Darryl Lester

Two members of the audience join hands to celebrate the community spirit at the end of Harambee! 2018, presented by the African American Cultural Center (AACC). In the background, "Mama" Toni Thorpe, the retired program coordinator of the AACC, starts the Harambee! chant. Thursday, Sept. 6. (Swathi Karthik/Staff Photographer)

Sep 7, 2018

Harambee! Honors AACC, African-American Community

Swathi Karthik/Nubian Message Yesenia Jones | Staff Writer On Thursday, Aug. 6, the African American Cultural Center hosted its annual event Harambee! in the Washington-Sankofa Room. The event created a space in which positivity along with appreciation for our ancestors consumed the atmosphere. According to Toni “Mama” Thorpe, retired AACC program coordinator, Harambee is “a time…