A local black group on the North Shore? Outside of Evanston there aren't enough blacks on the North Shore to form much of a group.
Don't blame blacks or their leaders for the p.c. attitues of a Wilmette Park District official. Wilmette is overwhelmingly white. I can't imagine any black group being so p.c., especially with a history based musical like "Ragtime".
89.66% White,
0.56% Black
0.04% Native American
8.16% Asian
0.01% Pacific Islander
0.42% from other races
1.15% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.08% of the population.