Community Kwanzaa Celebration December 31
Kwanzaa kinara. Photo: Pxhere.com. Creative commons
Source: Black Business Association of Amherst Area
The Black Business Association of Amherst Area will host a community celelbration of the sixth day of Kwanzaa, Kuumba/ Creativity, on Sunday December 31, from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. in the Theater Room of New Africa House, 181 Infirmary Way, UMass. The event will feature refreshments and a keynote address by Professor Amilcar Shabazz entitled “The Creative Economy and the Gift of Black Folx”. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are invited to bring a potluck dish to share.
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Event Program
Emcee: Dr. Sonji Anderson
1:00 PM
Kukaribisha—Welcoming
Opening Remarks: Mrs Pat Ononibaku, BBAAA
1:15 PM
Kushangilla—Rejoicing
Libation Ceremony: Andrea Battle
Communal Drink from the Unity Cup
Calling the names of Black Ancestors and Heroes
1:30 PM
Karamu—Feast
Sharing of Meal
2:00 PM
Dancing, Poetry, and Other Performances
3:00 PM
Kuumba–Remembering
Cultural Reflections
3:15 PM
Kuchunguza Tena Na Kutoa Ahadi Tena—Reassessment and Recommittment
Keynote: Professor Amilcar Shabazz, “The Creative Economy and the Gift of Black Folkx”
3:30 PM
Tamshi La Tutaonan—Closing Remarks