About The African American Cultural Alliance

Thank you for another great festival! Remember the Annual African American Street festival is the always the third weekend in September.

Nashville's Annual African American Street festival is held on the main campus of Tennessee State University. Sponsored by the African American Cultural Alliance (AACA), this phenomenal festival has grown and now attracts more than 100,000 people interested in African and African American culture. The festival has garnered local media attention and remains one of the city's premiere events attracting people of all ages, from all walks of life and from all sectors of the region. 

The Annual African American Street festival event gives your company a unique opportunity to support one of the largest festivals of this type in the Southeast! We need your support. Please consider underwriting one or more of these programs at a cost of $100.00 - 1,000.00 for each category. 

Lectures on Africa and American history and culture

Story-telling by some of the country's most revered talent

            Children's Pavilion

             Rites and Passage clinic

             Classic Cars Shows

An eclectic mix of musical venues

·         African Drums

·         Reggae

·         R&B

·         Jazz

·         Country

Authentic African Food

During this event there are over 150 vendors from around the country selling Afro centric wares from Ankhs to Zebra Skin fabrics. The African American Street Festival is not just a social even, it is an educational experience. The African American Cultural Alliance is non-profit organization. Founded in May of 1983 and promotes the cultural and historical background of people of African decent.
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The AACA is proud to be a sponsor of the Ubi Ottoh Memorial Computer Secondary School, a science and computer school, in Ugep, Cross River State, Nigeria. The college was  founded by Ben Ottoh in August of 1998 in remembrance of his father Ubi Ottoh. The purpose of the Institute is to not only provide the needed counseling, but the practical training that would encourage possible employment in Nigeria. With the rise of unemployment in Nigeria, teenagers are forced to move to bigger cities, such as Lagos, Abuja, Calabar. The school is providing the skills needed to find jobs in engineering and the HI-Tech world of computers. The Institute will also train people for the immediate manpower employment needs for companies in the area. 

For the past three years the AACA has donated $200. Which allowed 5 females to attend the school for a semester. The first graduating class, of approximately 100 students,  is in June of 2004. 

If you would like a  representative from our organization to contact you about the Annual African Street Festival or the Ubi Ottoh Memorial School in Nigeria, please call (615) 251-0007  or e-mail (AACA1983@bellsouth.net) us for more information. We look forward to talking with you.