On Friday, August 23, 2024, Afropunk returned to Brooklyn for a two day event called Afropunk BLKTOPIA at Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park as a part of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. The first day featured wrestling, a Battle of the Bands, a Ballroom Battle, plus live performances by Brazil’s Larissa Luz, and Erykah Badu, who graced the same stage two years ago. Badu is headlining both nights with each set being different; the first night had a hip-hop & funk feel to it.
I covered the event from 5PM until the end for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! and images I captured as a house photographer can be found in the above gallery.