African Diversity Heritage Day will showcase the diversity of the African community in Spokane and celebrate our strengths through storytelling, music, poetry, art, and dance.

MC’s: Michael Bethely & Kitara Jones

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Book Scroll & Youth Play Activities with Friends of Mmofra
1:00 p.m. – African Drumming with Grant Elementary
1:30 p.m. – Community Leader with Gonzaga University Religious Studies Department
1:45 p.m. – Song & Dance with Congolese Group
2:00 p.m. – Community Leader with City of Spokane Chair of the Spokane City Council – Betsy Wilkerson
2:25 p.m. – Music with Innovation High School
2:30 p.m. – Community Leader with Eastern Washington Regional Representative of Governor Inslee – Luc Jasmin III
2:45 p.m. – Eastern Washington University Assistant Dean of African American Studies – Angela Schwendiman, MA
3:15 p.m. – Poetry & Prose with A Woman’s Worth Executive Director – Gaye Hallman
3:30 p.m. – Community Leader with Calvary Baptist Church – Theresa Hemphill
3:40 p.m. – Music by Rich Da Chris
4:00 p.m. – United African Community – Nadine Dako Tamadaro
6:30 p.m. – Nu Jack City Band – Max Daniels