The Malcolm X Festival
Under the non profit Urban-GeoPonics The 3rd Malcolm X Festival will become the premier annual cultural and art festivals in Northwest area, to be held at the beautiful Clanzel Brown Park (Jacksonville, Fl) and we are asking for your support.
The festival serves as community outlet to showcase the dynamic talent within the rich the African American culture of all genre of arts. The festival is a day series of live performances, forums, workshops and film screenings presented as a celebration of the diverse styles of art, music, writing and self-expression that have developed in black culture. The festival will be bursting at the seams with art, music, films and more, and feature artists from across the South. By cultivating a culture of creative self-expression, we have the power to enrich our communities by providing people with the information, ideas and tools necessary to effect positive change in themselves and their environment.
From the vision & dream,
During the Saturday festivities there are several special slated events which include health and wellness segments, performing artist, educational features for children, ethnic food cuisine showcases, African dancers, NanNkama Drummers, folklore story tellers, key note speakers, visual art & paintings, and much more excitement and entertainment.
Our Goal…..
To have some competitive advantaged that will help implement vertical growth with businesses, producing more jobs, reducing crime and strengthening the community structure. To achieve this goal Sankofa will offer many programs are along with resources within the community.
What Is The Sankofa Initiative????
We are an activist Group representing District 7,8,9 & 10 of Jacksonville Fl. The Initiative is one of substance that will curve violence in our community, and engage in empowerment through education, job readiness, and cultural awareness. This is a measurable and sustainable concept that works for several nationalities globally but escapes our black community in Jacksonville Florida.
We:
• Increase resident involvement and leadership
• Provide resources for the whole family
• Quench the thirst of our community’s economic dessert
• Assist in community rehabilitation
• Provide education on Jacksonville’s natural horticulture
• Change and innovate community investment
• Engage our youth and low income parents
Our Mission
Is to recover, research, collect, preserve, interpret, teach and promote knowledge and appreciation of the rich, ancient and varied culture of African people with emphasis on African Americans. Through educational programs, communal and public dialog, collections, exhibitions and other initiatives, we engage and serve participants of varying ages, interests and walks of life. Moreover, our cultural project poses historical and current African paradigms as a framework and foundation for thought and practice directed toward addressing the critical issues of our time. Thus, our work is the interrelated African-centered invitation and challenge: to know the past and honor it; to engage the present and improve it; and to imagine a new kind of future and forge it in the most ethical, effective and expansive ways. Below is a rendering of The Sankofa Cultural Center. Located on Kings Rd. This festival helps bring this center to life.DONATE TODAY https://www.paypal.me/TheKemeticEmpire
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