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SUMMARY:45th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration: December 26th\, Umoja
DESCRIPTION:45th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration\nDoors 6pm | Program 6:30PM \nWorldBeat Cultural Center invites the community to celebrate its 45th Annual Kwanzaa\, honoring four of the seven days of this African American cultural holiday rooted in African traditions. Observed from December 26 to January 1\, Kwanzaa centers on the Nguzo Saba—the Seven Principles: Umoja-Unity\, Kujichagulia- Self-Determination\, Ujima – Collective Work & Responsibility\, Ujamaa – Cooperative Economics\, Nia – Purpose\, Kuumba – Creativity\, and Imani – Faith. \nEach evening features ceremonial candle lighting\, libations\, African drumming\, poetry\, music\, and reflections from featured speakers and performers aligned with the night’s principle. Guests will also share in the Karamu\, the traditional Kwanzaa feast plate\, featuring black-eyed peas\, collard greens\, gumbo\, potato salad\, and corn muffins. This year’s celebration also launches the inaugural Kwanzaa Awards\, honoring individuals whose work embodies the values of the Nguzo Saba. All events are free\, family-friendly\, and open to the public. Advance RSVP encouraged. \nEach evening will be hosted by MC Selah Black Sol and Sidiqa Hooker \n  \nDay 1: Friday\, December 26th – Umoja\, Unity\nGuest Speakers and Performances \nStarla Lewis\nStarla 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 generations through her lectures\, writings\, and transformative coaching. A seven-time Teacher of the Year and inductee of the San Diego Women’s Hall of Fame\, Lewis continues to champion unity and self-love through her teaching\, books\, and community leadership. \nDr. Derah (Dalene Brown)\nDr. Derah is a pioneering holistic health practitioner with over five decades of experience in natural healing\, specializing in iridology\, herbalism\, and alternative wellness. As the founder of Total Health Products and At Your Service Health & Beauty Center\, she has developed widely distributed herbal formulas and taught countless workshops on aligning physical health with spiritual purpose. Her life’s work centers on empowering people to reclaim vitality and balance through natural\, ancestral healing practices. \nPerformance by Mariea Antoinette\nMariea Antoinette is an internationally acclaimed urban-jazz harpist known for blending classical technique with soulful contemporary sound. Her captivating performances bring elegance\, rhythm\, and a modern flair to the traditional harp\, enchanting audiences worldwide. \n \n  \nThis year also marks the inauguration of the Annual Kwanzaa Awards\, honoring individuals whose work reflects the values of the Nguzo Saba\, including Chuck Ambers\, founder of the African Museum Casa del Rey Moro\, Maria Lane\, San Diego’s First Samba Instructor\, Johnnierenee Nia Nelson\, WorldBeat Center’s Poet Laurette. Dennis Newsome\, Capoeira Angola Mestre\, Global Teacher of Self-Love Starla Lewis\, and Prince Habib\, President of African-American Writers & Artists. \n \n\n\n 
URL:https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/event/44th-annual-kwanzaa-celebration-december-26th-umoja-2/
LOCATION:WorldBeat Center\, 2100 Park Blvd\, San Diego\, 92101\, United States
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SUMMARY:45th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration: December 27th\, Kujichagulia
DESCRIPTION:45th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration\nDoors 6pm | Program 6:30PM \nWorldBeat Cultural Center invites the community to celebrate its 45th Annual Kwanzaa\, honoring four of the seven days of this African American cultural holiday rooted in African traditions. Observed from December 26 to January 1\, Kwanzaa centers on the Nguzo Saba—the Seven Principles: Umoja-Unity\, Kujichagulia- Self-Determination\, Ujima – Collective Work & Responsibility\, Ujamaa – Cooperative Economics\, Nia – Purpose\, Kuumba – Creativity\, and Imani – Faith. \nEach evening features ceremonial candle lighting\, libations\, African drumming\, poetry\, music\, and reflections from featured speakers and performers aligned with the night’s principle. Guests will also share in the Karamu\, the traditional Kwanzaa feast plate\, featuring black-eyed peas\, collard greens\, gumbo\, potato salad\, and corn muffins. This year’s celebration also launches the inaugural Kwanzaa Awards\, honoring individuals whose work embodies the values of the Nguzo Saba. All events are free\, family-friendly\, and open to the public. Advance RSVP encouraged. \nEach evening will be hosted by MC Selah Black Sol and Sidiqa Hooker \n\nDay 2: Saturday\, December 27th: Kujichagulia- Self-Determination \nKeynote Speaker and Performance \nDr. Edda L. Fields-Black\nDr. Edda L. Fields-Black\, a 2025 Pulitzer Prize–winning author and historian at Carnegie Mellon University\, is a leading scholar of West African rice farmers and the African Diaspora\, known for works such as Deep Roots and the co-edited Rice: Global Networks and New Histories. She