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An arts, culture, education, and media organization that advances cultural equity, racial and social justice for African descendants. #cccadi

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In celebration of its 50TH ANNIVERSARY, @cccadi under the helm of, Melody Capote, Lucumi Osun Priest who has been a proud member of the ATRS BOOK CLUB since its inception (and made sure that the Center was an official partner for BEAUCOUP HOODOO FEST), we THE ATRS BOOK CLUB were invited to celebrate OUR 5TH Anniversary at VIOLINES PARA OCHUN. A concert featuring some of New York’s most respect singers and musicians in Yoruba traditions, this special tribute concert to Osun is going to be a magical occasion!

If you’re on the East Coast and can make it to NYC on Sunday, I would love for you to join us at HOSTOS Center for the Arts at 3PM.
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WHY IS THE IMPORTANT TO ME?

Iya/Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, the Afro-Puerto Rican scholar/priest who founded CCCADI, was not only my first Madrina/godmother in the tradition, who was the first person to put elekes on me, she was also my mentor and boss during my tenure as a young curator in New York City. Marta took me under her wing, brought me to places with her like Cuba and Loiza, Puerto Rico, and gave me free reign to explore my theoretical and Diasporic interests through the contemporary art exhibitions and public programs that I curated at CCCADI. It was there that I explored themes of Divine Femininity in African Sacred Traditions, Haitian Vodou, Post-Katrina New Orleans, the Contemporary Black South, What Connects as a Diaspora and so much more. My time at CCCADI set the institutional precedence for what later would become BEAUCOUP HOODOO.
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As we celebrate 5 years as a TRIBE and countdown to the 5TH ANNUAL BEAUCOUP HOODOO FEST in New Orleans next March, I am proudly joining so many of my elders and peers in lifting up the institution that was founded by a Black woman who envisioned bringing Black people together from across the Diaspora, in efforts to connect Black people across the Atlantic and most importantly, to CELEBRATE OUR AFRICAN SACRED TRADITIONS.
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Go to CCCADI’s website to grab a ticket. Use code ATRS15 for extra 15% off.

See y’all on Sunday at HOSTOS at 3PM!

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We have a Carnival Exhibition in New York! Celebrating so much of what we love about Carnival! Yes Know Your Caribbean is proud to have partnered with one of the greatest Caribbean institutes of all time - @cccadi for our exhibition - Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry and RESISTANCE!

A 2 floor exhibition featuring artists from across our region - from Haiti, from Trinidad and Tobago, from Guadeloupe, pieces from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Dominica, Saint Lucia and mooooore!

If you are in NYC come down to see YOURSELF in our Carnival Exhibition!

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Fifty years of centering African Diasporic culture, community, and sacred traditions! Celebrate CCCADI’s 50th anniversary with Violines Para Ochún, a musical and spiritual production tracing connections from Africa to Cuba to New York City.
Under the musical direction of Louis Bauzó, an intergenerational cast of musicians, dancers, and practitioners honors the elders who sustained these traditions and the generations carrying them forward. The production also revisits CCCADI’s Oshun Festival series of the 1980s and ’90s.

🎟️ CCCADI.org, HostosCenter.org
📅 Sunday, October 25, 2026 🕒 3 PM 📍 Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, Main Theater 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451

#ochun #iyalorde #cccadi #oshun #nycplays

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CCCADI is proud to announce the opening of “Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance”, curated by @knowyourcaribbean ✨

“Rooted in Afro-Caribbean histories, “Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance” explores Carnival as a living representation of resistance, identity, and collective memory.

Through layered environments that merge sound, texture, archival material, contemporary art, and interactive elements, visitors are invited to experience Carnival as a living, embodied language that moves through the body, memory, and time. “

GALLERY HOURS:
🗓️ Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
⏰ 3PM - 9PM
📍 CCCADI Firehouse (120 E 125th St.)
🎉 Special ticketed events once a month

Make sure you take some time to make a stop at the CCCADI Firehouse.
#community #CommunalJoy #afrocarribean

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A day at CCCADI Visiting "Jab, J'ouvert, Revelry & Resistance" , where art meets ritual, memory, and Carnival history.

