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Friday, May 2nd, 2014

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GEORGIAME PRESENTS "6TH ANNUAL TAMIKA FESTIVAL 2014"

6th ANNUAL TAMIKA FESTIVAL 2014 "THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS"

The Queen of Spoken Word is doing it again! April 30 - May 4, 2014, THE CITY OF ATLANTA HONORS GEORGIA ME BY DECLARING MAY 4, TAMIKA HARPER DAY!! GEORGIA ME PRESENTS...THE TAMIKA FESTIVAL. OUR FUTURE, OUR LIVES ARE IN NEED OF INSPIRATION!
Internationally Known Poet Georgia Me is on a mission to inspire, motivate and uplift. From admiring civil rights heroes, to being asked to speak by Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and The Honorable Louis Farrakhan. Destiny met! From Booker T. Washington High Teaching Theatre on Whitehouse Dr., to starring in the TONY AWARD WINNING show, Russell Simmons Presents”Def Poetry Jam, on Broadway @ 48th and 8th. Dreams realized! From being a fan of GOODIE MOB, to hosting the official reunion at the Masquerade Park. Prayers answered! From being a counselor at Butler St. YMCA, to mentoring and ministering to several women, men, and children. Goals accomplished! Our future is here NOW and it is still in need of HOPE!!!

THE TAMIKA FESTIVAL aims to fill in the gap of what’s missing, which is EDUTAINMENT. The Tamika Festival is a cultural celebration exhibiting various talents ranging from MUSIC to MAGIC to the MIGHTY SPOKEN WORD. Established and underground stars and legends lend their gifts and time for the extravaganza. The Tamika Festival launches on April 30, 2014 at The Omenala Griot African Teaching Museum located 337 Dargan Place, Atlanta, GA 30310. In 2008, the beautiful sisters of Delta Sigma Theta chose Tamika "Georgiame" Harper to the recipient of the KUUMBA award. Georgiame joins great women like Pearl Cleage, Keisha Knight Pulliam, and Judith Jamison. In turn, the cities of Atlanta, East Point, College Park, and Fulton County proclaimed May 4th TAMIKA "GEORGIAME" HARPER DAY!! In true GA.Me fashion she chooses to serve others, highlight gifts, and enlighten her fellow Atlantans. Thus, the TAMIKA FESTIVAL was born.