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Tallahassee's Harambee Festival celebrates Black History

Musical performances continued throughout the day on the stage of the Adderley Amphitheater
Tom Flanigan
Musical performances continued throughout the day on the stage of the Adderley Amphitheater

Tallahassee's yearly city-wide celebration of Black History happened on Saturday at Cascades Park.

Musical performances during the day-long event included the Rickards High School band. Also on stage were the FAMU Gospel Choir, BK Jackson, the Family Worship and Praise Choir, and Chelsey Green and the Green Project.

There were also lots of food trucks and information booths. One of them was staffed by Errol Wilson. He's the assistant dean of education at Florida A&M University. He says happenings like this are critical for promoting a sharing and appreciation of heritage and culture.

"That's really important, especially at this current time a lot of our history is being removed from the educational process. So it helps with our self-esteem, development and maintenance."

Even the word "Harambee" captures that concept. Harambee is a Kenyan tradition of community self-help events. The word means "all pull together" in Swahili,

Corrected: February 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM EST
A prior version of this story incorrectly included last year's performance lineup. The story has been updated to highlight the 2025 performers.
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Tom Flanigan has been with WFSU News since 2006, focusing on covering local personalities, issues, and organizations. He began his broadcast career more than 30 years before that and covered news for several radio stations in Florida, Texas, and his home state of Maryland.

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