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Organizers ask Albany commission for seed funding to relaunch Albany African Festival
Summary
Organizers of a revived Albany African Festival asked the City Commission for roughly 30% of an $85,000 budget to relaunch a youth-focused cultural festival in September; organizers said they have local committee support and have met with city and county staff.
Organizers seeking to revive the Albany African Festival presented a funding request to the City Commission on April 20, asking the city to cover about 30% of a proposed $85,000 three-year budget to relaunch the event in the third weekend of September.
Miss Salam, who started the festival decades ago, and a committee member described the event as a vehicle to…
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