We are excited to announce the much-anticipated program for the "I AM MY ANCESTORS' WILDEST DREAMS EXPO"
This Expo is FREE! All you have to do is REGISTER!
Swag Bags Available for the first 250 people to Register!
VIP Swag Bags available to the first 100 kids that includes a plush HipHop Harry, a Too Dope To Bully t-shirt, and a meet & greet with HipHop Harry!
Swag Bags available to the first 150 kids that include a Too Dope To Bully t-shirt.
The Black Market - 9A - 7P
The Black Market will feature small black owned businesses from around the Minneapolis and St. Paul area.
The Healing Garden - 12P - 7P
The Healing Garden is a wellness space ran by local Minneapolis Practitioners. This space will offer massages, sound bowl sessions, and Vendors whose products focus on peace, healing, and renewal.
The Too Dope To Bully Experience - 12P - 7P
The Too Dope To Bully Experience is a space within the market for ages 4 & up. It will feature games, crafts, DJ Ace Starr and an anti-bully panel discussion facilitated by educator Alfred Shivy Brooks. This space will also host a VIP experience / meet & greet with HipHop Harry who will also perform an anti-bully song that features Snoop Dog.
Brown Skin Girl Empowerment Segment - 12P - 3P
The Brown Skin Girl Empowerment Segment will feature Minneapolis own Poet Miss Mari, Key Note speaker Ferene Paris Meyers, and motivational speaker Laroy Hall also known as "Street Poet", and a Celebrity Panel Discussion. This segment is a Celebration of Woman Empowerment hosted by Jersey Moulin and music by DJ Queen Sheba.
I'm Black Therefore I Am Segment - 4P - 6:45P
This space focuses on Community and what it means to be Black in America. Hosted by founder of TruArt Speaks Tish Jones, featuring poet Brandyn Tulloch, and a celebrity panel discussion that will focus on the importance of the Racial Equity Inclusion and Belonging department to a community.
Workshops - 12P - 7P
There will be a host of workshops on the second floor of the Convention Center that will also feature information tables from local community organizations like the Cultural Wellness Center. Workshops being released daily.
THE MANIFESTATION CONCERT - 9P - 11P
This concert features Minneapolis native Mayyadda who has gone viral for her single that empowers women to put down their capes and enforce their boundaries. Headlining the concert will be The Kings Affirmation, singer "INIKO" who will host a VIP meet & greet for 30 lucky individuals.