The Elmont community will commemorate Black History Month on Sunday, Feb. 10 at the Elmont Public Library on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont. Festivities will begin at 3 p.m. with a two-hour round table discussion moderated by Aubrey Phillips. At 5 p.m., there will be the annual awards ceremony in the library auditorium featuring performances by Sewanhaka Central High School District and Elmont School District students as well as the St. John's University Gospel Choir.

The Black History Month Celebration is entering its fifth year. It is sponsored by Elmont Online and the Elmont Community Awareness Program (ECAP). Among the awards presented are the Dr. Carter G. Woodson Award and the 21st Assembly District Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards presented by Assemblyman Tom Alfano.

Last year, Carol Parker Duncanson was presented with the Dr. Carter G. Woodson Award and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards went to John Sullivan and Joel Jackson.

The celebration is an important event that brings the community together with poems, song, dance and recognition of some of Elmont's many community leaders.