calendar of events
winter 2014/2015
Each season the African Community commemorates and celebrates African holidays and traditions. Below
are some of the major events within the Winter Solstice of 2014/2015.
Feb
Black History Month
1-28
In 1926 Carter G. Woodson, first celebrated
what is now known as Black History Month, on
this date as Negro History Week. It became a
month long celebration in 1976. Today, Africans
and the black world celebrates by calling for
black unity and progress.
Feb
19
Martyr’s Day
Martyrs’ Day Celebration established in 1937 by
H.I.M. Haile Sellassie I in honor of those ancestors who gallantly defended and advanced
the sovereign spirit of the Ethiopian land and
people against the Italian fascists’ attempt to
colonize Africa’s sole sovereign country at the
time.
Mar
The Battle of Adowa
1-2
On this day in 1896 Empress Taitu and Emperor
Menelik’s troops crushed the invading forces of
Italy in Adowa, Ethiopia. Later, Italy did recognize Ethiopia as an independent nation.
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Magazine / September 2012
Magazine / September 2012
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