A showcase of the Black diaspora: exploring New York’s 43rd annual International African Arts Festival
Written by Marisa Guerrero This Fourth of July weekend, the foundation of the United States was not the only thing being celebrated. While the city flocked to the banks of the East River to watch New York City’s annual fireworks show, thousands more flocked to Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn for the 43rd annual International African Arts Festival. The International African Arts Festival was founded in 1971 as the “African Street Carnival,” a fundraiser for an independent school in...