Metro Birmingham NAACP hosts etiquette class for local youth

CHIP SCARBOROUGH WVTM 13. WELL, THE NAACP HOSTING AN ETIQUETTE CLASS FOR YOUNG MEMBERS TODAY. IN ADDITION TO TEACHING THEM A VARIETY OF SOCIAL SKILLS, THIS EVENT AIMS TO INFORM YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT BIRMINGHAM’S CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY. PRESIDENT OF THE METRO BIRMINGHAM CHAPTER OF THE NAACP SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT FOR OUR CHILDREN TO BE EDUCATED. 60 YEARS AGO, THINGS WEREN’T AS BEAUTIFUL AS THEY ARE NOW, AND IT’S STILL NOT BEAUTIFUL. BUT WE’RE TRYING TO MAKE IT BETTER, YOU KNOW? THEN I SAY EDUCATION IS THE KEY, BECAUSE IF YOU DON’T LEARN YOUR HISTORY, YOU WILL NEVER KNOW HOW TO MOVE FORWARD TO YOUR FUTURE. SO THAT’S ONE THING WE REALLY ARE INSPIRING OUR YOUTH TO DO THAT. NOW, TODAY’S CLASS IS AT THE 616 RESTAURANT INSIDE THE TUTWILER HOTEL. THE CHAPTER’S PRESIDENT SAYS SHE HOPES THESE KIDS WILL BE TAUGHT WHAT IT WAS THAT THEY ENDURED. THOSE MANY DECADES AGO AND