Tadias Magazine
Events News
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2015
New York (TADIAS) — The 6th Wreath Laying Ceremony and the Miazia 27 Pan-African Celebration will be held in Washington, D.C. this weekend. The annual event starts with a wreath laying ceremony on Sunday afternoon from 4 to 5 pm at the African American Civil War Memorial. The Afro-American Iskista group and the African Heritage Dancers & Drummers are also scheduled to perform at the program.
“We use the occasion to honor Americans of African descent who fought for freedom in the American Civil War, and the Ethiopians who fought for freedom at Adwa and during World War II,” organizer Tamrat G. Medhin said. “The commemorative celebration includes cultural shows and wreath laying in front of the African American Civil War Memorial Statue followed by a panel discussion at the museum to highlight the impact of the African struggle both on the continent and in the Diaspora to be free.”
Photos from past Miazia 27 Pan-African Celebration in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy photo)
Tamrat Medhin (top left) receiving a Pan-African Bridge Building award from former DC Mayor Vincent C. Gray on September 30th, 2013 during the 4th Annual DC African Heritage Cerebration. (Courtesy photo)
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If You Go:
Sunday May 3, 2015
African American Civil War Memorial, Washington DC
time : 4pm to 5pm