#cccadi #fyp #nyc #explore #caribbean

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Culture is power. 🐚

Had the opportunity to design this pop-up storytelling installation for @cccadi’s 50th year at the @brooklynbrujeria Festival. I pulled directly from CCCADI archives and documentation to highlight 50 years of drum, altar, and our culture bearers, wrapped in cowries and gold.

Been working all year on the design language for CCCADI’s 50th Storytelling and grateful to get to design and produce this community engagement piece that incorporates all the design work built from the CCCADI archives.

Gracias @chiquitabrujita for providing space🙏🏽 & @mario_ruben_ for helping build this out.

ashé💛 🤎

#CCCADI50 #CultureIsPower #brooklynbrujeria

1st pic by @davefotogram

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🌞 Check out our curated list of October events, starting this weekend! ☁️

☁️ There’s something happening almost every day across NYC’s boroughs: from plays, concerts, gatherings and celebrations to Spanish, drum, and dance lessons & more!

🪁DM this post to a friend and help us reshare and support these amazing Latinx-serving cultural organizations across NYC! 🫀

Full lineup in the comments 👇🏽

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Felt like I was watching an old family VHS of my myself at the festival. Definitely a family reunion.
#sonyalpha

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Nerdy. Caribbean. Gay. My hips don’t lie. 🇩🇴💓

I learned so much about the history of carnival in the Caribbean at Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance by @knowyourcaribbean at @cccadi (🥳). I loved all of the news clippings showing how they tried to ban gathering during colonialism, but we still resisted.

The exhibit is 🆓, and it can be perfect for an after-work outing on Wednesday evenings when it is open until 8 pm.

Hours:
• Tuesday: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• Wednesday: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Thursday: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• Friday – Monday: Closed (available by appointment or for special scheduled events; at least one Saturday per month you can find them open)

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4 NYC exhibitions I have on my list this October 🎨✨

👗 Costume Art
📅 May 10, 2026–Jan 10, 2027
📍 The Met | Upper East Side

🌴 A Carnival Call: Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance
📅 Apr 30–Nov 21, 2026
📍 CCCADI | East Harlem

🪩 You Should Be Dancing: New York, 1976 and Beyond
📅 Oct 2, 2026–Apr 4, 2027
📍 New-York Historical | Upper West Side

🧶Taking up space Kandy g Lopez
📅 Sept 10–Oct 24, 2026
📍 ACA Galleries | Chelsea

Save this for your next museum day & follow for more NYC things to do 🤎

#NYCEvents #NYCArt #NYCExhibitions #ThingsToDoNYC #NYCMuseums

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Here are 3 Caribbean art & culture events :)

🎨 Kreol Fest
📅 October 9–11
📍 MoCADA, Brooklyn

🎬 Caribbean Film Series
📅 October 14–15
📍 BAM, Brooklyn

😈 Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance
📅 On view through November 21
📍 CCCADI, 120 E 125th St, Harlem

Save this for your October plans & send it to someone who loves Caribbean culture 🤎🌴

#CaribbeanCulture #NYCEvents #NYCRecs #thingstodonyc

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They came to learn the bois. They left speaking about something deeper than a stick fight.

This reel gathers Kalinda workshops from Trinidad to the diaspora, along with voices from cultural leaders who stood in the circle with us:

Melody Capote, Director of CCCADI (Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute) @cccadi

Keiron Sargeant, head of KDS Dance Company @kdsdancefoundationtt

Hollis King, head of The Billie Holiday Theatre @king.hollis.mr

Kalinda was born as resistance in the barrack yards of Trinidad, carried by drum, chant and footwork. Our ancestors built the gayelle so a people could remember who they were. Each workshop opens that space again, in a new city with new hands holding the bois.

Where should the gayelle open next?

#Kalinda #Stickfighting #WarriorCulture #AfroCaribbean #TrinidadAndTobago

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