A Day of Resilience 2023
Harriet Tubman Statue Unveiling - Join us for the entire weekend!
We honor Harriet Tubman's Bicentennial
with the unveiling of the statue-
Beacon of Hope!
Dorchester County Courthouse-
206 High St., Cambridge, MD
A Day of Resilience- Saturday, September 11, 2021
10:30 am- Waterside Commemoration Ceremony
Commemoration and libations at Long Wharf fishing pier
Life begins/began in water!
Water connects Heaven and Earth- Nana Malaya
(High Street Waterfront)
12 Noon- Dorchester County Courthouse Ceremony
Honoring our Ancestors by Connecting with our Roots.
Remarks from the Honorable Ambassador Sidique Wai
Latest update on the Harriet's Journey Home Fundraiser
(206 High Street)
2:30 pm- CFA Harriet Tubman Town hall Meeting on Africa
Constituency for Africa Town-hall Meeting on Africa:"Strengthening Ties with Sierra Leone"Guest Speaker Ambassador Sidique Wai of Sierra Leone
(Chesapeake College Room 101, 418 Race Street) /zoom link available
5:30 pm- A Taste of Sierra Leone Fashion show @ the Black Lives Matter Mural
Join us as we strengthen ties with our brothers and sisters from Sierra Leone!
Drum Call, Spoken Word, Fashions and Food by Fatmata Koroma Bangoura, Community Line Dance and more!
7:00 pm- Jazz @ the Harriet Tubman Mural
Jazz @ the Harriet Tubman Mural featuring Reggie Upshaw
(428 Rear Parking Lot) $20 Donation appreciated
7:30 pm- Sydnie Smith-Jordan Artist exhibit Death or Liberty
Enjoy the powerful exhibition by Sydnie Smith-Jordon. Liberty or Death depicts the life of Harriet Tubman and the journey of African American experience- powerful, moving, must see!!
Get a sneak peak of the new home of the Art Bar 2.0!!! 420-B Race Street (Rear Entrance)
A Day of Resilience- Sunday September 12, 2021
10:30 am- Tour of the Under Ground Railroad
A tour of a few Underground Railroad sites starts the day! No one is more equipped to lead this tour than Tony Cohen!!
Anthony Cohen is an historian, author, and explorer of the American past. An early purveyor experiential history, Cohen launched his career in 1996, walking two months from Maryland to Canada, along a route of the Underground Railroad; the secret route to freedom for American slaves. Cohen is the Founder and President of The Menare Foundation, Inc., a national non-profit organization, “Preserving the Legacy of the Underground Railroad” and operates the Button Farm Living History Center, a 40 acre farm depicting 1850s plantation life in Mary
You do not want to miss this tour, we will meet at the Harriet Tubman "Take my Hand" mural and leave promptly at 10:30 am. Please be prepared to drive your own vehicle.
1 pm- Gospel Jazz Brunch Fundraiser @ the Harriet Tubman Mural
Back by popular demand... Jermaine Anderson will be cooking up some of his favorite dishes!
Pair that with the soulful sounds of Suzette Pritchett (Day of Resilience 2019) and the Lifetime Band will serenade you with the perfect balance of gospel and jazz selections. Comfort food and music, the perfect send off from a weekend of Resilience!
The mural is located in the rear parking lot at 428 Race Street, Cambridge, MD 21613.
Thank you for participating in the Day of Resilience 2021
Your financial gifts are appreciated and welcomed! Please donate to Harriet's Journey Home...your gift is tax deductible!
Volunteer for the AGCDC Iron Man fundraiser team
Join our team as we raise money for the Harriet Tubman Statue.
The Iron Man foundation will make a generous donation to Harriet's Journey Home for our team's support of Iron Man 2021. We are looking for 20 volunteers to join our team as we support the bike portion of the Iron Man race on Taylors Island. Join us, we will have music, food and fun! Teenagers are welcomed!!
The Award Winning Day of Resilience 2019
Day of Resilience recognized for EXCELLENCE
Day of Resilience recognized for EXCELLENCE
Day of Resilience recognized for EXCELLENCE
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The award winning Day of Resilience received gubernatorial, senatorial and congressional citations! It was also won the Project of the Year " award from Maryland Area Heritage Authority.
A Day filled with Art and Culture
Day of Resilience recognized for EXCELLENCE
Day of Resilience recognized for EXCELLENCE
Our board member Chaniece Holmes, a member of Red Clay Dance Company; re-enacted the auction of a slave girl on the courthouse steps where Harriet Tubman's sister and niece were rescued. Learn more about Red Clay dance at www.Redclaydance.com
Take my Hand Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Day of Resilience recognized for EXCELLENCE
Youth Ambassador and the Bow-tie Boys
The nationally acclaimed Harriet Tubman Mural - Take My Hand is a must see attraction when you visit Cambridge! African Ambassadors , government officials, clergy , family and friends attended the ribbon cutting ceremony; it was a unifying moment,
Gifts and souvenirs can be purchased at:
Youth Ambassador and the Bow-tie Boys
Dr. Julius Garvey receives the key to the City
Youth Ambassador and the Bow-tie Boys
Harvesting Hope Youth and Family Wellness, Inc teamed up the the Bowtie Boys Mentoring group from Houston, TX.
During the earlier part of the day, they served as Youth Ambassadors. They had lunch and private one on one time with the Africa Ambassadors and Dr. Marcus Garvey!
