RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) — The Down Home Family Reunion is returning this month to celebrate African American folklife.
The 34th annual event, presented by the Elegba Folklore Society, is from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 at Abner Clay Park in Historic Jackson Ward.
“Attendees can be a part of Bringing the World Home in this Celebration of African American Folklife — a celebration of culture, a celebration of heritage, a celebration of the soul,“ organizers said. ”The influences of Africans and African Americans on the fabric of America interweaves endless impact that has shaped our world in the sciences, in design, in mathematics, in literature and all forms of the arts, in athletics, in foodways traditions, politics, social change, education and more.”…