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The '''2023 Freedom Fest''' was a one-day festival, the second in-person "[[Freedom Fest]]" at [[Kelly Ingram Park]] following a 3-year hiatus for the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. It was held on [[July 29]], [[2023]] as part of the city's commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the [[Birmingham Campaign]] and the [[1963 church bombing]]. | The '''2023 Freedom Fest''' was a one-day festival, the second in-person "[[Freedom Fest]]" at [[16th Street Baptist Church]] and [[Kelly Ingram Park]] following a 3-year hiatus for the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. It was held on [[July 29]], [[2023]] as part of the city's commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the [[Birmingham Campaign]] and the [[1963 church bombing]]. | ||
Advance tickets were $ | Advance tickets were $20. | ||
==Schedule== | |||
===Empowerment=== | |||
* 10:00: "Wealth & Equity: 60 Years Later" with [[Isaac Cooper]] and [[Bob Dickerson]] | |||
* 11:15: "60 Years of Black Resistance" with [[Randall Woodfin]], [[Denise Gilmore]], [[Andrew Manis]] and [[Janice Kelsey]] | |||
* 12:30: "From Civil Rights to Social Justice - the Black Athlete: Then and Now" with [[Roy S. Johnson]], [[Chad Slade]], [[Leonard Smoot Jr]] and [[Ferdinand Rutledge]] | |||
* 1:45: "50 Years Later: The Intersection of Hip-Hop and Social Justice" with [[Ed Bowser]], [[Patrick Johnson]], [[Lawrence Salvary]], and [[DJ Rahdu Mahdi]] | |||
===Music=== | |||
* 3:00: 60th Commemoration of the [[Birmingham Campaign|Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign]] | |||
* 3:30: Dre Murro | |||
* 4:15: [[Halo Wheeler]] | |||
* 5:00: Translee | |||
* 6:00: DeQn Sue and Kelvin Wooten | |||
* 7:00: [[Aretta Woodruff]] | |||
* 8:00: Jidenna | |||
* 9:00: Big K.R.I.T | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 14:52, 31 July 2023
The 2023 Freedom Fest was a one-day festival, the second in-person "Freedom Fest" at 16th Street Baptist Church and Kelly Ingram Park following a 3-year hiatus for the COVID-19 pandemic. It was held on July 29, 2023 as part of the city's commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Birmingham Campaign and the 1963 church bombing.
Advance tickets were $20.
Schedule
Empowerment
- 10:00: "Wealth & Equity: 60 Years Later" with Isaac Cooper and Bob Dickerson
- 11:15: "60 Years of Black Resistance" with Randall Woodfin, Denise Gilmore, Andrew Manis and Janice Kelsey
- 12:30: "From Civil Rights to Social Justice - the Black Athlete: Then and Now" with Roy S. Johnson, Chad Slade, Leonard Smoot Jr and Ferdinand Rutledge
- 1:45: "50 Years Later: The Intersection of Hip-Hop and Social Justice" with Ed Bowser, Patrick Johnson, Lawrence Salvary, and DJ Rahdu Mahdi
Music
- 3:00: 60th Commemoration of the Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign
- 3:30: Dre Murro
- 4:15: Halo Wheeler
- 5:00: Translee
- 6:00: DeQn Sue and Kelvin Wooten
- 7:00: Aretta Woodruff
- 8:00: Jidenna
- 9:00: Big K.R.I.T
References
- Stuart, Shauna (June 15, 2023) "Birmingham’s Freedom Fest returning to Kelly Ingram Park after 3-year hiatus." AL.com
External links
- Freedom Fest website