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Black History Live will hold a free community performance at Stargazers Theatre and Event Center (10 South Parkside Drive) on Wednesday, Feb. 16. The community event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and is made possible through a co-sponsorship by University of the Rockies, the Colorado Springs Diversity Forum, Colorado Humanities and Stargazers Theatre and Event Center. 

Seating for the free performance is limited, so RSVPs are required. Contact info@cospdiversityforum.org. 

Black History Live is an annual state-wide performance tour where nationally recognized scholars portray African-Americans who have made important contributions to U.S. history. 

The 2011 tour features a man known only as “York” who was enslaved to William Clark for nearly 30 years. As a slave, York joined Clark and Meriwether Lewis in the first U.S. expedition to the Pacific Ocean. 

York will be portrayed by Hasan Davis, a noted poet, scholar, storyteller, youth advocate and business owner. He holds a juris doctorate degree from the University of Kentucky and serves on the Federal Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee.  

The Black History Live Tour is produced by Colorado Humanities to raise awareness of the contributions African-Americans have made to our history and culture. For more information, visit www.coloradohumanities.org. 

About University of the Rockies

University of the Rockies is a graduate school specializing in master's and doctorate degree programs in psychology. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (www.ncahlc.org), classes are offered online and at the University's Colorado Springs, Colorado, campus. For more information, please visit www.rockies.edu or call Shari Rodriguez, associate vice president of Public Relations, at 866.621.0124 x2513.