HOUSE OF UMOJA, INC. TO BE FETED FOR FIVE DECADES OF BROKERING PEACE ON 24 FEBRUARY 2023 IN OBSERVANCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH

CONTACT:

Queen Mother Falaka Fattah

President and Chief Executive Officer

House of Umoja, Inc.

(215) 473-5893

E-Mail:  falakafattah@aol.com

 

         PHILADELPHIA, PA (USA)  -- Inaugurated by historian, author, journalist, and founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (https://asalh.org), the late Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926, African American History Month is observed throughout the United States and also by communities of African descent in Canada, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.  An internationally acclaimed institution headquartered in Philadelphia Pennsylvania,  the House Of Umoja, Inc. (www.houseofumoja.net), which has brokered peace and invested in the future by providing life lines for approximately at least 3,000 adolescent males and positively transforming the trajectory of their lives for five (5) decades. is  currently moving a new generation of youths to embrace peace through the UMOJA Youth Peace Corps; UMOJA Intentional Community; and Fattah Peace Academy (www.houseofumoja.net/peacecorps.html).  In observance of African American History Month, the House of Umoja, Inc. (www.houseofumoja.net/events.html) will be feted on Friday, 24 February 2023 from 5:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) through 9:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) at the Rotunda at 4014 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

 

            The evening’s festivities which is themed, “Pieces In Peace: An Evening Of Art And Activism” (www.houseofumoja.net/events.html)  will be punctuated with a preview showing of a  film documentary -- “Queen Mother”  --which is a work in progress that is produced by Jos Duncan Asé, multimedia producer, social entrepreneur and founder of Love Media (https://josduncan.com/) that chronicles the House Of Umoja, Inc.’s historic “No Gang War In ’74 Campaign” which was pivotal in ending decades of deadly violence fueled by gang-related territorial disputes that played out in Philadelphia’s streets and schoolyards.   An interactive dialogue that explores moving a new generation of youth and the Fattah Peace Academy’s  role in addressing the causative factors of Philadelphia’s gun violence emergency  with members of the audience will ensue after the preview showing of “Queen Mother”.  Staff from the Community Wellness HUB College of Nursing and Health Profession at Drexel University (https://drexel.edu) will be on hand to provide blood pressure examinations and health resources.  

 

           Heralded as an influencer leadership initiative that is centered around peace, the family of community, culture, and healing, the UMOJA Youth Peace Corps (www.houseofumoja.net/ peacecorps.html) has moved a number of youths in the City of Philadelphia to become Youth Peace Ambassadors.   Attendees of “Pieces In Peace: An Evening Of Art And Activism” on Friday, 24 February 2023 at the Rotunda,  will have an opportunity to learn about the UMOJA Youth Peace Corps and meet and speak with the Youth Peace Ambassadors who are the City of Philadelphia’s “Next Generation Of Leaders”.   A libation to the Ancestors, music, and poetry provided by Dr. Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon and Messrs. Anthony Bannister-Fattah, David Fattah, Jr.,  Hakim Starkey, and Rashaun Williams also known as DJ Reezy comprise the kaleidoscope of entertainment for which Ms. Mileena Greenfield will serve as the Mistress of Ceremonies; a smorgasbord of refreshments; and copies of the “Her Story” Youth Issue of UMOJA Magazine (www.houseofumoja.net/umojamagazine.html) that features riveting narratives penned by young African American women will be offered during the observance of African American History Month which fetes the House of Umoja, Inc. (www.houseofumoja,net/ events.html).  

 

          Established in 1968, the House of Umoja, Inc. is an  internationally acclaimed institution that has, for five decades, designed and implemented timeless Global Models for eradicating violence, fostering community development, creating economic sustainability, and addressing many of the key challenges that prevent boys and adolescent males from reaching their full potential and maturing into productive and successful adults.  Its successful track record of positively transforming the lives of approximately 3,000 male adolescents and  reducing gang violence, moved universities and institutions to seek the House of Umoja, Inc.’s expertise.   The Office of Juvenile Justice and Prevention and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov)  were among the institutions that sought the House of Umoja, Inc.’s expertise on gang violence reduction, youth programming, and community development.   Former United States Presidents The Honorable James Earl Carter, Jr. and the late Honorable Ronald Wilson Reagan recognized the House of Umoja, Inc. for its pioneering work that has been documented in published articles such as “A Summons To Life,” by Robert Woodson of the American Enterprise Institute (www.aei.org)  in 1981 and “The Violent Juvenile Offender,” by Paul DeMuro and Richard Allison of the National Council On Crime and Delinquency (www.nccdglobal.org), in 1984.

            For further information about “Pieces In Peace: An Evening Of Art And Activism” (www.houseofumoja.net/events.html) and the feting of the House Of Umoja, Inc. (www.houseofumoja.net) in observance of African American History Month on 24 February 2023 from 5:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) through 9:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) at the Rotunda at 4014 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania contact the House of Umoja, Inc at (215) 473-5893; send an e-mail to: falakafattah@aol.com; or visit the House Of Umoja, Inc.’s website at (www.houseofumoja.net/events.html).