has consulted for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and is the executive producer and librettist of the contemporary classical work Unburied\, Unmourned\, Unmarked: Requiem for Rice. Her latest book\, COMBEE: Harriet Tubman\, the Combahee River Raid\, and Black Freedom during the Civil War\, uncovers Tubman’s overlooked role as a military spy and commander during the raid that freed 756 enslaved people—the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history. A descendant of Africans enslaved on South Carolina rice plantations and a U.S. Colored Troops soldier who fought in the raid\, Fields-Black’s work bridges continents as she illuminates Gullah Geechee history\, culture\, and language through interdisciplinary research in the Low Country and West Africa. \nMariea Antoinette\nHarpist Mariea Antoinette returns with her signature fusion of classical mastery and contemporary soul. Her dynamic\, genre-bending style elevates every stage with warmth\, virtuosity\, and innovation. \n \n \n  \n\nThis year also marks the inauguration of the Annual Kwanzaa Awards\, honoring individuals whose work reflects the values of the Nguzo Saba\, including Chuck Ambers\, founder of the African Museum Casa del Rey Moro\, Maria Lane\, San Diego’s First Samba Instructor\, Johnnierenee Nia Nelson\, WorldBeat Center’s Poet Laurette. Dennis Newsome\, Capoeira Angola Mestre\, Starla Lewis\, global teacher of self-love and Prince Habib\, President of African-American Writers & Artists. \n\n\n \n\n 
URL:https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/event/44th-annual-kwanzaa-celebration-december-27th-kujichagulia-2/
LOCATION:WorldBeat Center\, 2100 Park Blvd\, San Diego\, 92101\, United States
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SUMMARY:45th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration: December 28th\, Ujima
DESCRIPTION:45th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration\nDoors 6pm | Program 6:30PM \nWorldBeat Cultural Center invites the community to celebrate its 45th Annual Kwanzaa\, honoring four of the seven days of this African American cultural holiday rooted in African traditions. Observed from December 26 to January 1\, Kwanzaa centers on the Nguzo Saba—the Seven Principles: Umoja-Unity\, Kujichagulia- Self-Determination\, Ujima – Collective Work & Responsibility\, Ujamaa – Cooperative Economics\, Nia – Purpose\, Kuumba – Creativity\, and Imani – Faith. \nEach evening features ceremonial candle lighting\, libations\, African drumming\, poetry\, music\, and reflections from featured speakers and performers aligned with the night’s principle. Guests will also share in the Karamu\, the traditional Kwanzaa feast plate\, featuring black-eyed peas\, collard greens\, gumbo\, potato salad\, and corn muffins. This year’s celebration also launches the inaugural Kwanzaa Awards\, honoring individuals whose work embodies the values of the Nguzo Saba. All events are free\, family-friendly\, and open to the public. Advance RSVP encouraged. \nEach evening will be hosted by MC Selah Black Sol and Sidiqa Hooker \nDay 3: Sunday\, December 28th: Ujima\, Collective Work & Responsibility\n\nKeynote Speakers and Performer \nAyanna Gregory\nAyanna 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 to create transformative experiences that inspire courage\, community\, and self-love. Through works such as Daughter of the Struggle and her global Change Maker programs\, Gregory continues to uplift audiences and empower new generations committed to justice and collective healing. \nShugri Said Salh\nShugri Said Salh is an award-winning author\, nurse\, and cultural storyteller whose memoir The Last Nomad chronicles her extraordinary journey from the Somali desert to life in the United States. Rooted in the oral traditions she learned from her grandmother\, her work preserves Somali stories of resilience\, identity\, and survival while advocating for cultural memory and human connection. A recipient of multiple literary honors\, Salh continues her mission as a storyteller\, nurse\, and community archivist in San Diego. \nPerformance by Tebe Zalango\nTebe Zalango brings the vibrant rhythms\, songs\, and movement of East Africa to the stage through powerful traditional performance. Their dynamic ensemble channels cultural pride\, history\, and community celebration through music and dance. \n\n  \nThis year also marks the inauguration of the Annual Kwanzaa Awards\, honoring individuals whose work reflects the values of the Nguzo Saba\, including Chuck Ambers\, founder of the African Museum Casa del Rey Moro\, Maria Lane\, San Diego’s First Samba Instructor\, Johnnierenee Nia Nelson\, WorldBeat Center’s Poet Laurette. Dennis Newsome\, Capoeira Angola Mestre\, Starla Lewis\, Global Teacher of Self-Love and Prince Habib\, President of African American Writers & Artists. \n \n  \n\n\n 
URL:https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/event/45th-annual-kwanzaa-celebration-december-28th-ujima/
LOCATION:WorldBeat Center\, 2100 Park Blvd\, San Diego\, 92101\, United States
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