was founded in 1955 and merged with the association of the study of african american life, better nonas asaalom the beginning, the society has always centered its always black history month activities around the themes established by asaala. this year's black history month theme is the black family, representation, identity, and diversity. today's program and other society programs throughout the month of february will address this theme. we hope you will enjoy and be inspired by it. as is our custom and tradition, we'll begin with an invocation, which will be given by pastor kirk davis, who's affiliated with kiros fellowship. it will be followed by the singing of the negro national anthem. >> hello, everyone. this is amazing, this is a great time. i'm thankful for being a part of this. my name is pastor kirk davis. i am a part of kiros fellowship in bayview-hunters point, and i want to say thank you for allowing me to be a part of this. let me start by saying one of my monikers, things that i say all the time, is life is a beautiful mess. come on, somebody say it with me. that life can be th

was founded in 1955 and merged with the association of the study of african american life, better nonas asaal the beginning, the society has always centered its always black history month activities around the themes established by asaala. this year's black history month theme is the black family, representation, identity, and diversity. today's program and other society programs throughout the month of february will address this theme. we hope you will enjoy and be inspired by it. as is our custom and tradition, we'll begin with an invocation, which will be given by pastor kirk davis, who's affiliated with kiros fellowship. it will be followed by the singing of the negro national anthem. >> hello, everyone. this is amazing, this is a great time. i'm thankful for being a part of this. my name is pastor kirk davis. i am a part of kiros fellowship in bayview-hunters point, and i want to say thank you for allowing me to be a part of this. let me start by saying one of my monikers, things that i say all the time, is life is a beautiful mess. come on, somebody say it with me. that life can be the