Triad Cultural Arts


"presenting, preserving, and interpreting the heritage of African American and Black peoples" home mission programs events support contact
Triad Juneteenth Celebration Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point Held Annually in June Juneteenth is a celebration of the abolition of slavery in America. During Juneteenth we acknowledge the African American spirit, pay tribute to the roles and contributions which have enriched our society, and emphasize education and achievement. www.triadjuneteenth.net Kwanzaa Celebration Held Annually December 26 - January 1 Kwanzaa, which means "first fruits of the harvest" in the African language Kiswahili, is a unique African American celebration with focus on the traditional African values of: family, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement. It is a time of reaffirming African American people, our ancestors and culture. *The History of the Kwanzaa Celebration in the Triad* *Kwanzaa Celebrations started in 1977* Rachel and Duane Jackson had friends in Greensboro, NC, Barbara Ferguson Kamara and her husband Musa, a native of Sierra Leone, Africa. They had been celebrating Kwanzaa with a Pan African Organization affiliated with A&T State University each year...The Jackson's were invited to attend as their guest for 3 years...It was an awesome and wonderful cultural experience, held at the East White Oak Community Center in east Greensboro. The Jackson's were very active in the programs at the East Winston Branch library...Their main focus was on how to increase the circulation of books and developing a tutorial/after school program for students K-12 grade. They presented the idea of celebrating Kwanzaa to the East Winston Friends of the Library, and the group decided to sponsor the celebration. The branch head and staff embraced the idea of Kwanzaa, and the the principle, Kuumba (Creativity) was always presented there as an annual event....Branch heads and library staff involved in the early years were: Margaret Allen, Dottie Butler, Jane Steele, Barbara Anderson, Pat Wright Stepney, Shirley Hairston Hollaway, Renee Brown Andrews, Tim Jackson. Sylvia Sprinkle Hamlin, then the head of Children's Outreach Program, pushed for the celebration to become an official part of the library's program......... Some other folk involved in implementing and supporting Kwanzaa were people like, J. C. Simpson- chair of the Friends group, Louise Wilson- ESR director, Mrs. M. Earl F. Benson- tutorial coordinator, Maize Woodruff- library board, Bill Jackson- a poet and rapper, Santana- a photographer, Joseph and Gail Anderson- The Healing Force, Burning Spear- Reggae Band, Amattullah Saleem, and Hashim Salih-Otesha Dancers.......As expected, the Celebration took root, branched out and is still being observed today. Coming Eventz Coming Eventz is an online guide to urban interest events and happening in Triad/Piedmont, North Carolina. There is also a listing of art galleries, meetings, cultural organizations, North Carolina HBCU sports and travel spots. You may post your events for free and sign-up for the monthly e-newsletter. www.comingeventz.com
serving winston-salem - greensboro - high point, north carolina for more information: info@triadculturalarts.org Phone: 336-793-7462

"presenting, preserving, and interpreting the heritage of African American and Black peoples"

home mission programs events support contact

Greensboro - Winston-Salem - High Point

Held Annually in June

Juneteenth is a celebration of the abolition of slavery in America. During Juneteenth we acknowledge the African American spirit, pay tribute to the roles and contributions which have enriched our society, and emphasize education and achievement.

www.triadjuneteenth.net

Kwanzaa Celebration

Held Annually December 26 - January 1

Kwanzaa, which means "first fruits of the harvest" in the African language Kiswahili, is a unique African American celebration with focus on the traditional African values of: family, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement.

It is a time of reaffirming African American people, our ancestors and culture.

The History of the Kwanzaa Celebration in the Triad

Kwanzaa Celebrations started in 1977

Rachel and Duane Jackson had friends in Greensboro, NC, Barbara Ferguson Kamara and her husband Musa, a native of Sierra Leone, Africa. They had been celebrating Kwanzaa with a Pan African Organization affiliated with A&T State University each year...The Jackson's were invited to attend as their guest for 3 years...It was an awesome and wonderful cultural experience, held at the East White Oak Community Center in east Greensboro. The Jackson's were very active in the programs at the East Winston Branch library...Their main focus was on how to increase the circulation of books and developing a tutorial/after school program for students K-12 grade. They presented the idea of celebrating Kwanzaa to the East Winston Friends of the Library, and the group decided to sponsor the celebration. The branch head and staff embraced the idea of Kwanzaa, and the the principle, Kuumba (Creativity) was always presented there as an annual event....Branch heads and library staff involved in the early years were: Margaret Allen, Dottie Butler, Jane Steele, Barbara Anderson, Pat Wright Stepney, Shirley Hairston Hollaway, Renee Brown Andrews, Tim Jackson.
Sylvia Sprinkle Hamlin, then the head of Children's Outreach Program, pushed for the celebration to become an official part of the library's program......... Some other folk involved in implementing and supporting Kwanzaa were people like, J. C. Simpson- chair of the Friends group, Louise Wilson- ESR director, Mrs. M. Earl F. Benson- tutorial coordinator, Maize Woodruff- library board, Bill Jackson- a poet and rapper, Santana- a photographer, Joseph and Gail Anderson- The Healing Force, Burning Spear- Reggae Band, Amattullah Saleem, and Hashim Salih-Otesha Dancers.......As expected, the Celebration took root, branched out and is still being observed today.

Coming Eventz

Coming Eventz is an online guide to urban interest events and happening in Triad/Piedmont, North Carolina. There is also a listing of art galleries, meetings, cultural organizations, North Carolina HBCU sports and travel spots. You may post your events for free and sign-up for the monthly e-newsletter.

www.comingeventz.com

serving winston-salem - greensboro - high point, north carolina

for more information: info@triadculturalarts.org

Phone: 336-793-7462