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Annual Kwanzaa Celebration to Honor Washington Muhammad
Special to The Truth
Brother Washington Muhammad, founder of the Community
Solidarity Response Network and a local organizer in the
Black Lives Matter movement, will be honored with a special
Community Involvement Award at the annual Kwanzaa
celebration, held at The Padua Center, located in the
Kwanzaa Park Neighborhood on December 29, 2016
The Padua Center, 1416 Nebraska Ave, will host one evening
of Kwanzaa in Kwanzaa Park. This cultural festival will be
held on December 29, 2016 beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the
candle lighting ceremony at 6:00. Food and fellowship will
continue at The Padua Center until 7:30. Members of the
community, as well as the city, are invited.
Oscar Shaheer, chairman of the Kwanzaa Park Neighbors, will
welcome guests. Diane Gordon of Kwanzaa House will lead the
celebration. Kwanzaa, a cultural celebration, is composed of
a Libration Ceremony in honor of ancestors, the lighting of
the Kinara, education, family activities and food to share.
The Padua Center is located at 1416 Nebraska Ave., Toledo,
Ohio. In June 2011 The Padua Center sponsored a contest,
“Name the Neighborhood.” Kwanzaa Park, submitted by George
Lee, was chosen by the community members assembled.
The Kwanzaa Park Neighborhood is bordered by Dorr, Brown,
Klondike and Hawley Streets. Members of the Kwanzaa Park
Neighbors meet monthly at The Padua Center to investigate
ways to work together (Ujima) and improve the neighborhood.
The next community meeting is February 2 at 1:00 p.m at The
Padua Center.
For information call: The Padua Center 419-241-6465.
Sister Virginia Welsh, Director
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