{"id":97207,"date":"2025-12-28T03:57:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T03:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/97207\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T03:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T03:57:15","slug":"local-restaurant-halisi-africa-celebrates-kwanzaa-with-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/97207\/","title":{"rendered":"Local restaurant, Halisi Africa, celebrates Kwanzaa with dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Halisi Africa at Railroad Square in Tallahassee put together a dinner party for Kwanzaa. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The sixth annual cultural celebration honors shared African-American and Pan-African values. The restaurant hosted a dinner on Dec. 26 alongside live music, drum circles and interactive games. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Bryant Shaw, co-owner of Halisi Africa, said it was great for the community. \u201cBeyond dinner and games, it\u2019s a big push to get to know your neighbors and to unify in that way as a community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Kwanzaa started Dec. 26 and runs through January 1 and Shaw said the celebration will continue up to Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/12\/27\/local-restaurant-halisi-africa-celebrates-kwanzaa-with-dinner\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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