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African Cultural Center USA strives to advance
international and intercultural understanding. The Center also seeks
to encourage African-Americans and others to identify with their
heritage to enhance their self-esteem and to enable them to strive
for discipline, commitment and achievement.
African Cultural Center USA was established in 1991 as a nonprofit
organization for the purpose of educating a previously under-served
population about Africa. Our local office in Hercules, California
serves the community through arts, crafts, textiles, kente cloth
and symbolic design presentations, video shows, games and music.
Our facility is a meeting place for community cultural events and
a source for research on African issues. African Cultural Center
USA also provides resources to support immigrants from Africa, including
interpretation services for law enforcement agencies.
The Center maintains a collection of videos and authentic African
art, crafts, games, and fabrics. These items are available for exhibition
upon request. School children can learn to make African tie dye
and kente cloth at the center.
The center provides African cultural dance troupes to perform for
events, including marriage, birth, and death ceremonies. Events
are held during Black History month, during Kwanzaa holidays and
other special holidays. Individuals from the Center will visit schools
in the San Francisco Bay to tell African stories, perform African
drumming, and provide general information to the students about
African history and culture. Contact Kofi Opong-Mensah for information
and to schedule a visit:
Kofi
Opong-Mensah, PhD
P.O. Box 5771
Hercules, California 94547
510.234.8822
mensalab@aol.com
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