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The public is invited to attend Raritan Valley Community College’s (RVCC) special cultural celebration of Kwanzaa, Tuesday, December 6, from 1-2:30 p.m. The event, which is free of charge, will be held in the Conference Center at the College’s Branchburg campus.

The program will feature award-winning historian Dr. Sylviane Diouf, curator of New York City Library’s Schomburg Center for Black Culture, and a musical performance by the Orange High School band.

Diouf, an expert on the African Diaspora, will speak on the history of Kwanzaa and the Black Power Movement. Diouf is the editor of Black Power 50 and author of Slavery’s Exiles: The Story of the American Maroons (January 2014) and Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas. Both works were published by NYU Press. The event is part of RVCC’s celebration of Visualizing Civil Rights.

Kwanzaa is an African-American holiday that celebrates family, community and culture. Participants will be able to learn more the holiday and RVCC’s rich cultural programs. The festivities will include a celebration of the seven principles of Kwanzaa: Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Family), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity) and Imani (Faith).

For additional information, contact Richeleen Dashield, Dean of Multicultural Affairs, at richeleen.dashield@raritanval.edu. RVCC is the home of the Paul Robeson Institute for Ethics, Leadership and Social Justice.

Raritan Valley Community College’s main campus is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, NJ. Serving Somerset and Hunterdon County residents for close to 50 years, RVCC is an educational and cultural center that is nationally recognized for its innovative programming, service to the community and environmental leadership. The College offers more than 90 associate degrees and certificates, as well as career training, professional development and personal enrichment courses. The College also has a performing arts center and planetarium.

RVCC is committed to offering a quality and affordable education through effective teaching, liaisons with the community’s businesses, and state-of-the-art technology. For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu.

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November 21, 2016

Media contact: Donna Stolzer, 908-526-1200, ext. 8383

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