Opening Night on September 14th of America's Voices Against Apartheid Exhibition at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

[Left to Right) The Honorable Baleka Mbete (former Deputy President of South Africa), Phillip Molefe (Chair, Market Theatre Foundation — Johannesburg, SA), Professor Jean Bailey (AVAA Project Director), Khepra Burns (AVAA Scriptwriter)

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(Left to Right ) Khepra Burns (AVAA Scriptwriter), Dr. Richard Lapchick (anti-apartheid activist and founder of American Coordinating Committee for Equity in Sport and Society), Ron Kunene (Actor/Producer of The Lion King and Sarafina!), Phillip Molefe (Chair, Market Theatre Foundation — Johannesburg, SA), The Honorable Baleka Mbete (former Deputy President of South Africa), Professor Jean Bailey (AVAA Project Director), Selema Masekela (Journalist, TV Personality, son of Hugh Masekela), Tara Patterson Hammons (AVAA Project Coordinator), and Jonathan Butler (South African born Grammy nominated musician and activist) at the Kennedy Center opening on September 14, 2023

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More than 150 attendees came out to celebrate the opening of the AVAA Exhibition Opening Reception at The John F. Kennedy Center.

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Jonathan Butler (South African born Grammy nominated musician and activist) and the Bowie State University Gospel Choir were the special guest performers for the AVAA Exhibition at the Kennedy Center opening on September 14, 2023 

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[Maryland State Senator Melony Griffith, Dr. Jean Bailey (AVAA Project Director), Dr. Joseph E. Harris (Professor Emeritus Howard University Department of History), and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (anti-apartheid activist and AVAA sponsor)

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The AVAA Exhibition showcases a wide array of in-depth history throughout the corridor of displays

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