Recap: Afro Nation Detroit, Day 1

Essence Magazine:

Courtesy Afro Nation By Rachael Thomas ·Updated August 20, 2023

“If you come to Afro Nation and you’re standing around, you’re at the wrong festival. This is not a festival where you’re standing like a stiff banana…This is Afro Nation!” So declared Nigerian-Canadian actor and host Femi Lawson on the first day of Afro Nation in Detroit.

The event, touted as “the world’s biggest Afrobeats festival,” kicked off its inaugural

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