Festival Concludes Black History Month

It’s not often one sees collard greens and chicken empanadas on the same plate. But then, that was the whole point.

On Friday, the last day of Black History Month, staff, students and parents at Hillery T. Broadous Elementary School in Pacoima concluded four weeks of observance and study with a multicultural food and dress festival in the school’s auditorium.

The event was part educational assembly and part community outreach, said Broadous Principal Calvin Lloyd.

Broadous, which is named after the patriarch of a prominent local African American family, is located in a part of Pacoima that was once home primarily to African Americans. In recent years, Latinos have become the largest ethnic group in the area.