As part of the annual series of spring-summer events from Camp Harambee The People’s Motherhood & Womanhood Celebration was held in May 9 at the Wall of Pride and Respect, Carey-Cumberland Park, 1641 N. Carey Street.

Vendors at the Motherhood-Womanhood Celebration.

The Baltimore UNIA Division 106 Barca-Clarke, the Maryland Pan Afrikan Cooperative Coalition (MPACC) and several other Pan Afrikan organizations supported this event.

Baba Ishaka-Ra-Hannibal-El and Baba Sozufe Nnamdi of the Park Vybe Drummers.

The afternoon featured drumming, singing, entertainment, food and a basketball shooting contest.  The event officially kicked off with a Libation/Tambiko by Baba Ishaka-Ra-Hannibal-El of the Park Vybe Drummers, the Roots of Scouting and the Maryland Council of Elders. 

Among the main attractions at the outdoor event were the Park Vybe Drummers, who performed several drum selections on the djembe, the talking drum and other Afrikan percussion instruments and the William Goffigan Quartet, who closed out the afternoon with several rousing jazz selections.

The Park Vybe Drummers.

Mama Earth and Baba Charlie Dugger.

Camp Harambee The People was founded by longtime community activist and educator Baba Charlie Dugger, who has also sponsored the Billie Holliday Tribute (Sunday, April 12), African Liberation Day (Saturday, May 23), the Manhood & Fatherhood Celebration (Saturday, June 20) for 39 years and Marcus Garvey Day (Saturday, August 15) for 56 years.  Brief information on all of these events can be found here.  Also, see the announcement for African Liberation Day here.

The William Goffigan Quartet.

For more information on these events, please contact the organizers at the following:

Phone: (443) 742-5193 or (410) 274-9032
Email: CampHarambeeThePeople@gmail.com