Drumming and Dancing
Dr. Julius Garvey receives the key to the City
Dr. Julius Garvey receives the key to the City
“Sankofa” expresses the importance of reaching back to knowledge gained in the past and bringing it into the present in order to make positive progress.
We embrace the culture and traditions lost during the middle passage. Every beat of the drum awakens us to our authentic sacred self!
Dr. Julius Garvey receives the key to the City
Dr. Julius Garvey receives the key to the City
Dr. Julius Garvey receives the key to the City
Dr. Julius Garvey, son of the late Marcus Garvey was the keynote speaker for Constituency for Africa's Ron Brown Town Hall forum. Dr. Garvey says the highlight of his visit to Cambridge was the time spent with the Youth Ambassadors!
Thanks to Mayor Jackson for her overwhelming support for this day!
CFA Harriet Tubman Town Meeting on Africa
Event Coordinators Melvin Foote and Adrian Holmes literally exhale at the end of the Town Hall meeting... the LAST official event of the day! Let the block party begin!!!
To learn more about CFA please visit:
African Ambassadors Enjoy the day!
A Community Block Party ends the day!
A Community Block Party ends the day!
Thank You to our Sponsors and Community Partners!
A Day of Resilience
A Day of Resilience: Return, Reconcile, Reunite, Rejoice
The 400th Anniversary Commemoration of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Featuring
Harriet Tubman Mural Ribbon Cutting and Dedication and
Constituency For Africa (CFA)’s Harriet Tubman Town Hall Meeting on Africa
Keynote speaker- Dr. Julius Garvey
September 7, 2019
Cambridge, Maryland.
Schedule of Events
12:00 pm Drum call, pouring of libations, dance and spoken word at the Dorchester County Courthouse
12:25 pm – A processional, “The Healing Journey”, from the Courthouse to the Harriet Tubman Mural
1:00 pm – Harriet Tubman Mural dedication featuring drumming, guest speakers, and ribbon cutting with the artist Michael Rosato, Dorchester Chamber of Commerce, Maryland State Arts Council and special guests
1:45 pm - A luncheon for visiting dignitaries at The Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center with local restaurants, vendors and food trucks serving the general public
After the Ribbon Cutting, there will be several afternoon events happening simultaneously
2:00 pm - 7th Annual Remembrance Ceremony at the Cambridge Marina. Souls at Sea is an on-water libation and remembrance ceremony commemorating the lives lost in the waters along the Middle Passage.
2:30 pm - Constituency for Africa (CFA)’s Harriet Tubman Town Hall Meeting on Africa at Waugh United Methodist Church, 425 High Street, will feature Keynote Speaker Dr. Julius Garvey and Linda Thomas Greenfield, Former Asst. Secretary of State for African Affairs, as moderator. A panel will feature three ambassadors from Africa:
Ambassador Mahamadou Nimaga, Embassy of the Republic of Mali,
Ambassador Monica N. Nashandi, Embassy of the Republic of Namibia
Ambassador Frederic Edem Hegbe, Embassy of the Republic of Togo
3:00 pm- The Harriet Tubman Underground Rail Road Visitors Center will provide a ranger-led introduction tour to the park which is about a 20 minute drive from Cambridge. It is located amid the landscapes where Harriet Tubman lived and toiled. The Tubman Visitor Center is open until 5pm.
5:30 pm – Rejoice with us at The Gathering at Cannery Way to reflect on the day and continue the celebration of Harriet Tubman. Vendors, music and food will be available!
Call for Vendors!!!
We have 15 available vending opportunities for non-food vendors. Click below for more details!
THANK YOU for making the Day of Resilience 2019 a SUCCESS!
MHAA Outstanding Project 2019
Organized by Alpha Genesis CDC, Dorchester Center for the Arts and the City of Cambridge.
This award recognizes an exceptional project, event, or activity conducted/sponsored by an organization, business, individual or local government that highlights Dorchester’s natural or cultural heritage and/or increases public awareness of its history, heritage, and cultural traditions.
In selecting the Day of Resilience for this honor, the Heritage Area Board noted that the event provided recognition and reflection on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans to be sold into bondage in North America in 1619. If you were not present for this event, you missed a powerful experience.
A Day of Resilience began a drum call, pouring of libations, dance and spoken word at the Dorchester County Courthouse, which had been the site of slave auctions in the 1800s. It continued with a processional, “The Healing Journey,” from the Courthouse to the Harriet Tubman Mural at the Harriet Tubman Museum on Race Street.
The program continued with a mural dedication that featured more drumming, guest speakers and ribbon cutting with the artist Michael Rosato and other dignitaries. The day continued with special events that included keynote speaker Dr. Julius Garvey, a panel discussion with ambassadors from Mali, the Namibia and Togo, and a Souls at Sea remembrance ceremony commemorating the lives lost in the waters along the Middle Passage.
From the beginning of the event at the Dorchester County Courthouse through the programming throughout the day and into the closing activities during the gathering at Cannery Way, the celebration highlighted the cultural heritage of Dorchester’s African-American community and inspired a new appreciation and understanding of this heritage for the hundreds of attendees.
Thank You to our Sponsors and Community Partners!
Community Investment Tax Credit
If you pay state taxes, this is for you! Alpha Genesis is participating in the Community investment Tax Credit Program, which allows any person or business to donate a minimum of $500 to receive a deduction worth 50% of your contribution.