THIRD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER

This is a can't miss weekend...AC Fashion Week, 48 Blocks AC, The ACHS Alumni Football Game, The AC Latino Festival, The Downbeach Seafood Fest....and that's just Atlantic City.

Performances this weekend include comic Sebastian Maniscalco, Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, and more.

The HBCU Weekend in Delaware and The Congressional Black Caucus in D.C.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,2026

This year, Art Beats and Atlantic City Focus is sponsoring an art contest and costume contest along with a panel on people of color in comics.

Last year, the focus was on Black Male Images on Television

Art Beats-Atlantic City Focus Sponsors Panel on Black Male Images on TV

How have Black Men been portrayed on television between the creation of the character J.J. Evans on Good Times and Huey Freeman on The Boondocks?

Atlantic City FocusRaymond Tyler

An Open Letter To 48 Blocks/The Arts Foundation and the 48 Blocks 2025 Photo Gallery

Everywhere I looked, I saw people not just creating art but immersing themselves in painting, crafting, writing, print making and more.

Atlantic City FocusRaymond Tyler

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

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