2014 Kwanzaa Schedule

1 p.m. – Friday December  26 Umoja – Unity – Kwanzaa Childrens fun and games –  The Mancala –The Mancala is a family fun activity for all ages.  We will sit down collectively and make our own zawada gift. We will used craft supplies to create and decorate our own game. After our Mancala game is created, we will play together. We will also learn the history of Mancala.  Adinkra Bingo and other fun cultural games.

7 p.m. – Friday December  26 Umoja -Unity  – Candle lighting ceremony,, Performances by  Kwanzaa Youth Warriors, Mandinka’13 Dance Company. Guest speakers (TBA) on using Kwanzaa as a tool of liberation.  Free and open to public, call 214-943-8262 for more information.

1p.m.  Saturday December  27 Kujichagulia -Self Determination –  Childrens Zawadi – Gift Making Workshop and more fun Kwanzaa games.  All are invited to make handmade zawadi giftS.  Free and all supplies provided.

7 p.m.  Saturday December 27 -Kujichagulia  -Self Determination – viewing of Black Candle, narrated by Maya Angelou and Directed M.K. Asante.  Watch The Black Candle featured on the NBC New York’s Positively Black. In this segment, director M.K. Asante, Jr. discusses the vision behind the film, working behind-the-scenes with Dr. Maya Angelou, and the overall success of the movie.  Sponsored by Dallas Chapter NBUF.

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Special Tribute to Paul Robeson

1 p.m – Sunday December 28 Ujima -Collective Work and Responsibility-  Childrens Kwanzaa Bingo and other Games, Free and open to Pulic

3 p.m. Sunday December 28 – Ujima –Collective Work and Responsibility-   Candle Lighting ceremony, Kwanzaa Youth Warriors, African Drumming and Tribute to the great Paul Robeson.  Screening the film “The Tallest Tree in our Forest” chronicles Paul Robeson as a genius, athlete, actor, labor activist, fighter for civil rights and world peace.

All organizations are invited to discuss their work.  We will also here from organizers with the “Black Lives Matter” Movement and other organizations against exploitation and oppression of humanity.  Robeson’s legacy also resonates deeply in the labor movement.

Citing Robeson’s words:  “To be free — to walk the good American earth as equal citizens, to live without fear, to enjoy the fruits of our toil, to give our children every opportunity in life — that dream which we have held so long in our hearts is today the destiny that we hold in our hands,” .  Kwanzaa Childrens Activities Organized during Program.

Monday December 29, 1 p.m  – Ujamaa –Cooperative Economics – Monday –  Childrens Adinkra Fun 

Childrens Adinkra symbol cloth making workshop.  Adinkra (ah-DEEN-krah) cloth is a hand-printed fabric made in Ghana. Developed by the Ashanti people, Adinkra cloths were traditionally made for royalty to wear at religious ceremonies. Through the years, people have also decorated the cloths to tell a story or to express their thoughts or feelings. Free and open to public, call 214-943-8262 for more

6 p. pm Monday December 29 Ujaama –  Cooperative Economics- All businessare invited to networking recepton.  Candle Lighting ceremony and all small non-profit and for-profit businesses will come together to see how we can collectively build and sustain businesses in our community.  Special Tribute to Ancestor Bandele Tyehimba  owner of Pan-African Connection Bookstore and Resource Center.  Sponsored by Pan-African Connection Bookstore and Resource Center.  Free and open to the public, call 214-943-8262 for more information.

7:30 p.m Monday December 29 Ujaama–  The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (NCOBRA) will discuss why we need to organize for reparations.  TheNational Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America is a mass-based coalition organized for the sole purpose of obtaining reparations for African descendants in the United States.  For more information contact 214-670-6445.

7 p.m. Tuesday December 30 Nia, Purpose –  “OUR YOUTH BELONG TO THE REVOLUTION”. Youth organizers and activist are invited to speak on Revolution, Culture and Pan-Africanism

– Special tribute to Amy Jacques Garvey and Amy Ashwood Garvey, two Pan-African women who were organizers in the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL). They were the 1st and 2nd wives of “Back to Africa” movement leader, Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Young folks will discuss the role of youth and students in liberation movements and issues facing the African community and humanity.

Spoken word, singing, dramatizations and African Drumming and Dancing. If you or your organization would like to perform or speak contact 214-943-8262.

1 p.m. – Wednesday December 31 Kuumba  Creativity –  “Creating Our Future” –  Our youth will share their musical, literary and dance talents. Organizers/sponsors South Dallas Cultural Center, and Pan African Connection.  Free and open to the public, call 214-943-8262 for more information.

Imani – Thursday January 1 – No  programs.