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The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) is a nonprofit organization based in East Harlem in New York City that serves as an Afro-Caribbean center of culture and community for members of the African diaspora.

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History

CCCADI was founded in 1976 by Dr. Marta Moreno Vega.

Facilities

CCCADI is currently located in a decommissioned historic landmark fire house on 125th Street near Park Avenue in East Harlem in New York City, after the City decided to decommission five firehouses and turn them into cultural centers. The cost of the renovation was $9.3 million, and the project took six years to complete. The center opened in October 2016.

Previously, the Center was in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan on West 58th Street.

Exhibitions

In addition to art exhibits, the center also schedules regular lectures and concerts related to the Caribbean and African cultures.

Recent exhibits include the following:

  • Saving our Soul: From the Big Easy to the Big Apple

    • Publications

  • Caribbean Cultural Center (New York, N.Y.). Under One Sun: News and Events of the Caribbean Cultural Center. New York, NY: The Center. OCLC 14369115. 
  • Beauchamp-Byrd, Mora J.; Sirmans, M. Franklin, eds. (1997). The Caribbean Cultural Centre Presents: Transforming the Crown : African, Asian and Caribbean Artists in Britain, 1966-1996. New York: Franklin H. Williams Caribbean Cultural Centre: African Diaspora Institute. ISBN 978-0-96-540820-2. 

    • References

    Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute Wikipedia
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