150227 Black History 2

James Neiss/staff photographer Niagara Falls, NY - Young actors, from bottom to top, Mikkel Howard, 8, Aliyah Johnson, 8, Mehki Howard, 7, Ethan Bullard, 6, James Dolson Jr., 11, Janesha Peay, 12 and Jeremiah Jones, 6, are ready to hit the stage for the Mount Erie Missionary Baptist Church presentation of "The Emancipation Proclamation Freedom isn't Free," as part of Black History Month.