41st. KWANZAA Music & Dance Festival

Habarigani (Greetings) From the 2020 Kwanzaa Committee & Board of Directors of The Afrikan Poetry Theatre. We hope that all are well in these trying times. The Holiday season has arrived, and A.P.T. is gearing up for KWANZAA 2020 Music & Dance Festival. Celebrating “Kujichagulia” (Self Determination). If you are a new member to our Kwanzaa family, we welcome you. This is our 41st Kwanzaa Festival.In the past 40 years we’ve presented the community with 8 hour long, live events that attracted an audience of thousands, and included an array of craft vendors, entertainment, education, and cuisine from the African diaspora. Unfortunately, do to social distancing we are limited in our capacity, and will not be having a live event this year. 

However, in its place we are producing a televised Kwanzaa Festival, recorded live from JPAC (Jamaica Performing Arts Center). Our 2020 Kwanzaa Festival will consist of a 3…