|2011 Events Calendar|
Come visit us at one of the events below to find out more about the African Ancestry experience:
| 2011 African Ancestry Events | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location |
| October 30th | African Ancestry will be revealing the ancestry of the members of Metropolitan Church of Chicago. Join the 10:30 a.m. service to find out where they are from! There will be a reception and presentation on ancestry tracing immediately following the service. | Chicago, IL |
| October 28th - 29th | African Ancestry will be supporting the play Re:Definition by Glen Gordon at La MaMa Experimental Theater during the Hip Hop Theater Festival in NYC. Get your tickets now! | New York, NYC |
| October 6th |
African Ancestry helps kick off Cycle 5 of the Legacy Program of the Continuum Project. For more information on how you can join us in empowering youth through knowledge of ancestry, please click here to visit The Continuum Project's website. |
New York, NY |
| October 1st |
African Ancestry visits the Metropolitan Community Church of Chicago for a community presentation and test-taking day, 10 am - noon. Metropolitan is located at 4610 South Prairie Avenue in Chicago. For more information, call 773-536-2046. |
Chicago, IL |
| September 27th |
Join African Ancestry for The Africa Channel Night "Fela!". This explosive and entertaining musical about Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti will leave you dancing and partying all night long. After the show, members of the cast will find out their African roots! For tickets, visit the Shakespeare Theater Company website here. |
Washington, DC |
| September 24th |
The We Are Africa Road Tour travels to Panafest in the Washington, DC area. Join us in Downtown Silver Spring for an afternoon of "edu-taining" activities including Ancestry Reveals, an African Ancestry Family Reunion, an African Ancestry Presentation, and excerpts from "RE:Definition" by Glenn Gordon. Celebrate your roots! Email tour@africanancestry.com to RSVP for the African Ancestry Family reunion and to be entered into a drawing for a naming ceremony performed by elders from your country. Check the Road Tour webpage for details. |
Silver Spring, MD |
| September 10th |
Join African Ancestry for "The Power of the Word" at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art's Community Day. The day-long original and riveting experience of dynamic forms of expressive culture will be guided by emcees Diallo Sumbry and Dehejia Maat. Click here for more information. |
Washington, DC |
| August 24th |
Gina Paige will be the guest speaker at the Food and Folklore Dinner at Eatonville Restaurant. Bringing the art of the story back to the dinner table, Eatonville Restaurant launched Food and Folklore, a monthly series intertwining storytelling and fabulous food. Food and Folklore is wrapped in the spirit of gifted storyteller and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston's brand of hospitality and a generosity with food. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. |
Washington, DC |
| August 19 - 21st |
The We Are Africa Road Tour travels to the African World Festival in Detroit. Join us on Hart Plaza for "edu-taining" activities including Ancestry Reveals, African Diaspora Family Reunions, and African Ancestry Presentations. Celebrate your roots! Email tour@africanancestry.com to RSVP for your country's reunion. Check the Road Tour webpage for details. |
Detroit, MI |
| August 5th |
African Ancestry will reveal the ancestry of several prominent members of the National Association of Black Journalists at the 2011 NABJ National Convention Lunch and Learn session, Emancipation 4.0: Reconnecting African Americans to the Homeland. |
Philadelphia, PA |
| July 14 - 17th |
The We Are Africa Road Tour travels to the National Black Arts Festival. Bring your family to Centennial Park to enjoy the Festival full of African and African American art and culture. Celebrate your roots! Email tour@africanancestry.com to RSVP for your country's reunion. Check the Road Tour webpage for details. |
Atlanta, GA |
| July 9 - 10th |
The We Are Africa Road Tour kicks off at the DuSable Museum's 37th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival. The weekend will be filled "edu-taining" activities including Ancestry Reveals, a Sankofa Jam Session, African Diaspora Family Reunions, and African Ancestry presentations! Celebrate your roots! Email tour@africanancestry.com to RSVP for your country's reunion. Check the Road Tour webpage for details. |
Chicago, IL |
| June 22-25th |
African Ancestry Experience at the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. 105th Anniversary Convention. The Regional AVPs will find their roots during the College Brothers Luncheon. Visit us at the African Ancestry booth at the Hilton Chicago! |
Chicago. IL |
| June 11th |
African Ancestry will have a presence at the DC Black Theatre Festival Gala. The DC Black Theatre Festival will run from June 12 - 19. Support great theatre in DC! |
Washington, DC |
| June 4th |
African Ancestry will launch its partnership with OkayAfrica.com at the 4th Annual Roots Picnic. Black Thought of The Roots will learn his ancestral roots. |
Philadelphia, PA |
| May 27th |
African Ancestry partners with Wells Fargo to reveal the ancestries of NAACP President Benjamin Jealous and NAACP Chairwoman Roslyn Brock during the NAACP Leadership Summit 500. |
Hollywood, FL |
| April 21st |
African Ancestry Experience at the National Association of Black Social Workers 2011 Conference. The ancestries of many attendees will be revealed during the Authors' Jazz Cafe. |
New Orleans, LA |
| April 5th |
The Africa Channel to air the ancestry reveals of Congressmen Bobby L. Rush (NY) and Gregory Meeks (NY) as part of its year-long "Know Your Heritage" campaign. For more information, click here. |
Check local listings |
| March 26th |
Launch Party for Ghana Entertainment Worldwide Television Show. For more information on the new TV show, click here. |
Atlanta, GA |
| March 9th |
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, The Africa Channel, and African Ancestry reveal the ancestries of Congressman Bobby L. Rush (IL) and Congressman Gregory Meeks (NY) at a special event on Capitol Hill. |
Washington, DC |
| February 27th |
African Ancestry Experience with the Philadelphia Jack and Jill Rites of Passage Program |
Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25th |
African Ancestry Experience with the McDonald's African American Association |
Chicago, IL |
| February 24th |
African Ancestry Experience with the Black Champions Network at General Mills |
Minneapolis, MN |
| February 22nd |
African Ancestry Experience with the Black Employees at Time Warner (BE@TW) |
New York, NY |
| February 17th |
Pan African Film Festival Night of Tribute. African Ancestry will reveal the ancestries of the honorees of the Night of Tribute. Event televised by The Africa Channel. |
Los Angeles, CA |


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