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Southeast Tennis and Learning Center's
7th Annual Blacks in Wax

   

This year's vignette theme  "Struggle to Serve 1865 to 1965…” illustrates the impact the 1865 voting amendment and, 100 years later, the 1965 voting rights act had on the lives of African Americans as they struggled for the right to vote;  hence the right to be elected and selected to serve their country.  Positions such as Mayors, Congressmen, Cabinet Officials and the President of the United States have been the great outcome of this struggle to serve.  The vignette is a rich portrayal of historical and contemporary characters we are familiar with, those we may have forgotten, and those we never knew existed.

Once again, the renowned Blacks in Wax museum continues to entertain and educate as the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center scholars  portray characters such as Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, Serena Williams, Cab Calloway, Maya Angelou and many others in a museum-like setting.  Witness over 50 youth ages 6-17 transform from a posed "wax replica" of a character to a live portrayal of some of the most notable African Americans in our history. 
Friday, March 15
Southeast Tennis and Learning Center

701 Mississippi Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20032
Show Times:
1:00PM - 3:00PM, Matinee Performance for Community Schools and Seniors
7:00pm – 9:00pm General Performance for the Public 



Admission Free-Donations Appreciated


Saturday, March 23
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
Show Times:
5:00PM - 6:00PM
(Museum - Hall of States)

6:00PM - 7:00PM
(Vignette - Millennium Stage)

For Information Call: 202-467-4600






SETLC Tennis Scholar
Challenges Top Pros at U.S. Open

 

Flanked by Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams, SETLC's own Taylor "Woodie" McKnight gets a high-five from Roger Federer for his performance in a "Beat the Pros" competition. (Photo: Philip Hall/USTA)

The event took place August 25, as part of Arthur Ashe Kids' Day events leading up to the 2012 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Arthur Ashe Kids' Day benefits the USTA National Junior Tennis League (NJTL), founded by Ashe in 1969, along with Charlie Pasarell and Sheridan Snyder. Ashe envisioned NJTL to reach young people in urban areas and "teach them about matters more important than tennis."

 



View
Movement to MONUMENT
at the Kennedy Center,
with SETLC tennis scholars.

ABC7 News' Sam Ford
takes a behind-the-scenes look
at the 6th Annual
Blacks in Wax program

Enjoy video highlights
of the Tennis Ball II
courtesy of Comcast

View scenes from SETLC's
previous Blacks in Wax
programs, including
From Chains to Change,
Lift Every Voice...
and Stand, and Reverb's
Black History in Harmony
at the Kennedy Center,
with SETLC tennis scholars.

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and Funders
including: