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Tag: African Heritage Month

C. Vincent Iweanoge (left) holds a proclamation declaring the month of September as African Heritage Month in Prince George’s County on Sept. 24. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (right) made the announcement in Largo. (Robert R. Roberts/ The Washington Informer)
Posted inPrince George's County

African Heritage Month Proclaimed in Prince George’s County

by William J. Ford September 29, 2021December 21, 2021

Maryland’s jurisdiction with the largest African American population will officially pay homage to those residents’ ancestry for the first time in its history.

Ankara, the popular fabric most identified with African culture, took center stage at Afropolitan DC's Sept. 6 kickoff to African Heritage Month on the "Ankara Runway." (Photo by Lili Iravani)
Posted inCommunity

African Heritage Month Spotlights Fashion, Food

by Eve M. Ferguson September 25, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inBlack Experience, International, Lifestyle

Assane Konte, Others Look Back on 35 Years of KanKouran

by Sam P.K. Collins September 12, 2018October 31, 2020
Courtesy of teachingafricaday.com
Posted inCommunity

Teaching Africa Day to Hold Its 4th Annual Event

by WI Guest Author August 28, 2018October 31, 2020
French musical duo Les Nubians perform. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Residents Close Out National African Heritage Month

by Lauren M. Poteat October 4, 2017October 31, 2020
Posted inLifestyle

Zenith Gallery Celebrates CBC Gathering, African Heritage Month

by WI Guest Author September 12, 2017October 31, 2020

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