Reawakening
The African Mind
The 29th Commemoration of
The Reawakening
September 16 — September 24, 2023
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Schedule of Events
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Saturday, September 16
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10:00 AM - Dedication of Our Babies: Welcoming The Spirit Home Ritual
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(African attire is requested for those worshipping in-person)
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Sunday, September 17
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8:00 AM - Worship Service
Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III
Community Organizer, Black Church Food Security Network; Baltimore, MD
6:00 PM - SPCBC MAAFA Dramatic Presentation
The MAAFA Suite...A Healing Journey ®: The Reawakening
Directed by Lakai Worrell
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Preacher – Rev. Dr. Neichelle Guidry
Dean of the Chapel and Director of The Wisdom Center, Spelman College; Atlanta, GA
(White attire is requested for those worshipping in-person for all events today)
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Monday, September 18​
8:30 AM - Opening Ritual of Healing Hut
Under the Tent
Litha Booi - Ancestral Reconciliation Ritual
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10:30 AM - Libation Lab
Life Center, across the street
Dr. Kimani Nehusi
Associate Professor, Department of Africology and African American Studies Temple University, Author of Libation: An Afrikan Ritual of Heritage in the Circle of Life; Philadelphia, PA
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Dr. Itihari Toure
Associate Dean of Curriculum and Evaluation, McCormick Theological Seminary; Stone Mountain, GA
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11:30 AM - Sankofa Square – Presentation of the Sankofa MAAFA wreath
Sankofa Park
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12:30 PM - Lunch
Under the tent
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1:30 PM - Mbongi: Libation – Ritual for Our Ancestors
Life Center, across the street
Dr. Kimani Nehusi
Associate Professor, Department of Africology and African American Studies Temple University
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2:00 PM - Black on Black Discussion
Life Center
Dr. Daniel Black
Author of Black on Black, Assistant Professor, African and African American Studies Clark Atlanta University; Atlanta, GA
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6:30 PM - Museum Tours
Campus
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Tuesday, September 19
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8:30 AM - Healing Hut: Living Out and Aligning Our Purpose
Under the tent
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10:30 AM - Touching The Spirit: African Centered Pedagogy
Life Center, across the street
Dr. Itihari Toure
Associate Dean of Curriculum and Evaluation, McCormick Theological Seminary; Stone Mountain, GA
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12:30 PM - Lunch
Under the tent
1:30 PM - Mbongi - Wisdom: Stay Woke - Fighting the Divisive Concepts Law
Dr. Natasha Thornton
Africentric educator, literacy specialist, and author of Revolutionary Love: Creating a Culturally Inclusive Classroom; Atlanta, GA
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6:00 to 8:30 PM - Museum Tours
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7:00 PM - Hush Harbor for Teachers
Life Center, across the street
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Wednesday, September 20
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8:30 AM - Healing Hut
Under the tent
Womb Work – Rev. Estee Nene Dillard, MDiv
Spiritualist Scholar, Ancestral Storyteller, Queer Sexologist; Atlanta GA
Trauma – Rev. Margaret Conley, LCSW, MDiv
Africentric clinician, and executive director of MLC Consulting addressing trauma informed care and the intersectionality of religion, spirituality, and emotional wellness; Cartersville, GA
Parenting – Dr. Daniel Black
Author, Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies, Clark Atlanta University; Atlanta, GA
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12:00 PM - Worship Service
Preacher - Dr. Willie Francois III
Senior Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Author of Silencing White Noise: Six Practices to Overcome our Inaction on Race; Pleasantville, NJ
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2:00 PM - Healing Hut
Under the tent
Available for personal reflection and meditation.
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5:00 PM - Museum Tours
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7:00 PM - SPCBC MAAFA Dramatic Presentation
The MAAFA Suite...A Healing Journey ®: The Reawakening
Directed by Lakai Worrell
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Guest speaker, Nikole Hannah-Jones
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and New York Times-bestselling author of The 1619 Project; Brooklyn, NY
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Thursday, September 21
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8:30 AM - Healing Hut: Seeking Insight – Proclaiming Unity
Under the tent
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10:30 AM - Teaching: Awakening the African Mind Panel Discussion
Rev. Dr. David K. Brawley, Lead Pastor, SPCBC
Rev. Dr. Dexter Henderson, Associate Pastor, SPCBC
Rev. James Singletary, Pastor of Family Life, SPCBC
Dr. Itihari Toure, Associate Dean of Curriculum and Evaluation, McCormick Theological Seminary; Stone Mountain, GA
Bro. Jamye Wooten, Founder & CEO of CLLCTIVLY; Baltimore, MD
Rev. Margaret Conley, LCSW, MDiv, Africentric clinician, and executive director of MLC Consulting addressing trauma informed care and the intersectionality of religion, spirituality, and emotional wellness; Cartersville, GA
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12:00 PM - Lunch
Under the tent
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1:00 PM - Mbongi - Wisdom: Christianity and Transformation
Life Center, across the street
Rev. Kristian A. Smith
Multifaceted leader in image development; Pastor of The Faith Community; Atlanta, GA
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7:00 PM - SPCBC MAAFA Dramatic Presentation
The MAAFA Suite...A Healing Journey ®: The Reawakening
Directed by Lakai Worrell
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Preacher – Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III
Senior Pastor, Friendship-West Baptist Church; Dallas, TX
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Friday, September 22
8:30 AM - Healing Hut: Covenanting Spaces for Intent and Resolve
Under the tent
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10:30 AM - Teaching: Skh Sdi\Djr Deep Thought
Life Center, across the street
Dr. Wade W. Nobles
Founding member of the Association of Black Psychologists; Professor Emeritus of Africana Studies and Black Psychology at San Francisco State University; Co-founder and past ED of the Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Family Life and Culture, Inc.; author of SKH, From Black Psychology to the Science of Being
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7:00 PM - SPCBC MAAFA Dramatic Presentation
The MAAFA Suite...A Healing Journey ®: The Reawakening
Directed by Lakai Worrell
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Speaker – Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson
President and CEO, Children's Defense Fund (CDF); Washington D.C.
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Saturday, September 23-CANCELLED
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Due to inclement weather, Saturday's event us cancelled.
6:00 AM - Closing Ceremony, Sunrise Seaside Send Off
Rockaway Beach, 94 & 95 Street
Buses will depart St. Paul at 5 AM sharp. Tickets are required for the bus.
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Please visit the fiscal office to purchase tickets for the bus or call 718.257.1300 ext. 174. Tickets are $10.
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Sunday, September 24
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8:00 AM - Commissioning Ceremony
Preacher – Rev. Racquel C.N. Gill
Minister for Intercultural Engagement, Duke University Chapel; Durham, NC