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Destination Roots

Benefit for the Africana Arts & Humanities Festival

Join us for a 70s party with a purpose

Broward County Library’s African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) presents "Destination Roots” as a part of its three-day Africana Arts & Humanities Festival from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, March 22. 

This year’s festival is “Rootedness: A Retrospective on 50 Years of Black Literature and Culture.” In line with the theme, attendees are encouraged to pay tribute to the fashion of the disco era. You must be 21 yrs or older to attend this event.

As a part of the Africana Arts & Humanities Festival, this year's reception, "Destination Roots," will feature DJ Tillery James spinning funk, soul, and disco hits from the 1970s. Catering by Swirl Wine Bistro. Proceeds benefit the Africana Arts & Humanities Festival.

Purchase tickets here. https://secure.qgiv.com/for/aarlcc/ . 

For a complete schedule of events for the 2024 Africana Arts & Humanities Festival, click here.

About the African American Research Library and Cultural Center 
The Broward County African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) is located in the Sistrunk community, one of the oldest historically Black communities named for one of Fort Lauderdale’s first Black physicians. Opening to the public on October 26, 2002, AARLCC became the third public library of its kind in the United States dedicated to the study of Black history and culture. The 60,000 square-foot Center serves as a repository of materials related to the local, national, and international voices of the African diaspora with more than 85,000 books, manuscripts, artifacts, framed art, print, photography, audiovisual, and documents held in our Adult Services Section and Special Collections. The Youth Services Section features a special collection of Coretta Scott King Award books and the Ashley Bryan Art Collection from illustrators of African Descent. AARLCC also features a 5,000 sq. ft. museum, a 300-seat state-of-the-art theatre, and a Computer Training Center.

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