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Harlem Book Fair Highlights Haitian Authors And Artists
"It was just incredible to have all these artists work together," said CCCADI programs director Sabine Blaizin.
September 9, 2024
NEW YORK — The Caribbean Culture Center African Diaspora Institute will welcome the public to the Harlem Book Fair this weekend, welcoming visitors into a space that is currently spotlighting the Haitian experience.
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Forty-eight years ago, CCCADI executive director Melody Capote's aunt had a vision to connect communities of color.
"We're not a museum on purpose," Capote said. "It's really about being a space that centers artists of African descent ... so that general audiences have access to an institution that reflected our history accurately."
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