CCCADI is proud to announce the opening of “Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance”, our milestone 50th Anniversary Year exhibition curated by @knowyourcaribbean !!!
Rooted in Afro-Caribbean histories, “Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance” explores Carnival as a living representation of resistance, identity, and collective memory.
Through layered environments that merge sound, texture, archival material, contemporary art, and interactive elements, visitors are invited to experience Carnival as a living, embodied language that moves through the body, memory, and time.
GALLERY HOURS:
🗓️ Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
⏰ 3PM - 9PM
📍 CCCADI Firehouse (120 E 125th St.)
🎉 Special ticketed events once a month
🙏🏽This is a very special year for us and in the spirit of carrying a 50 year Legacy of Justice, Joy & Resistance into the Future, we are counting on the community that has helped us build this legacy to invest in fueling the next chapter of CCCADI.
50 years ago, a vision was born in a Bronx home. Today, CCCADI stands as one of the longest-running Black-led cultural institutions in the country — a living bridge across the African diaspora.
We’re launching our 50 for 50 Fund — and we need our community to carry it with us.
$50 for 50 years of justice, joy, and resistance.
💛 Donate. Attend. Volunteer.
Comment “50” and we’ll send you the link directly.
🔗 Link in bio → cccadi.org/donate50
#CCCADI50 #50for50 #AfriDiaspora #EastHarlem #AfriCarnaval BlackCulturalInstitutions CaribbeanDiaspora CarryTheLegacy
CCCADI is honored to be highlighted as a stop during tomorrow’s Harlem Culture Crawl, part of a weekend celebrating the art, history, and creative spirit that defines Harlem.
It will feel like summer outside tomorrow. Come through, bring a friend, and explore our 50th anniversary exhibition “Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance” with us, on a tour led by our beloved Michael Manswell 🇹🇹 , of @somethingpositiveinc !!
We’re proud to be part of this collective experience highlighting the institutions and artists who carry forward the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance while shaping what’s next.
🗓️ Sunday, May 17
⏰ 12PM-5PM
📍 CCCADI Firehouse (120 E 125th St.)
‘Our Culture is a target.’ 50 years of being an anchor to the culture in the middle of Harlem this is CCCADI. Know Your Caribbean is so proud to have curated the Caribbean Cultural Centre African Diadpora Institute @cccadi 50th Anniversary exhibition!
@cccadi director, the great Melody Capote speaks from the heart as we live in a time where who we are as a people is a target.
Thank you to the full house that was our grand opening!
Come down to support @cccadi to stay as a cultural anchor in NYC and see our exhibitition Jab, J’Ouvert, Joy and Resistance!
🚨 POSTPONED: UPDATE BELOW🚨
Community,
CCCADI has made the intentional decision to postpone ÀJỌṢE: A Diaspora Symposium on Collective Healing & Freedom as we continue to navigate an active 50th anniversary season.
In honoring the collectivity & sustainability at the heart of ÀJỌṢE itself, we believe this gathering deserves more time to fully come into form.
We remain committed to bringing ÀJỌṢE to life soon, and we thank our facilitators, vendors, partners, and community for their continued belief in this offering.
We look forward to sharing new details with our community soon.
We sounded a carnival call when we announced the opening of “Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance”, and last night, the community responded. What a night!
Endless gratitude to our beloved partners @knowyourcaribbean , curators of this living offering, for shaping an exhibition so aligned with our values, at such an important moment & crossroads in CCCADI’s history: our 50th Anniversary Year.
Carnival has always been about sacred resistance for us. This exhibition reminds us that there is profound joy in that resistance.
Big thanks to AKC @andreakcastillo for keeping us moving with the tunes, to El Dorado and Diamond Reserve for providing drinks for the celebration, and to @sisterscuisineharlem for the delicious bites!!
If you missed last night’s gathering, know that “Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance” will be on view until November 21st. Public gallery hours begin next Tuesday, May 5th:
🗓️ Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
🕰️ 3PM - 9PM
📍CCCADI Firehouse (120 E 125th St.)
Stay tuned for special ticketed events throughout the run of the exhibition!
We are officially sold out of advance tickets for tomorrow’s Opening Reception of “Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance”.
A limited number of $15 tickets will be available at the door, depending on capacity.
ALSO, Being that the community response to our 50th Anniversary exhibition, curated by Know Your Caribbean, has been so powerful…we want to do a Roll Call!!
