21st Annual African American Cultural Celebration at North Carolina Museum of History – virtual event

Arts and Crafts Traditions Series

• 11:00 a.m. Woodworking Traditions with Jerome Bias (Register for Food, Health and Beauty Series)
• 1:00 p.m. African American Trailblazers Mural with Kiara Sanders (Register for Education and Heritage Series)
• Artist Videos – Coming soon!
• Ebony Raleigh Area Group Stitchers
• Black Diamond: Negro League Baseball Portrait Series with Darryl Matthews
• Jason Franklin: I Am, We Are

Education and Heritage Series

Hosted by Najla McClain, ABSN Program Coordinator, Duke School of Nursing

• 11:00 a.m. Dogwood Alliance with Erniko Brown
• 12:00 p.m. Black Workers for Justice with Ajamu Dillahunt
• 1:00 p.m. African American Trailblazers Mural with Kiara Sanders (Arts and Crafts Traditions)
• 2:00 p.m. Resources for Small Farms with William Landis, NC Cooperative Extension Agent for Franklin and Warren Counties
• 3:00 p.m. NC Environmental Justice Network with Naeema Muhammad

Food, Health, and Beauty Series

Hosted by Chef E Marshall, Chopped Champion

• 11:00 a.m. Woodworking Traditions with Jerome Bias (Arts and Crafts Traditions)
• 12:00 p.m. H.O.T. Organics with Donovan Burton
• 1:00 p.m. Sister Circle with Dr. Rasheeda Monroe, Dr. Nerissa Price, and Dawn Daly-Mack, RN
• 2:00 p.m. Pleasing the Palate by Food Network Chopped Champion Chef E Marshall
• 3:00 p.m. Beer Migration: Harlem Brewery South with Celeste Beatty

History, Film, and Enterprise

Hosted by Earl Ijames, Curator of African American History, NC Museum of History

• 11:30 p.m. The Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House Museum of Wilson, NC, with Bill Myers
• 12:30 a.m. The Golden Anniversary of the Delta Fine Arts Center in Winston-Salem, NC, with Peggy Moore
• 1:30 p.m. Warren County, NC: Birthplace of Environmental Justice followed by Q&A with journalist Shauna Williams
• 2:30 p.m. Integrating College and Football at Western Carolina University with Harvey Walker
• 3:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising: The Plight and Resilience of Black Farmers with Tim Pigford and Dr. Adrienne Petty

Literature and Spoken Word

Hosted by Valonda Calloway, The TV Lady

• 11:30 a.m. Judy Allen Dodson, author of Escape from Hurricane Katrina
• 12:30 p.m. Chrystal D. Giles, author of Take Back the Block
• 1:30 p.m. DeWayne Barton, spoken word artist and founder of Hood Huggers, Int’l
• 2:30 p.m. Jason Mott, author of Hell of a Book, National Book Award winner
• 3:30 p.m. Panel of independently published NC authors including Eileen Watts Welch who commissioned a book on her ancestor, Aaron McDuffie Moore and Anne Miller Woodford, author of When All God’s Children Get Together: A Celebration of the Lives and Music of African American People in Far Western North Carolina.

Music, Movement, and Drama Series

• Emcee: Sandra Dubose, Performing Artist, Author, and Motivational Speaker
• 11:00 a.m. Jared Payton and the Voices
• 12:00 p.m. United Strings of Color presents Ijapa and Mr.Igbin
• 1:00 p.m. Whistle-stop Tours
• 2:00 p.m. Zeb Harrison and Sounds of Praise
• 3:00 p.m. Throwback Collaboration Band