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From YouTube: NewsMakers: Feel the Heritage Festival
Description
A segment from the NewsMakers program produced by Arlington Virginia Network featuring the 16th annual Feel the Heritage Festival at the Drew Community Center. Arlington's premiere Black History Month event, the Feel the Heritage Festival is a day-long celebration of the rich culture and history of African Americans and offers an array of music and dance performances, vendors, and fellowship for all attendees. Performances include NU Era, Soul in Motion and Avon Dews.
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D
Must
we
have
to,
we
should
celebrate
our
diversity
more
often,
don't
you
think,
and
water
and
I'll
tell
you
what
a
great
scene
is
soo
from
from
this
angle,
to
see
this
great
crowd
here.
I
know
that
some
people
have
come
and
gone
from
early
performances,
but
on
behalf
of
the
county
board,
I
wanted
to
come
here
and
congratulate
you
and
wish
everyone
well
everyone
who
has
had
a
hand
and
putting
this
together.
D
D
D
Now,
some
places
sound
enough
far
away
from
here,
but
that
is
not
the
case,
but
here
in
Arlington,
if
you
are
working
hard,
if
you
are
contribute
to
our
community
is
the
value
that
we
have
here
is
the
content
of
their
character,
and
now
the
status
in
people's
life
so
really
is
important
for
us
to
celebrate
with
this
event
today.
Well,
it's
great
to
be
here
at
the
Guru
community
center
and
be
part
of
it
wonderful
celebration,
there's
60
in
celebration
of
field,
Heritage,
Festival
and
I
tell
you.
D
This
is
a
great
example
of
our
diversity.
In
Arlington,
we
celebrated
with
joy
with
pride.
This
is,
of
course,
in
to
honor
our
african-american
heritage
that
we
have
here
in
Arlington
County
and
you
know,
most
importantly,
to
be
together
as
a
family
in
a
community
environment
here
in
Arlington
County
celebrating
our
heritage.
E
The
meaning
of
this
event
is
to
show
our
rich
heritage
and
how
that
birth,
african-american
people
really
are
with
music.
Our
arts
and
crafts,
poetry,
literature
sports
at
all.
This
is
just
to
show
you
who
we
are
and
where
we
come
from.
The
song
way
about
this
thing
is
so
that
you
will
get
on
board
and
remember
where
you
came
from
and
that
trainers
will
take
you
where
you're
going.
F
E
F
G
E
C
He
sent
me
to
this
really
family.
They
was
called
the
cooks,
it
was
the
cooks
plantation
in
the
clubs.
Would
they
did
they
treated
me
like
I?
Was
all
their
white
folks?
Have
me
sleeping
with
the
doll
and
they
had
me
eat
with
the
dog,
and
he
makes
me
go
out
there.
I
was
and
I
had
to
open
a
red
dress
and
take
out
those
love-
grass,
oh,
and
that
chill
got
down
in
my
home.
That
was
so
sick
and
it
was
baked
me
and
he
will
make
me,
go
and
go.