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BLAC Photo Story: AfroFuture Fest
August 5, 2019 · Updated August 26, 2019·By Photos by Sylvia Jarrus
Sidestepping the controversy, Afrofuture Youth presented this immersion of community, celebration and resilience, Aug. 3-4 in Detroit.
August 5, 2019 · Updated August 26, 2019
Chelsea Bell of St. Louis and Lauryn Clark of Ypsilanti 
Detroit artist Jozie Bullard creates a piece. 
Crystal Siren of Southfield conducts a card reading for a festivalgoer. 
Anita Stanfield of Detroit 
Sukari May of Detroit 
Onyx Ashanti and Ingrid LaFleur of Detroit 
Jordan Truesdale of Detroit 
Lawrielle West of Detroit 
Jay Prime and Key Jackson of Detroit 
Key Jackson of Detroit 
From left: Mia Elzy and Actually Mae of Detroit 
DJ AK640S plays music for festival goers 
From left: Jazzmyn Graves and Martinae Patton of Detroit 
Martinae Patton of Detroit 
From left: Maux Sewell, Taylor Amari Little, Timothy Lee 
Curtis Roach performs. 
Curtis Roach performs.
Read BLAC’s exploration into Afrofuturism, published in the August 2018 issue.
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