AFRICAN RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL 2023
US AFRICA CARIBBEAN & WEST INDIES
BUSINESS FORUM
OCTOBER 5 - NOVEMBER 4, 2023
Welcome to the pinnacle event celebrating US Africa's traditional family values, cultural heritage, prosperity, and partnership at the African Renaissance Festival 2023! Join us for a month-long extravaganza of intellectual exchange, cultural exploration, and business opportunities, all under the theme "Prosperity for ALL." This remarkable event aims to foster deeper connections between the US, Africa, the Caribbean, and the West Indies, paving the way for enhanced trade, friendship, and cooperation. ARF’s mission is to promote US strategic interests in Africa through trade, investment, infrastructure development, people-to-people engagement, and technology transfer while defending the ancient African tradition, culture, and norms passed down by our ancestors from generation to generation.
Event Highlights
September 28, 2023: Official Arrival of ARF2023 in NYC
Be there to witness the grand arrival of the African Renaissance Festival to the heart of New York City, setting the stage for a month of unforgettable experiences. Welcome the national queens, fashion designers, models, celebrities, and artists from various African countries and the Caribbean to the Big Apple.
October 2, 2023: Official Launch of Liberia Civil War Memorial Endorsement Foundation
Pay homage to history and memory as we launch the Liberia Civil War Memorial Endorsement Foundation, commemorating fourteen years of horror and resilience. A significant chapter in the history of Liberia under the theme “Never Again Shall We Resolve our Political Differences Through Violence.” Hosted by Ambassador. Gerald B. Coleman, a former member of the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) with DOCTORROOTS, a survivor of the infamous July 29, 1990, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Massacre, Sinkor Monrovia, Liberia, as a guest of honor and keynote speaker topic “Liberia: Globalist American Bastard Child or a Partner of the America people.”
October 5: Pre-Event Gala, Award, and Fundraising Dinner
Jo🍽️ October 5: Embark on an extraordinary journey with our Pre-Event Gala, Award, and Fundraising Dinner to support the African Center for Innovation and Technology (ACIT) with the mission to combat poverty in Africa through information and communication technology (ITC) training, mentorship, and entrepreneurship. Our goal is to create one hundred young African tech millionaires within the next decade, beginning in 2024. Join us in honoring the most outstanding non-interventionist American President of our lifetime with the distinguished African Awards. President Donald J. Trump is expected to be our guest of honor, highlighting his foreign policy on Africa, considering the geopolitical struggle between East and West for influence in Africa. President Trump, among several Americans and the Caribbean in the arts, politics, entertainment, business, and religion, has been nominated for the distinguished African awards for their Unapologetic support for traditional family values and respect for the American and African traditional values and ancient ways of life. President Trump’s administration did not make war on any African nation like the corrupt psychopathy and morally decadent Obama and Biden administration and their NATO imperialist vassals who deliberately destroyed the statehood of Libya and its leader, His. Excellency Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, the African King, AKA Colonel Gaddafi, and nearly all his children and other immediate relatives without remorse. WE WILL NEVER FORGET THIS BARBARIC CRIME AGAINST OUR KING!
October 22: ARF2023 Boat Ride on the Hudson NYC
Take in the stunning city skyline as you cruise along the Hudson River in a captivating boat ride exclusively arranged for ARF2023 attendees.
October 23-25: Business Forum NYC
Seize the opportunity to engage, dialogue, and network with top US companies and African representatives. Forge business connections that transcend borders and empower growth.
October 25: African Fashion Show NYC
Experience the vibrant tapestry of African fashion and style in a dazzling showcase celebrating creativity and diversity with 20 top African designers and 40 top models. October 26-28: Historic Sites Tour in NYC, Washington DC, and Philadelphia
Embark on a journey through time as you visit iconic historical sites, museums, and prominent locations that shape the narrative of the United States and its relationship with Africa.
October 29: Africa Queen Contest NYC
Witness the grace, elegance, and intelligence of the continent's finest as they compete for the prestigious title of US-AFRICA QUEEN. The soft power in promoting US strategic interests in Africa. They are coming from more than 30 African countries: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Cabo Verde, Bissau Guinea, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Namibia , Zimbabwe, Zambia, Lesotho, Eswatini Kingdom, Botswana, Malawi …
October 30 - November 1: Further Historic Sites Tour
Extend your exploration of history as you visit more remarkable sites, deepening your understanding of the cultural ties between nations.
November 2-4: Musical Festival and Awards Event NYC
Immerse yourself in the rhythm and melody of African, American, and Caribbean music from Roots reggae, dance hall, lovers rock, Afrobeat, Hop-hop, rap, country, bluegrass, Jazz, soul, gospel, and many more while honoring exceptional artists and the best music in various categories. We are proud to be the home where traditional values are unapologetically celebrated while embracing those with different world views.
November 5: ARF2023 Grand Finale with American, African & Caribbean Artists
Don't miss the spectacular closing event featuring our best artist of the year, marking the end of an unforgettable journey.
📣 Stay tuned for the official launch and ticket release on Sunday, September 3rd, 2023, at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). Join us virtually for the launch event hosted by the charismatic King Lagazee and Blakk Rasta from the Republic of Ghana. Be part of the excitement on our website as we unveil the festivities!
