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Cultural Vanguards
Honouring the people
carrying culture forward.
ATA honours people and collectives whose work contributes to preserving, celebrating and carrying African culture and heritage forward at Know Your Roots: The Cultural Dinner, our annual Africa Day celebration. The recognition began at our inaugural dinner in 2025.
Know Your Roots: The Cultural Dinner
2026 Cultural Vanguards.
Honoured at Know Your Roots: The Cultural Dinner 2026.
The inaugural Know Your Roots dinner
2025 Cultural Vanguards.
Honoured at the inaugural Know Your Roots dinner.
Why we recognise this work
Preservation is
a shared responsibility.
African cultural life is shaped by the people who create, document, teach, tell stories and share knowledge. Cultural Vanguards gives space to acknowledge that contribution and the people carrying it forward.
Recognition is part of ATA’s commitment to celebrating the work of cultural preservation alongside learning and shared experiences.
Know Your Roots · The Cultural Dinner
A celebration
of cultural contribution.
Curated experience
Know Your Roots: The Cultural Dinner 2026
ATA’s second annual Africa Day dinner, bringing cultural learning, food, conversation and Cultural Vanguard recognition into one evening.
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