Eight Black teens from Aurora will make history on this first weekend of Black History Month at 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, at Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Boulevard, Aurora.
They are the first-ever contestants in the inaugural Mr. and Miss Black Aurora Pageant presented by the City’s African American Heritage Advisory Board.
This weekend, the students representing several of Aurora’s high schools will take to the stage to compete in three categories – talent, fashion, and public speaking – after a choreographed opening dance routine featuring all contestants.
The top scorers will take home the crowns, a cash prize, and represent Aurora’s Black community as Mr. and Miss Black Aurora for the duration of the year, including raising the Juneteenth Flag at the City’s Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony.
Modeled after similar pageants at HBCUs, the Mr. and Miss Black Aurora Pageant aims to provide a platform for Black students to express their talents, culture, and heritage.
Tickets to the pageant sold out in less than an hour.
—City of Aurora government