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Africana Arts & Humanities Festival | March 21-23, 2024

Rootedness: A Retrospective on 50 Years of Black Literature

AARLCC is holding its first annual Africana Arts & Humanities Festival “Rootedness: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Literature and Culture," in recognition of BCL's 50th Anniversary. As the Broward County Libraries Division celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1974, the African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) has themed its first annual Africana Arts & Humanities Festival “Rootedness: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Literature and Culture.” Location of main festival will be at African American Research Library and Cultural Center and related events will take place at various venues.​​

​Partners
Broward County Cultural Division
Destination Sistrunk Cultural and Community Investment, Partnership, Inc.
Urban League of Broward County
Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development
Broward County Parks and Recreation Division
Fort Lauderdale CRA
Ujima Men’s Collective

Sponsors
JM Family Enterprises
Bank of America
Fort Lauderdale CRA
Visit Lauderdale
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University​​