National Black Family Reunion facts for kids
The Black Family Reunion Celebration is a fun and important event held every year in August. It's a time for families to come together and celebrate the strong history and values of Black families. The National Council of Negro Women helps organize this big celebration.
History of the Reunion
The idea for the national Black Family Reunion started in 1986. It was created by a famous civil rights leader named Dorothy Height. A few years later, in 1989, the Cincinnati Black Family Reunion began. This one is also known as the Midwest Black Family Reunion.
Over the years, the Black Family Reunion has been held in many different cities across the United States. It has even taken place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. The event aims to bring people, businesses, and communities together. It focuses on showing and strengthening the important values and morals of Black families.
In 2009, the 24th annual Black Family Reunion Celebration had its first day of activities near the Washington Monument. This happened on the same day as another large march, which led to some discussions about how many people attended each event.
In 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the reunion activities happened online. There was also a special one-day event held at Sawyer Point Park.
Art and the Reunion
In 1994, a group called the National Black McDonald's Operators Association asked an artist named Byron Peck to paint a mural. This mural was about the Black Family Reunion and was painted on 14th Street in Washington, D.C. Byron Peck worked with three students and three other artists to create it. He used family photos from a friend to show different generations of a family. Later, in 2012, new buildings being built in the area almost covered up this special mural.
See also
- Dorothy Height
- National Council of Negro Women
- National Museum of African American History
- African-American family structure
