Harlem Arts Festival
harlem art festival annual art festival art nonprofit based harlem began organization presented communitybased music dance theatre visual artist marcus garvey park surrounding harlem area notable participant included queen esther toni blackman brandee younger kris bower divinity roxx marc cary akir timothy bloom brady watt maurice mobetta brown solomon hick bentley meeker among many others organization festival cofounded led three local harlem producer neal ludevig jj elfar chelsea goding festival debuted successful kickstarter campaign garnered press new york time daily news dnainfo northhattan news number medium outlet organization presented artist attendee year organization honored musician social activist fred ho annual lynette velasco community impact award honored nycs assembly member inez dickens late chief staff festival headlining performance featured prodigy mobb deep passed away shortly performance response death organizer maurice mobetta brown longtime collaborator prodigy paid tribute performance alongside dead prez number musician hiphopdx premiered exclusive festival spit neverbeforeheard verse dead prezs debut album let get free harlem art festival received letter support number nyc elected official local entity including manhattan borough president gale brewer assembly member inez dickens congressman charles rangel councilman mark levine melissa markviverito councilman bill perkins among others nyc congressman charles rangel declared official proclamation harlem art festival day june june uptown scoop listed harlem art festival list best thing harlem baucemag listed harlem art festival list major event meet highquality bauce bae official website