African Heritage Cultural Arts Center

Creativity was on full display! 🎨✨ The Marshall L. Davis Sr. African Heritage Center Summer Arts Conservatory visited El Espacio 23 for a guided tour of its stunning landscape art collection, then put their creativity to work by learning thread techniques in a hands-on workshop. A day filled with inspiration, learning, and artistic expression! 🧵💙

🌞 Good morning from the Marshall L. Davis African Heritage Cultural Arts Center!

Here’s a glimpse into another exciting morning at our Summer Performing Arts Camp, where creativity, confidence, and culture come to life. From rehearsals to learning new skills and building friendships, every day is filled with growth, laughter, and artistic expression.

We’re proud to watch our campers shine a little brighter each day! 🎭✨

📚 BIG NEWS, LIBERTY CITY! 📚We are absolutely thrilled to host Liberty City Reads next week at the MLD African Heritage Cultural Arts Center! 🥳 Cruising into summer, this community literacy celebration is all about bringing books, authors, creativity, and incredible resources directly to our children and families. 🎨🚀Here is a sneak peek of the massive lineup we have waiting for you:📖 Live author read-alouds & presentations🎁 Free book giveaways to build your home library🔬 Mind-blowing STEM activities & creative arts and crafts🥁 High-energy, live drumming workshop🦅 Special guests from Pelican Harbor🤝 Vital community resources & so much more! We are on a mission to continue Bringing Literacy Home and inspiring the next generation of lifelong readers and leaders. Bring the whole family, grab some books, and let’s celebrate together! 🙌❤️📍
African Heritage Cultural Arts Center
6161 NW 22nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33142
Thursday, June 18
9:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Mark your calendars for 7:00 pm, Saturday, June 13, 2026, to experience The Beautiful Cinema Cafe. This is a coming together you won't want to miss!

This event is especially significant because the grounds where we are gathering hosted the first Black Music Month event celebrated in Miami-Dade County during the 1980s, known then as the Model City Cultural Arts Center; now known as the Marshall L. Davis Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center.

As an avid lover of music, the universal language, I will never forget how empowering it was to first hear that phrase. Originally decreed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and later renamed African-American Music Appreciation Month by President Barack Obama in 2009, this month remains a vital celebration of our cultural legacy.

We hope you can join us to create new memories as we honor this history with a screening of FUNKJAZZ KAFE: Diary of a Decade - The Story of a Phenomenon, directed by Jason Orr. The film features legendary artists, songwriters, and producers who have shaped the music that has moved us for decades - from George Clinton, Roy Ayers and Larry Mizell, to Outkast, Jill Scott and Erykah Badu.

Date Change Announcement!! African Heritage Youth Theater presents: Blood at the Root. :

This Friday, June 5, 2026, witness the powerhouse talent of the Marshall L. Davis African Heritage After-School Arts program. Our students are taking the stage in Dominique Morisseau's gripping drama, Blood at the Root. Inspired by the real-life events of the Jena Six case, this bold production tackles justice, identity, and institutional bias. Admission is 100% free to the community, but seats are limited and filling up fast.
📅 Date: Friday, June 5, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:30 PM
📍 Venue: Wendell A. Narcisse Theater, MLDAHCAC
🎟️ Cost: FREE
Mark your calendars! 🗓️ This Friday, June 5th at 4:30 PM, African Heritage Youth Theater (AHYT) presents a special, one-day-only performance of Blood at the Root. Come out and support the incredible students from the Marshall L. Davis, Sr African Heritage After-School Arts program as they deliver this raw, unforgettable performance!

Roots run deep. Truth rises deeper. 🌳🩸

The African Heritage Youth Theatre proudly presents Blood at the Root — a gripping and emotionally charged theatrical experience inspired by real events that continue to echo through our communities today.

As our nation reflects on 250 years of independence, this powerful production challenges us to examine what freedom, justice, equality, and identity truly mean for all Americans. Through the voices of young people navigating race, peer pressure, systemic injustice, and the struggle to be heard, Blood at the Root becomes both a theatrical experience and a necessary conversation about the America we’ve inherited, and the future we are still shaping.

Performed by the talented young artists of African Heritage Youth Theatre, this production is raw, timely, haunting, and unforgettable.

📍 Saturday, June 6, 2026
🕒 3:00 PM
🎭 Wendell A. Narcisse Theater
📍 Marshall L. Davis African Heritage Cultural Arts Center

Join us for an afternoon of truth, reflection, resilience, and powerful storytelling as we honor the past while challenging the future.