Harambee: Celebrate New Hope in the 21st Century

City of Dallas sent this bulletin at 10/14/2013 09:43 AM CDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                           FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT 

Monday, October 14, 2013                                                                                Patrick N. Jackson, (214) 670-8418

               Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center

Harambee: Celebrate New Hope in the 21st Century 

Event planned for October 26

 

What:              The 39th Annual Harambee Festival- Harambee is an East African Swahili word meaning “Let’s Pull Together.” The Harambee Festival, an African- American Cultural event created to give children a cultural alternative to Halloween, has become a treasured fall tradition connecting thousands of young people to their African culture and community.

This year’s theme is “Harambee: Celebrate New Hope in the 21st Century.”

Enjoy positive hip-hop, gospel, jazz, spoken word, storytelling, African drumming, and dance performances from local and national artists.

Enjoy great shopping and food in the Harambee African Marketplace

The Arthello Beck, Jr. Watoto (children’s) Village will provide youth entertainment, fun, educational games, face painting, and safety & health information.

There will be opportunities to meet the Democratic and Republican Party candidates for 2014 and register to vote

When:             Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10:00AM to 6:00PM

Where:            The Martin Luther King Community Center, located at 2922 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., in the beautiful South Dallas community.                

Who:               Churches, organizations, businesses, students, families, elected officials and anyone ready for a non-stop day of free fun and cultural education.

                        Contact: This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Vera Landry- Moore at 214-690-2009 or Billy Murkledove at 214-371-4266, and visit our websites at www.harambeedallas.org & www.DART.org (go to the Special Events link). For vendor information, please call Renita Griggs at 214-671-8919.

Event sponsors include: City of Dallas, Capital One, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Naturally Isis, the Arthello Beck, Jr. Art Gallery, Oak Farms Dairy, and Aaron’s Transmission.