Since 1993, Manga has educated the community about African cultures through dance and drumming, teaching people about the impact of dance as a hobby and as a path to fitness and lifetime experience. By holding the Black History Month program, Manga's goal is to contribute to the exposure of children and adults to exercise,  reading, and dance performance from Africa and the Diaspora, and showing the connection between African-American heritage and Africa.

Manga would like to thank

• the community

• the families

• the participants

• the storyteller

• the guest speakers

• the facilitator

• the donors

• our supporters 

• our members

• our board 

for making Black History Month another meaningful and successful month

2021- BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Sunday, February 14, 2021

3:00 pm- 5:00 pm

Sunday, February 21, 2021

3:00 pm- 4:30 pm

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The national theme this year is The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity.Click here to read the article about the theme by the Association of the Study of African American Life and History ( ASALH).

Manga  partners with The Brown Middle School with a program supported by the Georgia Council for the Arts, that started in January to provide African dance and drumming classes, culminated by a performance by Manga to kick-off the Black History Month celebration in February. Manga is also sponsoring a virtual program for the general public.

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Black History Month 2020 program

Theme: The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diveristy

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February 14, 3pm- 5pm: 

Storytelling by Mama Koku

Performance by Manga

Q and A with Ramatu Sabbatt, director of Manga African Dance Inc., an African born and American citizen.

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February 21, 3pm- 4:30pm:

Conversation on The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diveristy with

Facilitator:

Dr.Yvonne Montell, Innnovative trainer and Team Leader

Guest speakers: 

Kenneth Zakee, Spoken Word and Visual Artist. 

Praise Ekeng, Dance teacher and choreographer.

Mama Koku

Dr.Yvonne Montell

  Kenneth Zakee

Praise Ekeng

Perks: Get 1 admission from your $10 donation at the Black History Month Family Fun day to our youth drum making workshop in March; ( applies to Middle and High school studemts).

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BLACK FAMILY: REPRESENTATION, IDENTITY AND DIVERSITY

Black History Month in pictures