Harambee!

A family drama set in the housing projects of Brooklyn during the African American celebration Kwanzaa, starring Howard Rollins.

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Series
PBS Plus Presentation
Premiere Date
December 1, 1996
Length
60 minutes
  • Award laurels-r Created with Sketch.
    1997 TV Movie or Dramatic Special-Prism Award
    • Director

    Cas Hyman

    Producer

    Liz Nealon

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    The Film

    Harambee! is a family drama set in the housing projects of Brooklyn during Kwanzaa, an African-American celebration. After a stray bullet enters his apartment, 11-year-old JoJo Barnes writes a composition about violence in his neighborhood that sparks adults in the community to take action. The seven nights of Kwanzaa become a spiritual journey in which the seven principles (unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith) come to life. Howard Rollins stars.

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