The festival brought out celebrities and cultural movers Kerry Washington, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Dr. Yaba Blay, Jordan E. Cooper, Bisa Butler, Tarana Burke, Ghetto Gastro, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Barry Jenkins, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Thelma Golden, Lena Waithe, and more. Musical performances by Nite Bjuti, Peter Collins, Nia Drummond, Stefon Harris, Candice Hoyes, Justin Hicks, Mimi Jones, Val Jeanty, Kenita R. Miller, Endea Owens, Ami Taf Ra and Kamasi Washington, The HawtPlates

Apollo Launches Apollo Stories, a National Digital Learning Hub for Educators Initial rollout includes lessons inspired by Ta-Nehisi Coates’s influential book Between the World and Me Site aims to be a resource for educators by providing lessons engaging justice, community activism, cultural exchange, self-discovery and more