Throw your flag in the comments for a chance to win 2 tickets to tomorrow’s Opening Reception! We will choose a winner by 8AM tomorrow. 🇦🇬 🇧🇸 🇧🇧 🇧🇿 🇨🇺 🇩🇲 🇩🇴 🇬🇩 🇬🇾 🇭🇹 🇯🇲 🇰🇳 🇱🇨 🇻🇨 🇸🇷 🇹🇹 🇦🇼 🇦🇮 🇧🇲 🇧🇶 🇰🇾 🇨🇼 🇩🇲 🇩🇴 🇬🇵 🇭🇹 🇯🇲 🇲🇶 🇲🇸 🇵🇷 🇸🇽 🇹🇨 🇻🇬 🇻🇮 🇧🇷
And remember, if you don’t make it to our Opening Reception, this is just the beginning: “Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance” will be on view and accessible to the community until November 21st.
Starting next Tuesday May 5th,
our Gallery Hours will be:
🗓️ Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
⏰ 3PM-9PM
🎟️ Special ticketed events once a month.
📍 CCCADI Firehouse (120 E125th St.)
Stay tuned for news & updates!
Slide #2- During a recent archive visit, board member and former CCCADI staff member Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele reflects on the Roll Call tradition at CCCADI Carnival in NY events in the 1980’s and 90’s. Now an educator, organizer and priest of Obatalá, he has long been part of the village behind CCCADI’s legacy. This work has always been collective.
New York! So proud to be announcing that Know Your Caribbean has been tasked the honour of curating an exhibition in Harlem at @cccadi . Celebrating 50 years of CCCADI’s magic in celebrating the Caribbean diaspora, this exhibition comes through the lens of our Carnival.
We have combed through the most beautiful 60 year archive of film, slides, photographs whilst working with contemporary Caribbean artists to tell our story of resistance through Carnival.
Opens April 30th - Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry and Resistance!
Get your tickets now via @cccadi to come to the grand opening! See you there !
“Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance”, an Afro-Caribbean Carnival story of rebellion, ritual, and the joy that knows what it costs. CCCADI’s 50th Anniversary exhibition, curated by @knowyourcaribbean 🎉
Opening Night
🗓️ Thursday April 30th
⏰ 6:30PM - 8:30PM
📍 CCCADI Firehouse
🎶 DJ Set by AKC
🍹 Drinks & Light Refreshments Will be Provided
🎟️ $15 Tickets At The Door-Space Limited
🖼️ Featured Artists:
Fiona Compton
Melissa Simon-Hartman
Paloma Dubois
Sandra Bell (Jouvay Fest Collective)
Kambule 1881
Kalinda Kollective
Keegan Taylor
Henry Danner
Michel Chataigne
Nickel “Blacka” Paul from House of Creationz Mas Band
Cherice “Queen Reesie” Harrison-Nelson
Ani Brutus
We acknowledge the vital support of:
Ashé Cultural Arts Center
This exhibition is a collective effort, anchored by CCCADI’s Living Archive and featuring contributions from our community.
This reel features clips from CCCADI’s Living Archive, and from Melissa Simon-Hartman’s film “MAS: FUTURES UNWORN”, both featured in the exhibition.
🎥 Here’s @knowyourcaribbean founder Fiona Compton speaking to what she saw, and felt, while digging through CCCADI’s 50 Year Living Archive in preparation for curating “Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance”.
Unfolding as a multi-sensory journey, the exhibition operates as part installation, part archive, and part altar, illuminating the shared cultural threads of the Caribbean Diaspora.
Get your ticket now to join CCCADI and the Know Your Caribbean team on Thursday, April 30th for the Opening Reception of CCCADI’s milestone 50th Anniversary Year Exhibition!
🗓️ Thursday, April 30
⏰ 6:30PM - 8:30PM
📍 CCCADI Firehouse (120 E 125th St.)
🎟️ $10 Advance Tickets/$15 At The Door
🔗 Link on Bio
Carnival has always been ours. This is CCCADI at Lincoln Center in 1984 — full Carnival energy, Trinidad and Tobago in the building.
We’ve been holding this tradition for 50 years. Now we want your Carnival in the room too.
Last few days to submit your photo for the 50th Anniversary Exhibition curated by Know Your Caribbean. Don’t miss it.
Comment “WE READY” to receive the submission form, or follow the link in bio.
This exhibition is community-built — and the 50 for 50 Fund is how we make sure CCCADI can keep doing this for the next 50 years. Give $50 at the link in bio.
#CCCADI50 #50thAnniversaryExhibition #KnowYourCaribbean #AfriCarnaval #50for50
