Black heritage project: Rootãge
Rootãge is CAPtA's black heritage project, with strongs links to Leicester's annual Caribbean festival.
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You can read more about CAPtA and its black heritage project 'Rootã', on Renaissance East Midlands' website.
Using museum objects and visits to the 'Black British Style' and 'Style Up' exhibitions at Leicester's New Walk Museum for inspiration, the group has explored their identity and heritage through Carnival, both in Leicester and in its roots in Africa and the Caribbean.