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Community Kwanzaa Celebration

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insert_invitation Thu, Dec 28, 2023 5:00 PM (CST)
location_on Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, Illinois
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834 Lake St.
Oak Park, Illinois 60301

This year's 7th Annual Oak Park Community Kwanzaa Celebration will feature poetry, dance, and musical performances in honor of this Black American Harvest celebration. Join us!

  • OPRFHS True Colors will open our celebration with their rendition of the Black National Anthem.
  • Celebrated author Dr. Nnedi Okorafor​​​​​​ is our keynote speaker.
  • Ajani Griffin will perform his Kwanzaa Rap, which is quickly becoming a Kwanzaa classic.
  • Local treasure Sydney Jackson will perform a special solo dance. 
  • A Kwanzaa Market will feature local artisans.
  • A small version of a Karamu (Feast of Kwanzaa) will happen at the end of our program.
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Oak Park Public Library
834 Lake St.
Oak Park, Illinois 60301