January, 2007: Students from Trey Whitfield School of Brooklyn, N.Y., relax after their performance commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. at Dublin School. Trey Whitfield students had been performing at Dublin School on Civil Rights Day for 14 years. The students are, from left, Chalice Christian of Brooklyn, Tysa Pringle of Queens, Tiora Hendricks of Brooklyn and Iisis Chesnut of Brooklyn.
January, 2007: Students from Trey Whitfield School of Brooklyn, N.Y., relax after their performance commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. at Dublin School. Trey Whitfield students had been performing at Dublin School on Civil Rights Day for 14 years. The students are, from left, Chalice Christian of Brooklyn, Tysa Pringle of Queens, Tiora Hendricks of Brooklyn and Iisis Chesnut of Brooklyn. Credit: File Photo

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