Black History Month Cultural Extravaganza Returns In-Person After COVID Hiatus
It’s a joyful, colourful, and fabulous celebration of diversity, and it’s returning in-person after a COVID break.
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The Black History Month Cultural Extravaganza will be held this Saturday, April 30 at Centrefire Place (formerly Casman Centre) from 1-5 p.m. The event is free to attend.
The Cultural Extravaganza started in 2015. It is an initiative by Rehoboth Alliance to kick-off local festivities celebrating Black History Month. Rehoboth Alliance is a community-based organization that promotes the social, cultural, and emotional needs of local families.
"We are dedicated to helping youth, women, children, and families (especially low-income minority families) achieve their goals while respecting their individuality and recognizing their diverse, challenging needs,” explains Regina Oppon, Executive Director of the Alliance. She has been with the group for nine years.
Featuring over 40 African/Caribbean nations this year, the Cultural Extravaganza has a goal to “to bring the multicultural community together and showcase the cultural aspects of African/Caribbean countries. Each country sets up a booth that showcases histories, traditional apparel, traditional activities (songs, dance, and play), and cuisines that depicted a dazzling array of their African heritage for food tasting with a display of artifacts from their various countries. In addition, every participating country takes pride in showcasing and educating the public about their cultures. It engages them in Intercultural dialogue by sharing ideas and differences to develop a deeper understanding of different perspectives and practices,” notes Oppon.
MP Laila Goodridge, MLA Tany Yao, and local councillors are expected to attend as well.
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