The Chantels sell out Cape High theater
The Chantels, the groundbreaking African American girl group of rhythm and blues, performed in Lewes to raise funds for the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice. The concert was held at the Cape Henlopen High School theater June 18, as a part of the Juneteenth Celebration.
The Chantels’ hit “Maybe” was ranked 199 in Rolling Stone’s Magazine’s 500 Greatest Hits of All Time in 2004.
Proceeds from the concert will support the SDARJ’s current and expanding programs and activities, all of which are aimed at ending racism and its corrosive consequences. SDARJ is a nonpartisan organization with a mission to educate, inform and advocate for racial justice, equality and fair opportunity.
The 2022 SDARJ Charlotte King Scholarship winners are Nicolas Alexander Francois, Tia Jarvis and Tyller Maltbie of Cape Henlopen High School; Trinity Nicole Harris of Sussex Central; Jacquez and Ashlyn Toppin of Laurel; and Anjolie Japhia Suberro of Woodbridge.
Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs.
