A Kwanzaa celebration at Malcolm X College scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases, a spokeswoman for the City Colleges of Chicago said.
A Kwanzaa celebration at Malcolm X College scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled because of the rising number of"Due to the new COVID variant and out of an abundance of caution, we are cancelling our Kwanzaa event that was to take place at Malcolm X College," Veronica Resa said in a statement Monday morning.
Cases of coronavirus in the city are up 129% over the previous week according to the most recent data available from the Chicago Department of Public Health. That’s over 2,500 new cases daily on average with a positivity rate of 9.2%. The celebration of Kwanzaa that had been set to kick off Wednesday would’ve featured a procession and drum call, live performances and shopping. The free event would have included performances by Najwa Dance Corps, Dee Alexander and the A Team, Armen Rah, Ugochi and the Muntu Dance Theatre.
Kwanzaa is held annually from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 ,celebrating African American culture. The holiday was created in 1966 and is rooted in the African harvest festival held across the world. Each of the seven days of Kwanzaa is dedicated to a separate principle: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
Kwanzaa will carry on virtually for the DuSable Museum of African American History as it will host "Seven days of the Seven Principles." The event started Sunday and will be streamed each day from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the museum’s
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Travel nightmare: Another 2,000 flights canceled MondayMore than 2,000 flights have been canceled Monday as Covid cases surge across the globe.
Read more »
Travel nightmare: Another 2,500 flights canceled MondayMore than 2,500 flights have been canceled Monday as Covid cases surge across the globe.
Read more »
2 more college football bowl games canceled because of Covid-19Two more college football bowl games have been canceled due to Covid-19 illnesses within the Boston College and University of Virginia programs.
Read more »
Covid: Travel misery continues as 1,500 more flights cancelledChinese and US airlines are hardest hit amid a surge in Covid cases in many countries.
Read more »
Apple closes stores to customers in New York City due to surge in Covid casesCustomers can still pick up items outside stores in New York.
Read more »