The Maryland Council of Elders (MCOE), All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (A-APRP), All African Women’s Revolutionary Union (A-AWRU), Ujima People’s Progress Party (UPP), Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), Woodson Banneker Bey Division 330 of the UNIA-ACL RC2020 and Pan-Afrikan activists from across the Maryland-Washington, DC area will converge on Lafayette Square Park in West Baltimore (West Lafayette and North Arlington Avenues) for an observance of African Liberation Day on Sunday, May 29 from 1:00 – 6:00 PM.
The event will feature a number of tables and displays, including Vendors, a Children’s Festival Tent, Food, an Information Table and Health Screenings.
Invited Speakers will include:
- Charlie Dugger, Camp Harambee (The people)
- Erica Caines, Black Alliance for Peace (BAP)
- Rafiki Morris, All African People’s Revolutionary Party (A-APRP)
- Brandon Walker, UJIMA Peoples Progress Party (UPP)
- JY’MIR, Howard University (The Kwame Touré Society)
- Dante O’Hara, Claudia Jones School of Political Education
- Senghor Baye, UNIA-ACL RC2020
- Minister Abdur Rahim Shakoor, Reparations & Self Determination
- Baba Mosi Matsimela (President, UNIA-ACL DIV. 330 RC2020)
Among the performers will be:
- Internationally Known “PROVERBS” Reggae Band
- Storyteller “Grandmother Edna”
- High Priestess of Poetry “Abena Disroe”
- SONGBIRD “Freedome EL”
- Xaala Mainama Drumming
- Park Vibe Drummers
For more information, contact the following:
- Mama Abena Disroe (202) 528-6884 for Vending, Performances, Speakers; Email: marylandcouncilofeldersbmore@gmail.com
- Baba Ishaka-Ra Hannibal-El (443) 691-1356 for Drumming and Security
Come on out and observe African Liberation Day with the Maryland Council of Elders!