Umoja Village, along with presenting sponsor SRP Federal Credit Union, present the fifth Annual Black History Month Community Celebration. The event will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at the USCA Convocation Center. All four previous celebrations have sold out.

On its fifth anniversary, local nonprofit Umoja Village held a drop in on Thursday. Attendees had the opportunity to tour the resource center and connect with the Umoja Village board.

A new event is coming to the CSRA that’s putting a spotlight on an often-overlooked group — widows, widowers, and those dealing with deep loss. It’s called ‘Under His Wings’, and it’s more than just a brunch.

It’s the second day of February and that means the second day of black history month and local celebrations are in full swing. Aiken residents gathered at the Lessie B. Price Senior and Youth Center, all dressed in their Sunday best. Put on by Umoja Village, the non-profit organization is dedicated to uniting Black and African American organizations, clubs, businesses, churches, and individuals in Aiken.

Watch our Co-Founder and CEO Donna Moore Wesby speak with Morning Mix about Umoja Village on WRDW-TV.

An Aiken nonprofit continues to recognize Black men and women making a positive contribution to the city, Aiken County or the surrounding area. Umoja Village recently began selling its 2025 "Umoja Village Celebrates Black Excellence" wall calendar. The 2025 calendar is the group's third, and will highlight the unsung heroes of the Aiken community, according to a news release. 

Saturday may have been the 16th year that ShoutFest has gone down, but it was only the second time that Aiken nonprofit Umoja Village has hosted it. ShoutFest is the CSRA’s largest gospel festival and previously was put on by a local gospel radio station before that station was sold last year. At which point, Umoja Village took it up and rolled it into its Unity Weekend-an extended weekend centered on unity and inclusion across all cultures.