45th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration Performance: Harpist Mariea Antoinette Starla Lewis Starla Lewis is a Professor Emerita of Black Studies at San Diego Mesa College, a renowned cultural leader, and the founder of C.E.L.L. (Celebration of Everlasting Life & Love). With more than forty years dedicated to education, diversity work, and women’s empowerment, she has inspired […]
45th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration Day 2: Saturday, December 27th: Kujichagulia- Self-Determination Keynote Speaker: Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black & Book Signing Performance: Harpist Mariea Antoinette Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and Carnegie Mellon University professor whose groundbreaking scholarship brings forward hidden histories of the African diaspora, rice cultivation, […]
45th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration Keynote Speakers: Ayanna Gregory & Shugri Said Salh Performance: Tebe Zalango Ayanna Gregory Ayanna Gregory is an educator, singer, dramatist, and activist whose work is rooted in healing, truth-telling, and the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement. The daughter of human rights icon Dick Gregory, she uses music, theater, and storytelling […]
45th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration Performances: Tebe Zalango & Dramane Koné and African Drum and Dance Ensemble Performance – Tebe Zalango Tebe Zalango shares the energy and spirit of East African cultural traditions through drumming, dance, and vibrant ensemble performance. Their artistry highlights the power of community collaboration and cultural continuity. Performance – Dramane Koné & […]