Visit our website for more information as we upgrade our site significantly to provide an exceptional experience at the African Renaissance Festival 2023. Celebrate traditional American, African, Caribbean, and West Indies culture, friendship, and trade as we work towards prosperity based on mutual benefit, respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, and mutually established and agreed upon rule of law. - See you there! 🎊🌍🎉
ARF 2023 TEAM
Who We Are
We are a New York City-based conservative not-for-profit organization with the mission to decolonize the minds of Africans at home and abroad by celebrating African culture, arts, history, struggles, achievements, resilience, and interwoven diversity of African people.
We seek to foster dialogue, people-to-people engagement, and business development opportunities, including bridging the communication gap between people of African descent in the diaspora and Africans on the continent.
We advocate US strategic interest(s) in Africa through trade, US Investment in Africa, organizing US Africa business forum, and people-to-people engagement between the US and Africa: A new relationship based on mutual benefits, shared interests, and respect for sovereignty, Local Traditions, and territorial integrity.
Our primary goal is to guide African men and women at home and abroad back to their ancestor's roots, culture, tradition, and spirituality through the following:
• Advocating the removal of all the artificial borders imposed on Africa by the colonizers.
• Supporting the repatriation of all African people scattered around the world back to Africa.
• Advocating citizenship for all descendants of enslaved Africans from the diaspora to any African country of choice on the continent of Africa irrespective of the country or region of origin: North, East, West, and South.
• Advocating one official African language.
• Advocating one African currency.
• Supporting one African military command.
• Advocating one African congress/parliament.
• Advocating one African political leadership.
• Advocating for African countries to consider the US a preferred trading partner in the face of the "Neo-Scramble for Africa" or the new geo-political struggle for Africa between the East and West for influence in Africa.
• We vehemently reject the Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 scenario with deep passion in which Europeans made critical decisions about our future without our participation and therefore demanded a sincere apology from the European Union and the skeleton of the former British Empire on 10 Downing Street as a first step towards reconciliation and any future business relationship with the EU and UK.
• We embrace the "America First Agenda" (MEGA) and therefore urge African leaders to put "Africa First" too and let us meet halfway and work together for mutual benefits.
• We strongly reject and oppose any attempt by foreign powers to impose LGBTQ religion or any agenda that underminds the indigenous cultural, spiritual, family, and traditional values across our beautiful continent under the canopy of FAKE human rights and equality.
• We strongly reject and oppose any attempt by foreign powers to punish African countries for leaving foreign values that degrade and undermine the integrity and values of our ancient ways of life.
•We are a New York City-based conservative not-for-profit organization with the mission to decolonize the minds of Africans at home and abroad by celebrating African culture, arts, history, struggles, achievements, resilience, and interwoven diversity of African people.
We seek to foster dialogue, people-to-people engagement, and business development opportunities, including bridging the communication gap between people of African descent in the diaspora and Africans on the continent.
We advocate US strategic interest(s) in Africa through trade, US Investment in Africa, organizing US Africa business forum, and people-to-people engagement between the US and Africa: A new relationship based on mutual benefits, shared interests, and respect for sovereignty, Local Traditions, and territorial integrity.
Our primary goal is to guide African men and women at home and abroad back to their ancestor's roots, culture, tradition, and spirituality through the following:
• Advocating the removal of all the artificial borders imposed on Africa by the colonizers.
• Supporting the repatriation of all African people scattered around the world back to Africa.
• Advocating citizenship for all descendants of enslaved Africans from the diaspora to any African country of choice on the continent of Africa irrespective of the country or region of origin: North, East, West, and South.
• Advocating one official African language.
• Advocating one African currency.
• Supporting one African military command.
• Advocating one African congress/parliament.
• Advocating one African political leadership.
• Advocating for African countries to consider the US a preferred trading partner in the face of the "Neo-Scramble for Africa" or the new geo-political struggle for Africa between the East and West for influence in Africa.
• We vehemently reject the Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 scenario with deep passion in which Europeans made critical decisions about our future without our participation and therefore demanded a sincere apology from the European Union and the skeleton of the former British Empire on 10 Downing Street as a first step towards reconciliation and any future business relationship with the EU and UK.
• We embrace the "America First Agenda" (MEGA) and therefore urge African leaders to put "Africa First" too and let us meet halfway and work together for mutual benefits.
• We strongly reject and oppose any attempt by foreign powers to impose LGBTQ religion or any agenda that underminds the indigenous cultural, spiritual, family, and traditional values across our beautiful continent under the canopy of FAKE human rights and equality.
• We strongly reject and oppose any attempt by foreign powers to punish African countries for leaving foreign values that degrade and undermine the integrity and values of our ancient ways of life.
• We propose the transformation of all United States military installations in Africa into technical institutions through a partnership with the African Center for Innovation and Technology (ACIT) to facilitate the training, mentorship, intellectual, entrepreneurship, and character development of the next generation of African tech innovators and entrepreneurs. We aim to combat Africa's poverty, disease, and food security through information and communication technology (ICT) literacy training, preventative health emphasizing indigenous medicine, and advanced food production, preservation, and capitalization training. In partnership with the United States government and people, we envision creating one hundred young African millionaires below 40 within the next decade.
We are dedicated to promoting US strategic interests in Africa through trade, commerce, cultural events, music, arts, people-to-people engagements, information and communication technology (ICT) literacy training and management, food security, preventative health, intellectual forums, and positive citizen journalism that highlights the United States contribution to the development of Africa and the positive contributions of Africa to the development of the United States Vis-à-vis. Join us at www.arf2023.org