About this Event
KIT Ministries Celebrates Black History in Bronzeville
Kingdom Impact Theater Ministries returns to Chicago's historic Bronzeville neighborhood on Saturday, February 28, to present, "Carter G. Woodson: Our Father, Who Art a Negro," the second of its America 250 theater festival, "Convergence of History: Four Anniversaries, One Faith."
The show will be presented at 12 PM at Timothy y Center, home of Timothy Community Corporation , 4351 S Drexel Blvd. Curtain raises at 12 PM followed immediately by an audience Q&A with the cast. The is free event, however, reservations are requested.
Event Date: February 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM (Central Time)
"Carter G. Woodson: Our Father, Who Art a Negro," is an interactive, talk-show conversation with the educator known as “The Father of Black History. The story is written and performed by KIT founding directors Michael Edgar Myers and Vikki J. Myers, to spotlight the anniversaries of two February rituals Woodson’s research inspired and their relevance to U.S. history. The milestones are
- · Negro History Week that Woodson established 100 years ago; which evolved into
- · Black History Month, established 50 years ago by Presidential proclamation.
The story of how these studies came to be and their relevance today is the focus of the script, a work-in-progress, based on the books and articles written by Dr. Woodson. The program depicts popular talk show hostess TaMaRah Overton interviewing Dr. Woodson before a studio audience as she prepares a Black history documentary.
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About The Show
Although both Negro History Week and Black History Month are long established within African-American communities and known among educators of all nationalities in the U.S., lesser known are the life of Woodson, his rationale and vision for creating a curriculum of study that concentrates on the global contributions of people of African descent. Sharing his goals and writings on this dual anniversary were one inspiration behind developing, “Carter G. Woodson: Our Father, Who Art a Negro.”
A more imperative motivation for this script is recent social, cultural and political discourse regarding the heritage of African-Americans This script unpacks this discourse through the investigative reporting of host TaMaRah Overton, who asks questions bandied about in headlines, municipal buildings and beauty shops across the county:
“What IS Black History? Who should teach it? What should be included? Is it edifying, or separatist? Earnest or commercial? Divisive or inclusive. In short, has the study of Black History outlived its creation?”
For answers, TaMaRah not only transcends time to interview Dr, Woodson, she dissects historic and current motives of America’s educational system, and the role of spirituality in shaping that system and American culture at-large. Audience participation encouraged.
About the Series
The Woodson story is one of six plays comprising a touring theater festival called, “Convergence of History: Four Anniversaries, One Faith,” created by KIT Ministries to dramatize the relationship between Black history, Christianity and the development of the United States as the nation approaches its 250th year of declared independence in July 2026. From January through June, KIT Ministries remounts a one-act play from its 30-year repertoire of history shows and presents them at select churches, schools, libraries and community agencies.
The series launched at the Timothy Center in January with “Strollin’ Down MLK," an imagined reunion between Martin Luther King and is wife, Coretta, making oalking alonbservations about the U.S. today as they walk along streets named in Rev. Dr. King's honor.
About the Company
Kingdom Impact Theater Ministries is an ensemble of theater missionaries whose mission is to entertain, educate, equip and empower churches, schools and community agencies by using performing arts to facilitate Safe-Faith Conversations.
Kingdom Impact Theater Ministries, based in Elk Grove Village, is a department of Artists in Christian Testimony Intl, a fully registered 501(c)(3) organization since 1973.
To learn more about Kingdom Impact Theater Ministries, visit kit-ministries.com, call 630-632-7775,
To learn more about the Convergence of History Project, click here.
About the Host
The mission of the Timothy Community Corporation (TCC), is to strengthen communities by, providing collaborative resources and access to innovative result-orientated health, leadership, and literacy programs to individuals and families.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Timothy Center, 4351 S. Drexel, Chicago, United States
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