[March, 2009] The first in planned annual celebrations of "Beyond Black History Month" was inaugurated at the Trinity Episcopal Church, Takoma DC with performances by the Takoma Park Community Band with Maestro Gerald Younger. The concert, also sponsored by The Takoma DC Neighborhood Association and the Northgate Kiwanis Club of DC and MD, additionally included readings by Dr. Carolivia Herron and friends from her new opera, "Let Freedom Sing: The Story of Marian Anderson".
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![Reading the libretto of the opera \"Let Freedom Sing: The Story of Marian Anderson\" by Dr. Carolivia Herron](http://www.takomatheatreconservancy.org/images/images_content/BeyondBlackHistoryMonth/134_3435.jpg "Reading the libretto of the opera \\"Let Freedom Sing: The Story of Marian Anderson\\" by Dr. Carolivia Herron")
![Dr. Carolivia Herron, librettist for \"Let Freedom Sing\"](http://www.takomatheatreconservancy.org/plugins/content/plugin_besps/besps.png "Dr. Carolivia Herron, librettist for \\"Let Freedom Sing\\"")