Join us as The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) celebrates its 50th anniversary with an AfriCarnaval-themed AnniverSoirée honoring our founder, Dr. Marta Moreno Vega. Guests will enjoy an elevated cocktail reception and awards program hosted at the Museum of the City New York in East Harlem from 6pm to 9pm on Wednesday, April 28, 2027.

THE EVENING

Fifty years of cultural work, celebrated in the spirit of AfriCarnaval.

On April 28, 2027, the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute closes fifty years of cultural work with the AnniverSoirée at the Museum of the City of New York. The evening gathers artists, civic leaders, funders, and partners in the spirit of AfriCarnaval, the tradition that carries the Diaspora's history through masquerade, music, and procession, and treats celebration as a form of resistance rather than an escape from it.

Guests will honor Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, who founded CCCADI in 1976, alongside a slate of honorees whose work has shaped the cultural life of this city and the wider African Diaspora. The AnniverSoirée is the culmination of a year of programming across East Harlem and New York City, and the opening of what comes next: the Community Archiving Lab and Youth Pathways.