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The nation’s first Black brew festival goes digital for 2020

by Maggie Weaver

Jul 7, 2020

Rather than cancel the 2020 festival altogether due to COVID-19 restrictions, co-founder and producer Day Bracey teamed up with Work Hard Pittsburgh, an Allentown-based business incubator, to take the fest online. The event, aptly re-named Fresh Fest Digi Fest, will be their third consecutive year celebrating Black culture through “art, education, collaboration, and representation.” It will take place on Sat...

The nation’s first Black brew festival goes digital for 2020

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