Live & Local: Asbury Park Kwanzaa Celebration

By DAVE CHRISTOPHER
Sister Isis and the Isis Tribe Drummers performed at the Asbury Park Kwanzaa celebration at the Middle School on Bangs Avenue.  Here, Sister Isis leads a ceremony honoring ancestors.
Sister Isis and the Isis Tribe Drummers performed at the Asbury Park Kwanzaa celebration at the Middle School on Bangs Avenue. Here, Sister Isis leads a ceremony honoring ancestors.

The Asbury Park Middle School Kwanzaa Kids lead the audience in singing the Seven Days of Kwanzaa.
The Asbury Park Middle School Kwanzaa Kids lead the audience in singing the Seven Days of Kwanzaa.

Tylik (Tigga) Railey in a poetry performance.
Tylik (Tigga) in a poetry performance.

Members of the Asbury Park Technical Academy of Dance perform a selection from the Nutcracker Suite.
Members of the Asbury Park Technical Academy of Dance perform a selection from the Nutcracker Suite.

Trinity Choristers sang the Negro National Anthem and the South African National Anthem.
Trinity Choristers sang the Negro National Anthem and the South African National Anthem.

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