Fifteen-year-old Elizabeth
(“Lizzie”) Kimbrough is behind the upcoming event “Ain’t I A Woman: A Tribute
to African American Women” which will take place Feb. 22nd at 2pm at
the Nashville Church of Scientology. The tribute will celebrate the history and
lives of African American women, including Sojourner Truth, Maya Angelou and
Nikki Giovanni. Kimbrough will bring to life the legacy of these women through
dance, poetry and recitations.
Lizzie Kimbrough, a
sophomore at St. Cecilia High School, is running for Miss Jabberwock, a program
of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority which raises funds for the Minerva Foundation to
fund college scholarships.
According to nashvillealumnae.com,
the Minerva Foundation has goals to “engage in public service programs that
promote and encourage high intellectual, cultural, and moral standards among
residents in the Metro Nashville community; establish, foster and organize
educational, historical and cultural programs that will provide meaningful
inter-generational activities and improve the quality of life for future
generation.”
The event “Ain't I A Woman”
is a one-woman show in which Kimbrough will dance and recite poetry in tribute
to African American women. Far from her
first event, she has performed and competed with the Malone Dance Academy, has
participated in the Nashville Prevent “So You Think You Can Dance” competition,
and won four years in a row in the Omega Psi Phi Talent Hunt.
Kimbrough took first place
in the 2012/2013 Vanderbilt Poetry and Essay Contest (middle school category) for
her speech “Elizabeth’s Dream” which went on to be published on Vanderbilt
University’s website. She then recited her speech at Vanderbilt’s Martin Luther
King, Jr. annual lecture series and spoke at the Nashville City-Wide Martin
Luther King, Jr. Celebration.
“Ain’t I A Woman: A
Tribute to African American Women” will take place Feb. 22nd at 2pm
in the Nashville Church of Scientology Community Hall. For more information,
contact Julie Brinker at 615-687-4600.
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