Sponsored by Pearson Coordinated by Prairie Lights Books & Café Moderator Arnold Daniels Jr. is a former U.S. State Department Liaison. He is an Anthropologist, entrepreneur, educator and volunteer with the African American Museum of Iowa. Mr. Daniels has taught Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Cultural Geography, English, History,

Enjoy activities provided by various organizations and businesses. Fun Stops US Cellular Willowwind School St. Mark's BioLife Plasma Metronet CommUnity Crisis Services League of Women Voters Peace Iowa T-Mobile

Check out our food vendors on Iowa Avenue and Beverage Garden on Clinton Street at Iowa Avenue! Food Vendors Wildwood DaFlava Unit Selina's Creations Moo Moo's Ice Cream

Purchase artwork and items from local vendors! Artists and Vendors Nikki Boo Kids Crowned Curlies Beauty & Co. Dianna Penney Big T Wear Glass Art by Alicia Center for Afrofuturist Studies

Sponsored by UI International Programs Stanley Grant Join us for a very special Caribbean dance demonstration! It will take place near the intersection of Clinton and Washington Streets.

Sponsored by Metronet

Sponsored by Natasha Wendt, Urban Acres Real Estate Named after Nina Simone's iconic song, Young, Gifted and Black is a new event at the Soul & Blues Festival that celebrates BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) youth voices--writers, singers, rappers, spoken word poets, etc. through performance