The National Black Arts Festival (NBAF) has celebrated and uplifted Black artists and the many art forms they have produced for more than three decades.
The once one-week festival, which is now an organization offering year-round programming, was launched by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners in the late 1980s.
“It has evolved as an organization that really wants to not only highlight those who have been paving the way and laying the foundation — but also uplifting the emerging talent that is to come,” said NBAF Executive Director Stephanie Owens.
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