Afrofest’s organizer is blaming the city for the cancellation of the festival this summer, which has been running annually for nearly 40 years. “What happened is by design. We have never been accepted in the Beaches, only tolerated,” said Peter Toh, Afrofest’s executive and artistic director.
Inside the Afrofest cancellation: Mayor blames Brad Bradford, organizers blame city: 'We have never been accepted in the Beaches'
Security costs quadrupled, but the huge reduction in capacity is what effectively killed the annual festival, he says.
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