Organizers of a family festival featuring Black and Latino performers say it was canceled...
A young fan searches for 'Ecanto' star Adassa during a press conference for the Kids Let's Party Fest in Houston.Organizers of a family festival featuring Black and Latino performers say it was canceled by the venue “due to discriminatory action.”
“We've been producing concerts all over Texas, Louisiana, Florida. We have never encountered a situation like this. Never in 30 years,” Diaz said after a press conference at Woodshed Smokehouse, adjacent to the park. Diaz was joined by That Girl Lay Lay, Adassa and Texas radio personality Jimmy Olson, another of the festival’s producers.In an emailed statement, Levy Park officials claimed “Mr.
Adassa was particularly “saddened” because Houston holds a special place in her heart. She stayed for an hour after the press conference, signing autographs, posing for photos and singing “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” with fans. Diaz also claims park employees, for at least two weeks, have told people who called to inquire about the festival that there was no such event happening. The park never listed the festival on its website or promoted it on social media channels.
The park’s emailed statement said “events cannot be publicized without certain items being in place, including an executed contract and compliance with Levy Park guidelines” and that “our contract with Mr. Diaz does not require us to publicize his event in any way.”
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