Synopsis:

International Hip Hop artist Jahi, in the spirit of John Amos' one many play Halley's Comet, has created a tribute to Marcus Garvey in three acts. Garvey, who organized the largest group of Black people in the United States, still reigns in the spirit of the red, black and green flag, and his message about global Black Unity. This play is a tribute to Garvey using word, power, sound and the colors of the flag he created in 1929 to inspire, activate, and remind Black people who and whose they are.

BAMBDFEST 2025 INTERNATIONAL is a multi-day, multi-venue festival in celebration of the Black Arts Movement Business District, Black Arts & Culture, and economics in Oakland, CA. 

Founded in February 2019, produced by the Lower Bottom Playaz, Inc. in collaboration with BAMBD CDC., BAMBDFEST 2025 INTERNATIONAL will be a hybrid international multi-media festival consisting of virtual and  public performances with a concentration in Theater, Film, and Literature.

The events will include local and guest performances, readings, a book fair, a publication, film screenings, panel discussions, intellectual exchanges, lectures, installations, local history teach-ins, family and youth activities that animate public spaces.

Highlighting the best of Oakland's vibrant artistry with robust offerings of free and paid events activating public spaces, arts venues, and increasing foot traffic for small businesses BAMBDFEST 2025 INTERNATIONAL will engage Oakland artist, the Black Arts Movement District, and diverse communities in an  international celebration of Oakland, and its rich contributions to the  internationally recognized Black Arts Movement, the State of California, and the world beyond.

This work has previously been funded by California Arts Council, The Zellerbach Foundation, Akonadi Foundation.