ONE GRAND PRIZE OF $500. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, FANDUEL SPORTS BOOK TIGHTY. WELL GET READY FOR
MUSIC IN THE AIR, COLORFUL ART,
FASHION AND FABULOUS FOOD. IT’S
ALL A PART OF DETROIT’S LARGEST
CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN CULTURE,
THE RIGHTS AFRICAN WORLD
FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS WEEKEND
FOR THE 39TH YEAR, AND IT’S
HAPPENING AND HART PLAZA IN
DOWNTOWN DETROIT. AND I’M VERY,
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS TO FIND
OUT MORE ABOUT HOW YOU CAN LOOK
FORWARD. WHAT YOU CAN LOOK
FORWARD TO. WE ARE ENJOINED BY
THE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR NGS HI.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
PEACE I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
INVITATION TO SHARE THIS
WONDERFUL EVENT WITH YOUR
AUDIENCE. IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO
HAVE YOU AND I HAVE BEEN SEVERAL
TIMES AND IT HASN’T BEEN AROUND
FOR A WHILE, AND I’M VERY, VERY
EXCITED FOR IT TO COME BACK. SO
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THIS
EVENT FOR EVERYBODY WATCHING WHO
MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE?
WELL THE FESTIVAL IS JUST A MIX
OF COLORS AND SOUNDS AND FOLKS
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND
TRADITION AND ENTERTAINMENT AND.
FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THE AFRICAN
WORLD AND WE’RE SO PLEASED THAT
WE’RE ABLE TO BRING SAMPLES OF
CULTURE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
. WE HAVE VENDORS MORE THAN 100
AND 30 VENDORS THIS YEAR. WHO
ARE SHARING ART AND, UH,
SCULPTURE, BOOKS, CLOTHING ALL
THE ALL THE GOOD STUFF IS DOWN
AT HEART PLANTS. ALL THE GOOD
STUFF, EVEN SOME GOOD JEWELRY. I
GOT TO GO AND SEE IF MY JEWELRY
PEOPLE ARE BACK THIS YEAR. SO
CUTE EARRINGS. EARRINGS YES, YES
, ABSOLUTELY. OUTFIT ABSOLUTELY
. GREAT DESIGNERS. ABSOLUTELY
GREAT FOOD, ALL OF THE GOOD
STUFF. BUT WHAT IS THE RIGHT TO
MISSION IN CELEBRATING AFRICAN
CULTURE HERE IN THE D? WELL THE
AFRICAN WORLD FESTIVAL IS THE
RIGHT MUSEUMS LARGEST PUBLIC
OUTREACH EVENT EVERY YEAR. WE
GET TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FOLKS
IN ATTENDANCE, AND THIS IS A
CHANCE FOR THE MUSEUM TO ENLARGE
ON ITS MISSION OF AFRICAN
AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE TO
EXPAND TO INCLUDE THE FULL
DIASPORA AND TO ALLOW FOLKS TO
GET UP CLOSE. AND HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES PERSONALLY TO ASPECTS
OF THE CULTURE BECAUSE WE HAVE
NOT ONLY THE WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE FROM
THE VENDORS OR TO SAMPLE THE
FOODS FROM THE AFRICAN, AFRICAN,
AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN. UH
CARIBBEAN, UH, FOOD VENDORS WHO
ARE THERE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO ATTEND
PRESENTATIONS TO DO HANDS ON
INTERACTIVE AND TO REALLY GET
YOURSELF AS CHANCE. TO
EXPERIENCE THESE VARIOUS ASPECTS
OF CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT
THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. THAT’S SO
TRUE NOW FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT
BE FAMILIAR, IS THIS A FAMILY
FRIENDLY EVENT? OH ABSOLUTELY.
UH YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE INTENTION
IS TO JUST BRING THE MUSEUM
OUTSIDE AND YOU KNOW, MUSEUMS
ARE MADE FOR EVERYONE. AND AT
THE FESTIVAL, WE HAVE AREAS OF
PRESENTATION. FROM OUR WA TOTO
VILLAGE, AND WHAT TOTO IS
CHILLED UP IS CHILDREN AND
KISWAHILI. SO THE WHITE TOTAL
VILLAGE FOCUSES ON FAMILY AND
CHILDREN, AND WE HAVE ELDER
VILLAGE. WHERE WE MAKE SURE THAT
OUR ELDERS ARE COMFORTABLE IN
THE SPACE AND ARE ABLE TO
INTERACT WITH THE VARIOUS
PRESENTATIONS AND THEN IN
BETWEEN, THERE’S SOMETHING FOR
EVERYBODY. SO ABSOLUTELY. WE
ENCOURAGE THE FULL COMMUNITY TO
COME ON DOWN AND HAVE A GREAT
TIME. ABSOLUTELY. NOW. IS THERE
AN ADMISSION? YES THIS YEAR IS
OUR VERY FIRST YEAR IN THE, UH,
39 YEARS OF PRESENTING THIS
FESTIVAL. UH THIS IS THE FIRST
YEAR THAT WE HAVE INSTITUTED AN
ADMISSION. OF COURSE, WE
EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT ALL
MEMBERS ALL CURRENT MEMBERS OF
THE RIGHT MUSEUM HAVE FREE
ADMISSION AS A BENEFIT INCLUDED
IN THEIR MEMBERSHIP. AND THEN
FOR OTHERS. THERE IS AN
ADMISSION FOR ADULTS AND
CHILDREN EACH DAY. ALRIGHT
WONDERFUL INFORMATION. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. WE
APPRECIATE YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU
TAXI AND WE’LL LOOK FOR YOU AT
AT THE PLAZA THIS YEAR. I’LL BE
THERE. I’LL BE THERE FOR SURE TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RIGHTS 39TH
ANNUAL AFRICAN WORLD FESTIVAL,
ALONG WITH EXHIBITIONS AND
PROGRAMS, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE