Kwanzaa Ceremony Will Ring in New Year at U of M
For release: December 15, 2003
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

Music, food and distinguished speakers will be among the festivities at the 5th annual Kwanzaa ceremony hosted by the African and African-American Studies program at the University of Memphis on Jan. 1, 2004. The free event will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Faulkner Lounge and the second floor concourse of the University Center.

Donald Dyer, principal of Kipp Diamond Academy, will serve as Kwanzaa king, and Barbara Davis, professor of management at the U of M, will be queen. Entertainment will be provided by students from Hanley Elementary School and by Ekpe and Company.

Speakers will include Todario Harris, president of SANKOFA, the African-American studies student organization; Albert Okunade, U of M professor of economics; Damali Naantaanbuu and Adjua Naantaanbuu of Kwanzaa International; and Tennessee Rep. Henri Brooks.

AAAS is part of Interdisciplinary Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.

For more information, call 678-3550.

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