Umoja on U Kwanzaa Celebration December 26 at the Historic Lincoln Theatre

Dec. 13, 2010 - PRLog -- (Washington, DC) – Each year, the Kwanzaa holiday begins the day after Christmas with Umoja, which means Unity, and continues for a seven-day period (December 26 – January 1) with each day highlighting a principle that promotes family and community development. Kwanzaa is a non-religious holiday and exists to celebrate the legacy, strength and endurance of African Americans. On Sunday, December 26, The Lincoln Theatre and The Adinkra Group present Umoja on U, a performance-infused Kwanzaa Celebration honoring eight leaders in the Washington community. Performers will include BlackNotes, Farafina Kan, Maimouna Youssef, Gods’Illa and the Ballou High School Choir. Co-hosts include Entrepreneur Juanita “Busy Bee” Britton and Radio Personality EZ Street from 93.9 WKYS. The Lincoln Theatre is located at 1215 U Street NW, DC. Doors open at 5pm, program begins at 6 pm.

“Umoja on U will focus on unity and community building, while featuring the extraordinary talents of vocalists, musicians, dancers and spoken word artists from our great city,"” said Jeffrey Banks, Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Lincoln Theatre. “We are honored to host Washington DC’s premier Kwanzaa celebration. In line with the spirit of Kwanzaa, Umoja on U is sure to leave attendees uplifted and inspired.”

Honorees include
Kenny Barnes, Reaching Out to Others Together, Roots Inc.
Ron Clark, Regional Additional Prevention, (RAP) Inc.
Melvin Deal, African Heritage Dancers and Drummers
Carol Foster, DC Youth Ensemble
Kymone Freeman, Black L. U. V. (Love, Unity and Vision) Festival
Ayo Handy-Kendi, African-American Holiday Expo and Association
Brenda Jones, Parkland Community Center
Bernida Thompson, Roots Activity Learning Center and Roots Public Charter School

Media sponsors are the Afro American Newspapers and The Washington Informer.
General admission is $20; seniors (65 and older) are $15; and children (12 and under) are $10. Tickets are available at www.thelincolntheatre.org, at the Lincoln Theatre Box office or by phone at 202-328-6000 or 202-286-2688.

Kwanzaa expert, Diallo Sumbry of The Adinkra Group and Lincoln Theatre Board Members available for interviews; Umoja on U performer Farafina Kan Youth Ensemble dance troupe is available for on-camera performances.

About the Lincoln Theatre
The Lincoln Theatre, built in 1922, was the center of a cultural renaissance that predated Harlem. Washington natives Duke Ellington and Pearl Bailey were joined by nationally acclaimed artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Nat King Cole, Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, and Sarah Vaughn who performed regularly on the Lincoln’s storied stage. Even FDR had his birthday parties at the Lincoln Colonnade, a festive party hall once located at the Theatre.

About the Adinkra Group
The Adinkra Group is an edutainment resource company based in Washington, DC, with a mission to promote and support businesses, organizations, schools, artists, programs and events that contribute to the progressive development of the African American Community with Washington, DC as the nucleus. The vision is to create a solid network of individuals, families, communities and businesses throughout the African Diaspora who are committed to redefining and reshaping collective existence to one of realistic harmony, economic self-sufficiency, reciprocal support, collective responsibility and individual accountability. The Adinkra Group commits to establishing productive, flexible relationships and to sustain those relationships at the highest level

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