PRESS RELEASE: Metro Atlanta Kwanzaa Association 20th Anniversary Celebration 12.26.0

**Mosi Ngozi** · 12-23-2009

MEDIA ALERT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Ahmed Sekou Toure

December 23, 2009 404-831-4811 or worldvue@comcast.net

Metro Atlanta Kwanzaa Association Celebrates Twenty Years of Incorporation

Atlanta, GA Saturday, December 26, 2009 - The Metro Atlanta Kwanzaa Association (MAKA) will celebrate their 20th year of legal incorporation on Saturday, December 26th from 1 PM - 8PM at the Atrium on Sweet Auburn in Atlanta, Georgia. In May of 1989, the Kwanzaa Commit*tee in Atlanta was legally incorporated as the Metro Atlanta Kwanzaa Association and they have seen the joy of watching thousands of our people experience their first Kwanzaa celebrations. The Metro Atlanta Kwanzaa Association is arguablely the oldest continuing Kwanzaa organization in the Atlanta metro area.

Kwanzaa a value-based cultural holiday that offers a potent message and method for promoting and encouraging black achievement. One excellent way to get into the Kwanzaa Spirit, is to attend one of the dozens of Kwanzaa activities held in Atlanta each year. Most of these programs are free, and provide a wonderful introduction to Kwan*zaa. It's easy for you to join your community in the celebration. Please visit our website at Metro Atlanta Kwanzaa Association for a complete list of the dozens of Kwanzaa activities that is listed in our 2009 Kwanzaa Resource Guide. The Metro Atlanta Kwanzaa Association (MAKA) continues to publish this free Kwanzaa Resource Guide with calendar listings of major Atlanta Kwanzaa events each year!

What: Metro Atlanta Kwanzaa Association 20th Anniversary Celebration

When: Saturday, December 26, 2009

Time: 1:00PM-8:00PM

Where: The Atrium on Auburn Avenue, 236 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30303

Contact: For program and vending info (770) 471-4409 or visit Metro Atlanta Kwanzaa Association

For more information on Metro Atlanta Kwanzaa Association's Kwanzaa activities,

contact Ahmed Sekou Toure at 404.831.4811 or worldvue@comcast.net

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African Community Centers
3079 Campbellton Rd. S.W. Suite 114
Atlanta, GA 30344 usa (404) 344-5454
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**Pragmatic** · 12-23-2009

2009

KWANZAA CELEBRATIONS

First Fruits of the Harvest

USA

ATLANTA KWANZAA
West End Performing Arts Center at 945 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd, Atlanta; 404-525-1212

First African Church at 5197 Salem Road, Lithonia; 770-981-2601

Apex Museum at 135 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta; http://www.apexmuseum.org

Afrikan Djeli Cultural Arts Center at 840 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta; http://www.djeliculturalarts.com

Shrine of the Black Madonna at 946 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta; http://www.shrinebookstore.com

Douglasville Cultural Arts Center at 8652 Campbellton Street, Douglasville; 770-949-2787

Akwaaba Community Center at 8045 Second Avenue, Decatur

The Grounds Coffee House at 898 Oak Street, Atlanta; 404-753-7063

New Morning Light Baptist Church at 1392 Conley Road, Conley

Life's Essentials Market at 2329 Cascade Road SW, Atlanta; 678-887-7145 or 404-753-2269

BALTIMORE KWANZAA
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture at 830 East Pratt Street, Baltimore; http://www.africanamericanculture.org

Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive in Baltimore, http://www.artbma.org
Chesapeake Children's Museum, 25 Silopanna Road, Annapolis; http:// www.theccm.org

BIRMINGHAM KWANZAA
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute at 520 Sixteenth Street N., Birmingham;http://www.bcri.org

BOSTON KWANZAA
Museum of Afro American History at 46 Joy Street; http://www.afroammuseum.org

CHARLESTON KWANZAA
Sponsored by Charleston Lowcountry Kwanzaa Planning Committee; http://ww.charleston.net

CHARLOTTE KWANZAA
Afro American Cultural Center at 401 North Myers Street, Charlotte;
http://www.aacc-charlotte.org/calendar.htm

CHICAGO KWANZAA
DuSable Museum of African American History at 740 East 56th Place in Washington Park; http://ww.dusablemuseum.org
Kwanzaa Celebration with Pamela Clemons at 2401 E. 100th Street, Chicago

CINCINNATI KWANZAA
Lindner YMCA at 1425 Linn Street, Cincinnati; 513-641-4955
Northern Kentucky University, Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 859-572-6684
www.cincinnati.com

CLEVELAND KWANZAA
Karamu House at 2355 East 89th Street, Cleveland; http://www.karamu.com

DALLAS KWANZAA
South Dallas Cultural Center at 3400 South Fitzhugh, Dallas; http://www.dallasculture.org/southDallasCulturalCenter.cfm

DETROIT KWANZAA
Wright Museum of African American History at 315 East Warren Ave, Detroit; http://maah-detroit.org/events_programs/events.html

Ujamaa Associates at 243 West Congress, Suite 350; http://www.ujamaaassociates.com

