Community Videos
The sixth annual State of Africatown at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute features presentations on the accomplishments of the last year, as well as the vision, opportunities, and challenges facing the African American and African Diaspora community in 2019 and beyond.
Speakers include:
Tim Lennon, Langston
Dr. Renee McCoy, Eastgate Congregational United Church of Christ
Hon Dawn Mason, former State Representative
Dian Ferguson, Central Area Senior Center
Muriel Softli, awardee
Dr. Norward Brooks, awardee
LeShawn Gamble, Renaissance 21
Dr. Marcia Arunga, Cultural Reconnections
Omari Salisbury, Converge Media, LLC
K. Wyking Garrett, Africatown Community Land Trust
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan
Leja Washington and Andres Louis Collins, Black Star Line
Cashayla Rodgers, Africatown Youth Ambassadors
Kwadwo Oware, Jr., Washington Coalition of African Leaders
Cynthia Winters, Heal to Rebuild
Troy Dawson, Elevate Movement: Direct Impact Dollars Initiative
Evelyn Allen, Black Community Impact Alliance/Central Area Collaborative
