The festival boasts authentic African food, music, dance performances, artwork and even a fashion show featuring traditional African attire.

Pictured are drummers from the Kuungana African Drum and Dance Company performing in 2019 at the African American Arts and Music Festival at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Grand Rapids.

Kwanzaa is traditionally celebrated Dec. 26 through Jan. 1. But this dance performance, returning after last year's pandemic hiatus, is about more than just seasonal festivities.

People were invited to what used to be the Chattahoochee Brick Company on Saturday at 1 p.m. for their 2nd Annual Sacred Ceremony held at 3195 Brick Plant Road, Atlanta.

“In addition to African, we would also learn Caribbean dance. We were learning [African American] dance styles from the 1940s and 1920s,” Wilkins says.

The closing ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. on Feb. 28 at City Hall and include performances by Victoria Wedley, the Jackson Central-Merry Dance Team, and the Destiny Church Choir.

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Newport News honors influential African Americans By honoring their legacies and amplifying their stories, the ceremony hopes to inspire others to break barriers with their own talents and voices.