African American Heritage Festival - July 25, 2009

by Harriett Gaston
(Altoona, PA)

Community organization at Festival

Community organization at Festival

An annual African American Heritage and Arts Festival occurs approximately the 4th Saturday of July at the Penn State Altoona campus of the Pennsylvania State University.

The festival provides to the community, expressions of African American culture, history and provides the local African American community an opportunity to interact with each other and strengthen their ties to each other and to the white majority community. This occurs through providing a free venue for people of all ages to enjoy music, storytelling, dance and other appropriate entertainment. Vendors sell food, clothing, artwork, crafts, books, jewelry and other appropriate items. A children’s area is also provided with an emphasis on providing African American contributions to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States and the world.

Community organizations provide information on health issues affecting the community, safety, public advocacy issues and other appropriate matters.

http://www.altoona.psu.edu/aahp/

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Nov 02, 2015
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by: Anonymous

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Oct 16, 2015
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by: Anonymous

HEY! Amazing to know about the African American Heritage Festival.It is really very friendly and a good step for friendship of african and american people as well.they can share and use the business thoughts with each other an can improve the things.Thanks for your valuable information.
Oct 14, 2015
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Sep 25, 2015
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Sep 10, 2009
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by: Marva Queen

Since this festival has started and I met with Harriet Gaston and shared and was shown our past heritage donated from others of our older generation that I had never seen or known about, I found the festival to be an event that I will truly try to return home to every year and continue to share what I have found with Ms. Gaston since I have started my genealogy of my own Altoona family. It was very entertaining this year and I found it to amaze me with the old knowledge of the past I would not have known if this project would not have been taken on by her and the others on the committee. My blessings goes out to all and I hope that we continue to keep this program going each year.
May 14, 2009
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by: Patricia

Thank you so much for submitting the announcement for this wonderful event held every year at the Altoona Penn State Campus.

This is by far one of my favorite events held in Altoona. I attend it every year with my family. The music alone is so worth the the visit, let alone all the wonderful heritage celebrations.

Rev. Paul Johnson and his family have been life long friends of mine.

Patricia

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