DURHAM and RALEIGH KWANZAA
Hayti Heritage Center at 804 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham; http://www.hayti.orgHerbert C. Young Community Center at 101 Wilkinson Avenue, Cary; http://www.townofcary.org/depts/prdept/facilities/hycchome.htm

FORT LAUDERDALE KWANZAA
Bass Park at 2750 N.W. 19th Street, Ft Lauderdale;
http://ci.ftlaud.fl.us/press_releases/2008/112408petula_holidayhappenings.htm

GREENSBORO and WINSTON-SALEM KWANZAA
East White Oak Community Center at 1801 10th Street, Greensboro; Triad Cultural Arts

HOUSTON KWANZAA
SHAPE Community Center at 3815 Live Oak, Houston; http://www.shape.org
Children's Museum of Houston at 1500 Binz, Houston; http://www.cmhouston.orgStimley Blue-Ridge Branch Library at 7007 West Fuqua Drive, Houston; 832-393-2370

JACKSON KWANZAA
Medgar Evers Community Center at 3159 Edwards Ave, Jackson; 601-960-1741

JACKSONVILLE KWANZAA
Ritz Theater and Lavilla Museum at 829 Davis Street, Jacksonville; http://www.ritzlavilla.org
Jacksonville Beach Elementary School at 315 South 10th Street, Jacksonville Beach; 904-563-5324

KANSAS CITY KWANZAA
American Jazz Museum at 1616 East 18th street, Kansas City; http://www.americanjazzmuseum.com

LAS VEGAS KWANZAA
West Las Vegas Library Theatre at 951 West Lake Mead Blvd, Las Vegas; 702-647-2117

LOS ANGELES KWANZAA
California African American Museum at 600 State Drive in Exposition Park, Los Angeles; http://www.caamuseum.org
Annual festival in Leimert Park Village at 4300 Degnan Blvd, Los Angeles

MEMPHIS KWANZAA
African and African American Studies department 101 Wilder Tower at University of Memphis; http://www.memphis.edu

MIAMI KWANZAA
Barry University in the Landon Events Room, 11300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores; 305-899-3961
Joseph Caleb Auditorium at 5400 NW 22nd Avenue, Miami; http://www.miamidade.gov/parks/parks/caleb_auditorium.asp

MILWAUKEE KWANZAA
Milwaukee Public Library various locations; http://www.mpl.org

NASHVILLE KWANZAA
The Village Cultural Arts Center at 340 West Trinity Lane, Nashville; 615-228-9553

NEW YORK CITY KWANZAA
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park; http://www.centralparknyc.orgAmerican Museum of Natural History Milstein Hall of Ocean Life at Central Park West and 79th Street, New York City; http://www.amnh.org/programs/specials/kwanzaa
LeNell's Ltd, a Wine & Spirit Boutique at 416 Van Brunt Street b/t Coffey & Van Dyke, Brooklyn; 718-360-0838

NEWARK KWANZAA
Newark Museum at 49 Washington Street, Newark; http://www.newarkmuseum.org/museum_pages.aspx?id=7124

OAKLAND KWANZAA
Oakland Marriott Convention Center at 1001 Broadway, Oakland; http://www.kwanzaagiftshow.com

PHILADELPHIA KWANZAA
African American Museum 7th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia; http://www.aampmuseum.org

PHOENIX KWANZAA
Home & Garden Expo Center, 1710 East Washington Street, Phoenix; 602-999-8889
Glendale Public Library at 5959 West Brown Street, Glendale

PORTLAND KWANZAA
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center at 5340 N. Interstate Ave, Portland; http://www.ifcc-arts.org

RICHMOND KWANZAA
Elegba Folklore Society at 101 East Broad Street, Richmond; http://www.elegbafolkloresociety.org/efs_festivals.html

ST. LOUIS KWANZAA
Missouri Botanical Garden at 4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis;http://www.mobot.org

SAN DIEGOKWANZAA
World Beat Cultural Center in Balboa Park at 2100 Park Blvd, San Diego; http://www.worldbeatcenter.org

SAN FRANCISCO KWANZAA
Holiday Harmony Multicultural Celebration at Pier 39, San Francisco;http://www.pier39.com
Bay Area Discovery Museum Kwanzaa Celebrations at 557 McReynolds Road in Fort Baker, Sausalito; 415-339-3936
Bayview Branch, San Francisco Public Library;http://www.sfpl.org/news/events.htm#december
SAVANNAH KWANZAA
Savannah State University at 3219 College Street, Savannah;http://www.savstate.edu

SEATTLE KWANZAA
Winterfest celebration held at Seattle Center, Seattle; http://www.seattlecenter.com

WASHINGTON, DC KWANZAA
Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture; Washington DC;http://www.si.edu

INTERNATIONAL

PARIS
KWANZAA

Annual celebration sponsored by the Association Pan Africaine; http://www.kwanzaa-apck.com

7 DAYS OF KWANZAA

12/26 Umoja

Unity

To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race

12/27 Kujichagulia

Self-Determination

To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.

12/28 Ujima

Collective Work & Responsibility
To build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together.

12/29 Ujamaa

Cooperative Economics

To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together.

12/30 Nia

Purpose
To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.

12/31 Kuumba

Creativity
To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

01/01 Imani

Faith
To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

Dr. Maulana Karenga
Creater of Kwanzaa

Peace be upon you

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