In observance of Kwanzaa, the percussion and vocal ensemble Giwayen Mata will perform at Atlanta-Fulton’s Central Library on Sunday. The event is to celebrate the fifth principle of Kwanzaa, Nia (Purpose), with a traditional communal libation and candle lighting ceremony.

It starts at 3 p.m. at One Margaret Mitchell Square in downtown Atlanta. Information: 404-730-1700.

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A migrant farmworker harvests Vidalia onions at a farm in Collins, in 2011. A coalition of farmworkers, including one based in Georgia, filed suit last month in federal court arguing that cuts to H-2A wages will trigger a cut in the pay and standard of living of U.S. agricultural workers. (Bita Honarvar/AJC)

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