Art and soul on display at Black History Month Cultural Festival

URBANA – Just a few minutes before their step performance, Kenny Patton and Terrell Wyms check out the crowd in the Urbana High School Commons.

Hundreds of people fill the room, the heat rising from the crowd, as they gather around booths and tables. "It's kind of a shocker to me," said Wyms, a freshman at UHS, of their soon-to-be-audience.

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