2018 Regional Kwanzaa Celebration in Springfield

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Time
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Venue
REBECCA M. JOHNSON SCHOOL, Springfield, MA
Price
FREE

Consider this your Personal Invitation to the 2019 REGIONAL KWANZAA CELEBRATION & BLACK WALL STREET MARKET Saturday, December 29, 2018 at REBECCA M. JOHNSON SCHOOL, 55 CATHERINE STREET - SPFLD MA.


FREE Admission!

During the days after Christmas, most people are sleeping in and recovering from a day filled with family, food, presents and 24 hours of "A Christmas Story." Those who celebrate Kwanzaa, however, are just beginning a celebration. Kwanzaa is a holiday designed to connect African American communities everywhere and is celebrated from Dec. 26th to Jan 1st

9:00AM – 7:00PM - BLACK WALL STREET Springfield
Bringing You The Biggest And Brightest Platform For Black Businesses, Entrepreneurs, & Organizations In And Around New England and the Tri-State region. Over 70 Vendors Will Be On Display. From Youth Vendors and Books To Adult Literature, There Will Be Many Services In Store For You To Learn About And Take Advantage Of.
For More Information, Please Call Us At 4132334560

9:00AM to 11:00AM - WORKSHOPS:
Small Business Development workshops sponsored by the Association of Black Business and Professionals
Saving Our Sons Mini Conference sponsored by St. John’s Congregational Church
Loving Our Daughters Mini Conference sponsored by sponsored by Enganjyani

10:00AM – Film Series – All Day
Hidden Colors 1, 2, 3, and 4, Black Wall Street, Elementary Genocide 1 and 2

11:00AM
Children’s Literacy Fair sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. – Springfield Alumnae Chapter

1:30PM to 2:30PM - WORKSHOPS
Double Dutch Workshop & Exhibition, Drumming Workshop, Health & Exercise, Financial Planning

3:00PM – 2019 Regional Kwanzaa Celebration Begins
Candle Lighting Ceremony that honors Faith, Family, Community, and African American cultural history along with entertainers and speakers who will address our present circumstances and what is to come-in our personal and communal lives,"

The City of Springfield continues to celebrate this tradition because even in 2018, the seven principles are still central to building a community that is not only diverse and inclusive, but one that honors where it has been, where it is at the moment and where it is going.


Hope to see you here on Saturday, December 29, 2018

Venue

REBECCA M. JOHNSON SCHOOL
55 CATHERINE STREET
Springfield, MA

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