25th annual Trailblazer Black History Program honors various local organizations

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - The 25th annual Trailblazers Black History Program honored various local organizations Sunday.

Those organizations honored: Boys to Men and Leading Ladies, Black Male Scholars, For a Real Change Inc., Girl in the Mirror, Light of Chance, Police Officers With Educated, Responsible Girls (POWERG) and the WKU Young Male Leadership Academy.

The Trailblazers Program took place at State Street Baptist Church.

Several local officials and leaders were in attendance including, Congressman Brett Guthrie, Rep. Patti Minter, Mayor Todd Alcott and more.

Video presentations by all the organizations being honored were shown during Sunday’s Trailblazers recognition in hopes to raise awareness about each organization.

The Trailblazers Awards is a program administered by a committee made up of members of these five churches: Mt. Zion Baptist, Taylor Chapel AME, Seventh Street Baptist, Eleventh Street Baptist and State Street Baptist.