In observance of the Kwanzaa Season Heritage Square Foundation and Emancipation Arts LLC have collaborated to presents:
THE GREAT MIGRATION IN ARIZONA HISTORY PROJECT - UMOJA 2020
This series of events and exchanges has been designed to focus on the Black experience in Arizona while adhering to best practices in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles) will be highlighted through Community Engagements and Art in the form of:
- An archiving workshop
- A poetry workshop
- Drumming
- Intergenerational collection of Oral Histories
- A poetry reading punctuated by Jazz
- A statewide call for essays
- Exhibition Companion Guide for Teachers Focus Group
THE GREAT MIGRATION IN ARIZONA HISTORY PROJECT-UMOJA 2020 is funded by a grant from AZ HUMANITIES.