Montgomery County Celebrates African Heritage Month

Silver Spring, MD
September 2, 2010

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett kicked off African Heritage Month on Thursday, September 2 with a special celebration at the Silver Spring Civic Building, One Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring. Montgomery County was the first in the nation to proclaim the month of September as African Heritage Month. Mr. Leggett presented a proclamation in honor of African Heritage Month during the ceremony.

The year-long celebration includes a reception hosted by members of Montgomery County’s African Affairs Advisory Group and will feature musical entertainment and African cuisine.

Other activities lined up include:

• Saturday and Sunday, September 4, 5 at 2 p.m. -- Solidarity Soccer Tournament sponsored by the Congolese Community of D.C., New York and Chicago at Gunners Lake Park, 12698 Wisteria Drive, Germantown;

• Sunday, September 5, 10 a.m. -- African Heritage Month Labor Day Event at the Viking Center, 15212 Dino Drive, Burtonsville;

• Saturday, September 18, 4 to 9 p.m. -- Pan African Cultural Festival at the Silver Spring Civic Building, One Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring; and

• Tuesday, September 21, 5 to 10 p.m. -- Africa Leadership Congress, The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 1330 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C.

For more information, contact the Office of Community Partnerships at 240-777-2584.

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