Hundreds of students from elementary and high schools in the Archdiocese of Chicigo gathered Feb. 26 in Holy Name Cathedral for the annual service, which was planned by a committee of high school students. This year's theme was, "We Are Different Because We Are One." During the service, school superintendent Jim Rigg gave the African-American Heritage Award to Bobbie Hicks, 92, the first African-American lay teacher in the archdiocese's Catholic schools.
Ariel Hall and Vieniarz Porte, from Christ the King High School and De La Salle Institute, give the opening prayer at the Black History Month prayer service Feb. 26 at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago to celebrate Black History Month with a special prayer service.
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