There are no words to express the joy and gratitude we feel for the ability to gather in person again for Maafa! While we can’t march through the streets together this year, we will gather at Congo Square in the morning and meet again at the River in the afternoon.
There are no words to express the joy and gratitude we feel for the ability to gather in person again for Maafa! While we can’t march through the streets together this year, we will gather at Congo Square in the morning and meet again at the River in the afternoon.
Performances by:
Sunni Patterson • Luther Gray • Spirit McIntyre • Kumbuka African Drum & Dance Collective • Shangobunmi Durotimi the Artisté • Michaela Harrison • N’Kafu Traditional African Dance Company • Culu Children’s Traditional African Dance Company
Words of wisdom and healing by:
Our 2021 Grand Griot Herreast J. Harrison • Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes • Carol Bebelle • Sunni Patterson • Nana Anoa Nantambu • Sula Spirit • Freddi Williams Evans • Malik Bartholomew • Rev. Denise Graves • HMK Amen • Cherice Harrison-Nelson • Rev. Rose Bratcher • Dwayne Muhammad • Kathleen Dorsey Bellow • Rev. Gregory Manning • Rev. Paul Beedle • Rachel Dangermond
Though our Maafa procession will not take place this year, we’ve got an incredible Maafa Guide with the location and history of all our usual stops and more for you to explore at your leisure.
About Maafa:
The Maafa Commemoration offers an opportunity for the entire community to pause and reflect on a horrific transgression against humanity, and how to personally, as a community, agree to distance ourselves institutionally in word and deed from that transgression, its legacy, and the evolved practice of racism in our civic, social, spiritual and personal lives.