Every person in attendance looks like they have been waiting their whole life to wear this exact outfit. That is the first thing you notice. AFROPUNK Brooklyn 2026 is a two-day celebration at Prospect Park Bandshell in Brooklyn — Jazmine Sullivan, Flying Lotus, Joey Bada$$, Vince Staples, Baby Tate, and 70,000 artists, activists, and culture makers who refuse to be categorized. Founded in 2005 as a response to the whitewashing of punk and rock spaces, AFROPUNK has evolved into the definitive gathering of Black culture in its most expansive and unapologetic form. The moment you step in, you understand that AFROPUNK is not a music festival in the conventional sense. …