, as did Aeysia Whitfield-Hill, Tia Dupree, Sydney Kearney, Nijah White, Raeven Dove, Tionna Powell and Dazhene Merritt. Regina Smith didnt just blaze the runway; she absolutely SCORCHED it. These young, gifted, talented, black models all 25 or under were part of Flair Dance and Modeling Studios Blaze The Runway show, held May 24 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Timonium. They strutted. The twirled. They posed. They dipped. They put on one of Flairs best fashion shows, and Flair puts on quite a few. Oh, and the models ages three to eleven years old werent too bad either. I got an anonymous call the Tuesday after the show, said Andrea Travis, Flairs vice president and fashion director. It was from a woman who attended the show. She couldnt praise us enough. There was much to praise. Each scene was exquisitely choreographed and crafted. Most were born in Travis creative mind, as was the title of the show. I see the trendy titles of the fashion shows that are being held, Travis said. I needed something better than Rip The Runway. I needed something that was really going to depict what was happening on that runway. Continued on page 19

Mayor Sheila Dixon declared June as Caribbean Heritage Month at City Hall on June 10, 2009. Joining the Mayor were members of her staff of Caribbean decent and members od the Caribbean Community. Photo by Mark Dennis By Zaina Adamu Maryland. Immigrants have contributed to the founders of our country, said Mayor Dixon. We are creating a new generation of native Caribbean descent. Caribbean-American Heritage Month fosters a set of ideals, which stimulates action in Caribbean communities across the United States. According to the official website of Caribbean-American month, the purpose behind the monumental commemoration is to celebrate the great contributions of Caribbean Americans to the fabric of the nation, and pay tribute to the common culture and bonds of friendship that unite the United States and the Caribbean countries. Following the event, guests were served mixture of Caribbean and American foods to complement the celebration. The mood set in City Hall resonated after the event as visitors left the building in laughter, carry-out plates in hand and a new way to honor another significant moment in American history.

altimore residents accompanied the long, bronze, vintage columns in City Hall on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 when Mayor Sheila Dixon proclaimed June as Caribbean American Heritage Month. Dancers dressed in traditional carnival costumes highlighted the event, along with kind remarks from Mayor Dixon, and announcements from Ricardo Nugent, president of the Jamaican Association of