Afro-Latinx Festival Celebrated at Museum of Latin American Art

Long Beach, CA – What a time! What a time! What a time! This is a common saying amongst people after attending a fun and exciting event.

These words ring true about the recent Afro-Latinx Festival at the Museum of Latin American Art, Sunday, February 23, 2020, 11:00am-5:00pm.

Organizers couldn’t have asked for a better day for the 2020 Afro-Latinx Festival. Spring-like weather was the order of the day.

A large enthusiastic, energetic and ethnically diverse crowd converged at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach.

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“We are proud to host a festival that is rooted in embracing diversity and celebrates the connection of culture, community, and people.” Lourdes I. Ramos-Rivas, Ph.D., President & CEO of MOLAA, said in a statement.

MOLAA’s Afro-Latinx Festival celebrated cultural diversity and African influence in Latin America. Attendees were thoroughly engaged throughout the day as they learned about the various ways in which the African influence has permeated Latin America by witnessing and experiencing firsthand through music, dance, food and even martial arts.

The day-long program featured a mixture of customs from African and Mestizo peoples in Latin America through art workshops, face paintings, live musical performances and more.

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