On Saturday, October 29, 2022 join us for the next Unieros multicultural event in Savannah, Georgia where will celebrate dances from regions around the world.
Come enjoy beginner-friendly dance lessons and performances.
Wear your comfortable shoes for an evening of social dances including across Africa, Ukraine and more!
During Summer 2022, Unieros held a series of multicultural events in Savannah, Georgia to celebrate freedom and independence. The events focused on how countries around the world celebrate their national holidays and independence.
Unieros Bastille Day Picnic
On July 14 Unieros hosted a Bastille Day picnic to honor France National Holiday. The picnic featured French food, music and artifacts.
Unieros Jamaica 60 Independence Day Celebration
On August 6, we celebrated Jamaica’s 60th Independence Day at the Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center in Savannah, Georgia. The family friendly celebration will include reggae music, food, artifacts, and games from Jamaica.
Ukraine Independence Day Event
Join us for the next Unieros multicultural event in Savannah where will celebrate Ukraine independence.
After years long hiatus, the city of Savannah Georgia held its Asian American Pacific Islander festival event on Saturday, November 5, 2022. Commonly known as Savannah’s Asian Festival, the theme for the 2022 event was “Colors of Asia” celebrating the vibrant music, dance, food and culture of people from Asian heritage countries. Cultural Program The […]
On Saturday, August 6, 2022 Unieros hosted a Jamaica 60th Independence Celebration in Savannah Georgia. The event featured food, reggae music, speaker and food. Held on the terrace at The Beach Institute African American Cultural Center, the event was the first of its kind in Savannah. The event included full Jamaican meal for attendees and […]
Savannah is Georgia’s oldest city founded in 1733 by James Oglethorpe who arrived in the city from Britain, to establish a new colony for British empire. Today Savannah is a mix of old history and new modern Southern style. The city is known for its tree-lined square parks surrounded by historic sites attract 3 million […]
In the second podcast “Reggae Music in Spain”, Unieros continues the conversation with reggae music promoter Julian, from Roots & Vibes in Barcelona. In this episode, we discussed how Jamaica’s music industry went from island to the world due to love of Jamaican culture. Listen to the latest Unieros podcast “Reggae Music in Spain”.
In this first episode, Unieros podcast interviewed the largest reggae music promoter in Spain, Julian Mancebo Garcia of Roots and Vibes. The company has been promoting reggae music in Barcelona and cities in Europe for more than two decades. Listen Unieros multicultural podcast as the discussion focuses on the state of reggae music, Jamaican culture, […]
At the 2017 African Festival of the Arts in Chicago , the black diaspora came together to celebrate the music, art, fashion, dance and customs of their heritage. Walking around the festival held each Labor Day Weekend September 1-4, 2017, one could see diversity in the black community through languages, skin tones, art, music and […]
With the recent news where white nationalist rallied and killed one person in Charlottesville, Virginia it is hopeful to hear news that the most liked tweet of all time promotes unity, diversity and love over hate. It is more evidence that we as a society want unity. Former President Barack Obama who wrote the much […]
We’ve all read news stories of company advertising gaffes that are insensitive to people’s racial, gender and abilities and culture. In April 2017 alone, several top companies have had to apologize for their racial insensitivity. Pepsi for example had to pull its insensitive ‘black lives matter’ commercial, Nivea did the same for a ‘White Purity’ ad […]
If you want to know what Google thinks of diversity, look at the winning drawing of the Doodle 4 Google 2017 competition. The winning drawing by Sarah Harrison, a 10th grader at Bunnell High School in Connecticut, featured on Google’s website March 31, 2017 shows a group of teens wear sweatshirts that identified their diverse […]
World music entertainer and vocalist Dobet Gnahore from Cote de Voire (Ivory Coast) performed in Chicago at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. She sang songs in French and tribal about Africa, traditions she learned from her ancestors. The songs ranged from melodic tunes that highlighted her vocal talents to upbeat dance songs that […]
All of February celebrates Black History Month in honor of the contributions, Black Americans and Black people in the diaspora have contributed to American life. In September 2016, the new National Museum of African American History opened on the grounds of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. The museum holds objects, photographs, and artifacts that showcase […]
Top companies used their lucrative commercials spots in Superbowl 51 to broadcast celebrating America’s diversity. The ads feaured immigrants and their diversity. Budwieser’s Superbowl commercial “Born the hard way” shared the story of Adolphus Busch, a German immigrant who came to America to pursue his dream and founded Anheuser–Busch beer company. Coca-ColaCola company’s super bowl commercial […]
Could the racial demographic makeup of your social networks contribute to your implicit bias? Scientists have proven that hanging out with people from different backgrounds can reduce ‘implicit bias.’ One way to think of implicit bias is the automatic judgments you make about others that is sometimes based on race. It is different than calling […]
Happy New Year from the island of ‘one love’! On a recent trip to Kingston, Jamaica I enjoyed the authentic food and scenes of the third largest island urban capital city in the Caribbean Sea. The natural fruits and vegetables are grown and celebrated in Jamaica’s cuisine. The roots reggae music evokes peace, love and unity despite […]
If I could tell the story of Kingston, Jamaica, it would be through its reggae music. Reggae music is native to the land due to the Rastafarians like infamous reggae musician Bob Marley. I visited a Kingston music studio and interviewed one Rasta reggae artist by the name of Staddaday. He talked his latest music, […]
With colder weather nothing warms the soul like a good meal washed down with good beverages. Here are some hearty ethnic cuisine you may want to taste. Asian Soups Pho – Vietnamese soup is prepared with beef broth variety and plenty fresh sprouts, mint leaves, slices of jalepeno peppers and fresh lime seems to clear […]
The holidays in December are synonymous with gift giving. From Hannukah, and Christmas to Kwanzaa, and New Year’s Day, there are plenty opportunities to give creative holiday gifts. For multicultural enthusiasts below are some ethnic gift ideas that you can give to express your love for world cultures. 1. Gift Made of Clay Clays […]
Merry Christmas! Buon Natale! Wesotych Swiat! Craciun Fericit! Feliz Natal! Feliz Navidad! Joyeux Noel! The Christmas holidays are filled with traditional songs and carols. Enjoy Unieros video playlist Christmas Songs from around the World. The holiday songs range from Romanian, Italian, Polish, and Jamaican reggae tunes. What’s your favorite holiday tradition for Christmas? Watch the […]
The annual Christkindl Market transforms Daley Plaza into a quaint German village lined with wooden cottages in the heart of Chicago downtown Loop. Strolling through the Christkindl German Holiday market is will give you a walk through traditional German village. You will be greeted by the delicious smells of cooking food. There is a constant […]
What can you look forward to at this year’s 7th Annual Festival Cubano in Chicago August 12-14, 2016? Lot’s of Latino music entertainment plus, look out for a a 90-foot Cuban sandwich on park grounds. Renowned musical headliners range from Cuban hip-hop, salsa music and merengue music. Opening night on Friday, Cuban-American Juan Esteban will headline […]
