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Welcome to ROOTS Cultural Festival |
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Welcome to the brand new internet home of Delray Beach's ROOTS Cultural Festival. We invite you to explore our rich and colorful traditions since our inception. What Does Roots Do Today? Roots has grown into much more than an "festival." Today, Roots is involved in supporting local businesses. We provide opportunities for artists and performers, recognizing and encouraging educational development for students, offering sports & recreational activities, introducing communities to the ethnic diversity that, South Florida has to offer, and the Nationally recognized "Roots Festival on the Square." |
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In 1978, the Roots Cultural Arts Festival began as an act of community pride and celebration in the African-American community. |
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Realizing the dream. The time is now! |
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 WHERE WERE YOU? Thirty years ago in 1977, Alex Haley’s book was transcribed into one of America’s most popular all-time television series. The author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X had done for America what few others could do. By bringing to life on television the story of his family’s saga from Africa, he inspired a nation to pursue the question "What is my ancestral past?" Millions of people in 1977 were glued to their televisions for seven straight nights being educated, if not re-educated, and inspired with the gripping adventure of Kunta Kinte and his journey to the shores of America. What we all saw during that seven-day period was courage, struggle, hope, intelligence, creativity and an undeniable sense of self-determination. What a lot of us saw was also our family’s journey.
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Roots helping to erase racial divide |
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Five years ago, when the summer-end events of the Roots Cultural Festival moved to Old School Square, it crossed Swinton Avenue: the unofficial dividing line between the city's blacks and whites. |
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Roots Cultural Festival August 8,9 and 10 |
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ROOTS FESTIVAL Aug. 8th DJ Eddie-D Block Party. Recording artist GrindMode, SO, Precious, Chantelay and Stephen J will be there performing. SO, will be recording a new video, at the festival. R&B, Hip Hop, Rap, Dancing, Food, and much more. 6-11pm Old School Square
Aug. 9th Health Screening 7:30 am at Pompey Park.Aug. 9th Prayer Breakfast starts at 9:00am Rev. Barr of St. Paul Baptist Church, will be our guest speaker. Aug. 9th Parade 3pm
Aug. 9th Copeland Davis, Tony Terry, Jazz, R&B, Top 40, Dancing, Calypso, etc... 4-11pm Old School Square.Aug. 10th Gospel on the Square. Rev. Melvin Dawson & Genesis 2 to 8 PM at Old School Square. You can find a complete line up, listed under activities/music |
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Feature ActsFriday August 8, 2008/ GrindMode, Precious, Stephen J, and Chantelay. Saturday August 9, 2008/ Copeland Davis,Tony Terry, Dymin,
Sunday August 10, 2008/ Rev. Melvin Dawson & Genesis, Chenaniah Praise Dancers.
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