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Local black churches are among groups that are set to end Black History Month with flair. Here are some that are combining music, dance, drama and oratory in their closing programs.
• Pioneers in the history of the Church of God in Christ will be highlighted at a history conference from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Greater Harvest Church of God in Christ, 2755. E. Overton Road. Denomination publisher David Hall of Memphis, Tenn., will be among the adult and youth speakers. Call 972-227-9451.
• The Charles Rice Learning Center handbell chorus will be featured among speakers, dancers and singers from several schools in a combined Black History Month program and feast sponsored by a coalition of churches from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Salem Institutional Baptist Church, 3918 Crozier St. Call 214-428-3797.
• The Southern Methodist University Voices of Inspiration gospel choir and classical pianist Eldred Marshall will be among singers, dancers and narrators who will explore Africa's influence on gospel music at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Mount Horeb Missionary Baptist Church, 3306 Carpenter Ave. Call 214-502-9077.
• The first African Heritage Pageant and Ancestral Tribute sponsored by the Hidden Valley and Singing Hills Neighborhood Improvement Associations has been postponed until further notice.
The New Orleans-style street parade and tribute has been postponed because of the sudden death of a key participant, Bishop Larry McGriff, pastor of Church of the Living God, at 1718 E. Overton Road in Oak Cliff, and an active community and interfaith leader. He died Thursday of an aneurysm, his family said. Visitation will be 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday at his church. A funeral is planned at noon Friday at The Inspiring Body of Christ Church, 7710 Westmoreland Road.
McGriff and Dr. Karen Hollie, pastor of Lifeway Church in Oak Cliff, were wed Dec. 27 in an elaborate ecumenical ceremony in which interfaith leaders and local dignitaries took part. In McGriff's honor, a discussion about how death influences religion, politics and community is planned at noon Saturday at Acts of Change, 3200 S. Lancaster Road, Suite 320 in the Lancaster-Kiest Shopping Center. To reserve a seat, e-mail ancestral.tribute10 @yahoo.com or call 214-498-5298.
• Dr. Joanne Cornwell is an expert in the care of natural hair for black women, the founder of the hair-care company Sisterlocks, and an associate professor of Africana Studies and French at San Diego State University. She will autograph her book That Hair Thing, lead a workshop on natural hair management, and discuss the movie Good Hair from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Bishop Arts Theater, 215 S. Tyler St. Tickets are $25-$35. To inquire, call 972-979-1706, e-mail shawna.ridley@sbcglobal.net, or visit www.platinumgrits .eventbright.com.
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