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People participate in the annual Afropunk Music festival on August 27, 2016 in New York City. The festival comes to Atlanta Oct. 14 and leaves Oct. 16. (Credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
People participate in the annual Afropunk Music festival on August 27, 2016 in New York City. The festival comes to Atlanta Oct. 14 and leaves Oct. 16. (Credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
By Bria Felicien
Oct 10, 2019

The Atlanta edition of AfroPunk, which is named the "Carnival of Consciousness 2019," will take places this weekend at 787 Windsor. The event will feature performances from Anderson .Paak and Brittany Howard and the venue will also host seminars and vendors. In this bonus episode of accessAtlanta, Stephanie Toone previews the festival and shares an interview with AfroPunk cofounder Matthew Morgan.

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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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