Black History Celebration 2023

1503 Macdonald Avenue,Richmond CA 94801

25 February, 2023

Description

PLEASE NOTE THAT 100 SEATS MUST BE RESERVED ON THE MAIN FLOOR. THERE WILL BE OTHER SEATING AVAILABLE AS WELL! RSVP EARLY!!! MASK AND HAND SANITIZER WILL BE PROVIDED FOR SAFETY! Vendors: Soul Food, Plant Based Food, Desserts, Healthy Beverages Jewelry, Books, Beautiful African Art and Gifts, CBD Oils, Raffles Gifts from each Vendors. Agenda: 11:30- Doors open, sign in, get seated, meet the vendors and community 12:00- Libations, drumming, poetry, food, view artwork and shop with vendors. 1:00- Guest Speaker: Professor Manu Ampim is an author, historian and researcher of African and African American History. He organizes the Save Nubia Project to help preserve the archaeological sites of ancient Kush and Nubia. He will present "New Groundbreaking Research on Classical African Civilizations" . - www.manuampim.com 2:30- Dr. Vern J Cromartie- Author of the Morgan-Frazier Family Clan. Chronicles of a Black Family with a Geechee and Gullah Heritage, Reappraisal of the Black Panther Party - www.geecheepress.org 3:00- Coalition for a Just and Equitible California (CJEC) is a grassroots California based coalition of organizations working for Reparations and Reparative Justice in the state of California for Black American Descendents of US Slavery and American Freedman. CJEC provides advocacy and community engagement. Check out the website, IG, Twitter and Youtube channel to subscribe to their newsletter for upcoming events and information. www.CJECOFFICIAL.ORG 3:30- Event Ends Sponsors: Iron Triangle Neighborhood Council, Shields Reed Community Center, Granny's Kitchen