Come to the Black LUV festivalThis Sunday, September 16th
4th & Penn. Ave. NW
12pm-7pm
Last year the festival organizers including Kymone Freeman decided to make HIV testing a central component of the festival, stepping up when the government couldn't. Last year 500 people were tested at the event, this year partnering with Unity Healthcare the organizers expect to test 800 people in a single day. Anyone who was around for the fiasco that was the DC testing campaign kick off in Freedom Plaza knows that testing 800 people is an enormous task. The DC government with all their resources could only get tens of people tested when they tried. DC Fights Back has been invited to speak at the event and announce the total number of tests done during the event. Geno will be speaking from the stage around 6:30. The entire schedule is posted below. Come out for the amazing local institution that is the Black LUV festival!
DJ Set 12:00 – 12:40
Fela Kuti
Opening Set 12:40 – 2:00
15 min Libation
10 min Baba Mahiri: Drumming
5 min Sanjo: Poet
5 min Princess: Host
10 min Lady Di: Poet
10 min Sis. Yvette: Vocalist
10 min Hip-Hop Children Set
10 min Abiola: Vocalist: Band
Second Set 2:00 – 2:40
5 min Kendall & Monique: Poets
10 min Stephanie McKay: Vocalist
10 min Jamila:Vocalist : House Band
10 min Yaz: Hip Hop
5 min Princess: Host
Third Set 2:40 – 3:30
10 min Speaker-Sister Space: Speaker
15 min PS24: Hip Hop
5 min Benny Blaq: Poet
10 min Wayne: Vocalist
10 min EmoniFela: Hip Hop: Band
Fourth Set 3:20 – 4:00
10 min Unity Health Care: Speaker
10 min Sunni Patterson: Poet
5 min DChase: Host
5 min House band or DJ
Awards 4:00
10 min Freeman
Fifth Set 4:10 – 5:20
10 min KIDS Lead Children’s Choir
10 min Dr. Jared Ball: Speaker
10 min Hedrock: Hip Hop
15 min Bilal: Vocalist
15 min Bomani/Droopy: Hip Hop
10 min Kontac: Vocalist: Their Band
Sixth Set 5:20- 6:15
10 min DPS: Hip Hop
10 min Che: Vocalist
5 min Komplex: Poet
15 min Asheru: Hip Hop
3 min DChase: Host
10 min Clayton LaBuffer-Speaker
James Brown Tribute 6:15-6:25
Closing Set 6:25 -7:45
10 min Human Prophets Video Shoot
10 min DC Fights Back
15 min Shae: Dance Team
10 min Ebony Jackson: Vocalist
10 min Breathe: Vocalist
10 min NYOil-Hip Hop
Host- Ends Festival
DJ’s Fillers
Munch
DJ Fire
DJ Dub (Felton)
Labels: Black LUV festival, testing
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