Joined by Sha-Asia Medina, Director of The Village Afrocentric Cultural, Learning, and Healing Center, we will celebrate the first night of Kwanzaa with a Kinara lighting, discussion about the holiday, and a showing of the film The Black Candle. The first feature film on Kwanzaa, The Black Candle (narrated by Maya Angelou) traces the holiday’s growth out of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s to its present-day reality as a global, pan-African holiday embraced by over millions of celebrants. Q&A to follow. Zawadi (gifts) will be provided for all attendees.

Free and open to all. Register her

Joined by Sha-Asia Medina, Director of The Village Afrocentric Cultural, Learning, and Healing Center, we will celebrate the first night of Kwanzaa with a Kinara lighting, discussion about the holiday, and a showing of the film The Black Candle. The first feature film on Kwanzaa, The Black Candle (narrated by Maya Angelou) traces the holiday’s growth out of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s to its present-day reality as a global, pan-African holiday embraced by over millions of celebrants. Q&A to follow. Zawadi (gifts) will be provided for all attendees.

Free and open to all. Register her

Please come out to support the African-American Association of Co-op City in a FUN fundraiser.  Bring your talents of song, rap, poetry, etc. to the floor.  Or, come and cheer for your favorite performer.  We will have a good time.  Snacks will be available.  BYOBB.  See attached flyer: AAA Open Mic flyer 11.12.23.pdf

Only $5 for members and $7 for non-members. 

Show your membership card. 

If you are not a member, see attached Membership Form: AAA Member form $25. 11.6.23.pdf

We look forward to seeing you on Dec. 2nd.

Peace,

Francine Reva Jones
Recording Secretary
African-American Association
of Co-op City
Bronx, NY 10475
Phone: (718) 671-5957
Mobile: (917) 833-6202

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on Saturday, Oct 14, 5pm to get into what is happening in Gaza, why, and the revolution humanity needs – and how to act on that right now:

● U.S. and Israel: Hands Off The Palestinian People! 

● Israel: STOP the Genocidal State of Siege and War Against 2 Million Palestinians Trapped in Gaza! U.S. Imperialism STOP Your Bloody Arming Of Israel!

● Hamas Is Not A Force For Liberation—The Palestinian People Need A Real Revolution!

● The People of the World Need REAL Revolution And A Whole New Emancipating Way To Live!

On Saturday, October 7th, 2023, in observation of the 89th birth anniversary of Amiri Baraka,

The Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery of the City of Newark, The Brick City Peace Collective, Newark Happening, The Yard and The National Black Political Convention will present ‘On The Road To The Convention-A Day of Unity’!

The day, organized to capture the spirit of unity of the legendary Gary Convention of 1972, will be a mini-conference consisting of three panel discussions on important contemporary issues.

It will take place at Science Park High School, 260 Norfolk Street, Newark from 9am to 4pm.

The first panel, Reimagining Public Safety-Stop Police Brutality, a discussion seeking to bridge protest and against police brutality and community based violence intervention efforts, will be at 10am. Among the participants for that panel will be AT Mitchell of Manup Inc NYC and czar of the new Gun Violence Task Force of the City of New York, Zellie Imani of Black Lives Ma

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The African-American Association of Co-op City will celebrate the birthday of the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey on August 17th from 4:00-7:00 PM. 

Join our Drum Circle  with your chair and your drum or other musical instrument as we raise our voices in praise of the accomplishments of this great man. 

Please share with us something that you know or have learned about Marcus Mosiah Garvey. 

Also, share this information with your family and friends.

Marcus Garvey flyer 8.1.23.pdf

Francine Reva Jones 
franreva@aol.com 
Program Committee Chair
African-American Association
of Co-op City
177 Dreiser Loop, Room 15
Bronx, NY 10475

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