TRAVEL LOG.Lauryn Hill, Patti LaBelle, Erykah Badu, the Temptations and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly are slated to appear at the Essence Music Festival Essence Music Festival is an annual music festival celebrating contemporary African-American music and culture. It is the largest event celebrating African-American culture and music in the United States. , July 2-4, at New Orleans' Louisiana Superdome New Orleans Saints • • [ . Tickets are $25 to $55. Call 800-488-5252 or visit www.essence.com.... In honor of the millions of Africans who died in the transatlantic slave trade slave trade Capturing, selling, and buying of slaves. Slavery has existed throughout the world from ancient times, and trading in slaves has been equally universal. Slaves were taken from the Slavs and Iranians from antiquity to the 19th century, from the sub-Saharan , Homeward Bound bound for home; going homeward; as, the homeward bound fleet s>. See also: Homeward Foundation is sponsoring several events in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Most are free. For more information, call 888-334-9229 or visit www.middlepassage.org.... Anguilla's International Arts Festival takes place July 25-August 1. Across the island, there'll be workshops, art demonstrations, exhibits and a sidewalk sale. Demonstrations are $10; other events are free. For venues, call 800-553-4939 or visit www.artfestival.ai.... Black Family Week is celebrated July 30-August 1 in St. Louis. Planned are a Cardinals Black Family Night at Busch Stadium; Gospel Festival featuring Yolanda Adams; Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) night at the library; and the Stone Soul Picnic featuring various musical guests. Some events require tickets. For further information, call 314-863-9296. |
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