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Artist Description Samuel Obie, a longtime resident of Orange County, is known regionally for <br />his talents as a keyboardist and music/song writer. W e selected him <br />because of his first-hand experience and familiarity with the voting rights <br />movement and the music that inspired it. He will be performing the "music of <br />the movement." A video recording of one of his performances may be found <br />at: youtu.be/-NxRoP3FMk4?si=0zCyqhC2qz0l5Doq. <br />Anthony Patterson is a graduate student at North Carolina Central <br />University, and was chosen by his professor, Dr. Freddie Parker. <br />Kayla Beckett is a graduate student at North Carolina Agricultural & <br />Technical State University, and was chosen by her professor, Dr. Freddie <br />Parker. <br />Rashii Purefoy of Chapel Hill has been teaching interpretive and African <br />dance for decades. She first started teaching the Ebone Soul Strutters in <br />the 1970s as a recreational youth dance group for children of color. Since <br />then, she has nurtured multiple generations of Black Chapel Hill by teaching <br />dance as a source of pride and expression <br />Three groups of teenagers from three areas of the county will engage in <br />artistic expression regarding the power of the vote. They are: <br />1) NAACP Youth Council, under the direction of Lorie Clark. The YC serves <br />youth in the Chapel Hill Carrboro Branch of the NAACP. Most of the youth <br />are African American, Latino/an and/or Asian Americans. <br />2) Carolina Friends School High School Group. The Carolina Friends <br />School actively strives to be a community of staff, students, and families of <br />diverse backgrounds. As stated on their website: "Every day, we empower <br />our students to question the world around them, discover their passions, <br />think deeply, and use their voices in service of the greater good." <br />3) Cedar Grove Neighborhood Association Young Adults. Under the <br />direction of Danita Thompson, CGNA will recruit teenagers from the Orange <br />County School district community and northern Orange congregations. <br />Most households using the center are African American and live in the rural <br />parts of the county. <br />Trevor Holman is a renowned and award-winning African American <br />photographer or "visual storyteller" from Chapel Hill, now living in Orange <br />County, who will be taking photographs at the finale event. W e selected <br />Trevor because of his ability to capture the moment. W e will be posting his <br />photographs online, on the OCCRC website, so that many more people <br />have the opportunity to see the work of our youth and experience some <br />aspect of the event for days and years to come. <br />Are you hiring <br />multicultural artists <br />with the requested <br />funds from this <br />grant? <br />Yes <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 16E66793-3E26-4E39-A35F-F0AC9D3BF45C