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![Dr. Patricia A. Newton Speaks. The festival’s keynote speaker will unpack the event theme from the place of the psycho-social-spiritual wellbeing of African people. The CEO and Medical Director of […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/PatriciaNewton.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "2016 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival Keynote Speaker – Dr. Patricia Newton aka Nana Akosua Akaa")
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2016 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival Keynote Speaker – Dr. Patricia Newton aka Nana Akosua Akaa
Posted on December 15, 2016Dr. Patricia A. Newton Speaks. The festival’s keynote speaker will unpack the event theme from the place of the psycho-social-spiritual wellbeing of African people. The CEO and Medical Director of […] -
![A look at the ongoing pursuit of rights in America by blacks, begging the persistent question, “Why?” More than 200 images from a documentation of the 50th Anniversary of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/TheodoreHolmes.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Foot Soldiers. Voting Rights. Civil Rights. Human Rights. – Theodore Holmes’s Photographs")
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Foot Soldiers. Voting Rights. Civil Rights. Human Rights. – Theodore Holmes’s Photographs
Posted on October 5, 2016A look at the ongoing pursuit of rights in America by blacks, begging the persistent question, “Why?” More than 200 images from a documentation of the 50th Anniversary of the […] -
![THE LEGENDARY INTRUDERS!!! On Saturday, August 20, the 26th Annual Down Home Family Reunion will happen, 4:00 – 11:00 p.m., at Abner Clay Park, Belvidere and West Leigh Streets, downtown […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/The-Intruders_K.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "R&B Hit Makers The Intruders Will Headline This Year’s 26th Annual Down Home Family Reunion")
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R&B Hit Makers The Intruders Will Headline This Year’s 26th Annual Down Home Family Reunion
Posted on August 11, 2016THE LEGENDARY INTRUDERS!!! On Saturday, August 20, the 26th Annual Down Home Family Reunion will happen, 4:00 – 11:00 p.m., at Abner Clay Park, Belvidere and West Leigh Streets, downtown […] -
![Piladelphia’s Johnny Popcorn… is a five member rock band which features vocals from Hezekiah and Jani Coral. Initially, Johnny Popcorn was founded by producer/bassist Tone Whitfield (Me’shell Ndegeocello and Zap Mama) and […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/c62fc9_afaafb2dd8ed4cfb9df0dcd7efb64236-mv2_d_5184_3241_s_4_2.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Johnny Popcorn to Perform Live at the 26th Annual Down Home Family Reunion (Family Festival)")
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Johnny Popcorn to Perform Live at the 26th Annual Down Home Family Reunion (Family Festival)
Posted on August 10, 2016Piladelphia’s Johnny Popcorn… is a five member rock band which features vocals from Hezekiah and Jani Coral. Initially, Johnny Popcorn was founded by producer/bassist Tone Whitfield (Me’shell Ndegeocello and Zap Mama) and […] -
![Adwela was encouraged by his mother Etta at a young age in the area of the arts. Adwela began writing, singing, and playing music at the age of 13. The Culpeper native also has […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Adwela-the-Uprising-1.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Adwela & the Uprising to Perform Live at the 26th Annual Down Home Family Reunion (Family Festival)")
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Adwela & the Uprising to Perform Live at the 26th Annual Down Home Family Reunion (Family Festival)
Posted on August 10, 2016Adwela was encouraged by his mother Etta at a young age in the area of the arts. Adwela began writing, singing, and playing music at the age of 13. The Culpeper native also has […] -
![THE LEGENDARY INTRUDERS!!! On Saturday, August 20, the 26th Annual Down Home Family Reunion will happen, 4:00 – 11:00 p.m., at Abner Clay Park, Belvidere and West Leigh Streets, downtown […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/6a012876778d82970c0168e99f042d970c.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Guess Who’s The Headliner for This Year’s 26th Annual Down Home Family Reunion")
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Guess Who’s The Headliner for This Year’s 26th Annual Down Home Family Reunion
Posted on August 4, 2016THE LEGENDARY INTRUDERS!!! On Saturday, August 20, the 26th Annual Down Home Family Reunion will happen, 4:00 – 11:00 p.m., at Abner Clay Park, Belvidere and West Leigh Streets, downtown […] -
![2016 Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration – June 17th – 19th Elegba Folklore Society presents Juneteenth 2016, A Freedom Celebration in Richmond, Virginia, June 17 – 18. This two-part event features […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/theater-dick_gregory.jpeg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Dick Gregory Will Be This Years 2016 Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration Keynote Speaker!")
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Dick Gregory Will Be This Years 2016 Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration Keynote Speaker!
Posted on May 30, 20162016 Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration – June 17th – 19th Elegba Folklore Society presents Juneteenth 2016, A Freedom Celebration in Richmond, Virginia, June 17 – 18. This two-part event features […] -
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And the Keynote Speaker for 2016 Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration Is…
Posted on May 26, 20162016 Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration – June 17th – 19th None other than the legendary Dick Gregory!!! Dick Gregory entered the national comedy scene in 1961 when Chicago’s Playboy Club […] -
![At 7PM Afrikana Independent Film Festival will present the movie “Healing History” during the 2015 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival. Healing History Synopsis: African American performance artist and educator, Mwalimu Melodye […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1901801_691108784313657_8432994992126737012_n.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "AFRIKANA FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS “HEALING HISTORY” AT THE 2015 CAPITAL CITY KWANZAA FESTIVAL")
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AFRIKANA FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS “HEALING HISTORY” AT THE 2015 CAPITAL CITY KWANZAA FESTIVAL
Posted on December 24, 2015At 7PM Afrikana Independent Film Festival will present the movie “Healing History” during the 2015 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival. Healing History Synopsis: African American performance artist and educator, Mwalimu Melodye […] -
![Once the 2015 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival closes, the celebration will be far from over. The Official 2015 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival After Party will be kicking off at […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/392470_401284403227704_360977649_n.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Addis Ethiopian Restaurant |Official 2015 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival After Party!!!")
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Addis Ethiopian Restaurant |Official 2015 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival After Party!!!
Posted on December 23, 2015Once the 2015 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival closes, the celebration will be far from over. The Official 2015 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival After Party will be kicking off at […]