The drive for five: the African American Culture and Arts Festival via Black Art, Culture, and Education celebrates 5 years of community building and beyond

Five years.

Each year is important, but when an endeavor reaches 5 years of building success via community engagement across business, education, the creative arts, and embracing culture, it's clearly noteworthy. And while noteworthy work is part of the story of Black Art, Culture, and Education (click HERE to visit their website), the community building and engagement is the centerpiece of the work they do.

On October 4, 2025 at the Suwanee Town Center Park, a wide array of businesses, artisans, creatives, and the larger community come together for the 5th edition of the festival. In taking time to honor heritage, preserve history, appreciate art, celebrating the culture, and educating the community, it provides a way to do more than just enjoy the day, but embrace the moment.

Performance-wise, a blend of musicians, vocalists (including hip-hop and other music genres), dance, and spoken-word are among those who grace the stage and bring a positive spirit and energy throughout the day and event (refer to the photo below for the complete lineup).

Businesses from multiple walks of life are present and accounted for, including a snapshot with Emmerse and Woo Artistry (you may watch their segments below):

Likewise, Judge Regina Matthews is present to connect with the community and takes time to speak with us (you may watch our segment with her in the video below):

With a expanding range of services (click HERE to learn more about their magazine) and more (click HERE to learn about their marketplace), while they are present and accounted for, to some degree, they've only just begun.

And on Saturday, the community experiences a blend of being present and just beginning when it comes to enrichment and engagement.

Notes: All photos and video are recorded by asnortonccs; you may check out more interview segments and video on our playlist (click HERE to view).