DATE: Sunday, September 21, 1997            TAG: 9709210099

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AFRICAN FESTIVAL STRESSES UNITY, DIVERSITY

Above, Rascheal Anderson and her father, Daryl, of Portsmouth, eat a

snack while at Portsmouth's Umoja Festival Saturday. Left,

festival-goers sample the event's food and music, and check out

booths where vendors were selling clothing and art. Organizers say

the annual festival, which runs through today, is aimed at

promoting unity while celebrating diversity and multi-culturalism.

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UMOJA FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

[For complete graphic, please see microfilm]

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