Ceremony embraces Black history

Giffen Memorial Elementary School celebrated Black History Month on Friday with song, poetry, dance and more.

Besides staff and student performances, the show featured a short film about data scientist and inventor Valerie Thomas; students from different classes were quizzed about her accomplishments afterward, and those with the correct answer won a prize for their class.

The event wrapped up with a talk by Paul Stewart, a co-founder of the not-for-profit Underground Railroad Education Center.

Take a look at a Facebook photo album from the event. (You don't need a Facebook account to see the photos linked in the highlighted text. A window may appear that says, "To see more from Albany City Schools on Facebook, log on or create an account,” but you can dismiss it by clicking “not now.”)