Afropunk is more than just a festival.
In this op-ed, Terri Burns reflects on Afropunk's role as a safe space for black people after white supremacist rallies and in the age of Donald Trump.
I feel extreme gratitude for being able to experience ephemeral snippets of Afropunk Brooklyn. Afropunk, which also hosts festivals throughout the year in Paris, London, Atlanta and Johannesburg, is a multicultural event where artists and attendees alike come together for a weekend of art and music. Most notably, the weekend is also about declaring, through artistry in the form of clothing, hairstyles, dance moves, and partying, that black is indeed beautiful.
Two weeks ago, I sat in my San Francisco apartment, glued to my phone, watching an entirely different scene unravel. Instead of carefree dancing, art, and camaraderie, I instead saw videos of white supremacist rallies, and the frightening chants of neo-Nazis and KKK members. I saw domestic terrorism, fueled by hatred and intolerance, destroy a life. And I saw the very public endorsement of hatred by the President of the United States. As black people, we have never been safe in America.
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