Arts For Learning Md Blacktastic Virtual Festival

Blacktastic: Children's Festival of Maryland + DC Black History & Culture returns in February

Fourth annual virtual celebration to engage tens of thousands of students through the arts

This Black History Month, students across Maryland and DC will celebrate the joy of Black history and culture through the arts at Blacktastic: A Children’s Festival of Black History & Culture—an arts integrated, performance-packed virtual experience produced by the nonprofit Arts for Learning Maryland. On Thursday, February 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Blacktastic will feature four enriching performances — good for ALL grade levels — performed by teaching artists that enhance classroom curriculum. Using music, theater, hip-hop, and spoken word poetry, talented teaching artists such as Drew Anderson, Baba Bomani Armah, Jamaal “Mr. Root” Collier, Tracie Jiggetts, Debra Mims, and Sole Defined’s Quynn Johnson will introduce students to important historic Black leaders from Maryland and DC — including Thurgood Marshall, Senator…