From its Brooklyn roots to cities like Bahia, Paris, Johannesburg, and Dakar, AFROPUNK amplifies voices of change and redefines the global Black experience.

By 2018, Afropunk Festivals had also been held in various major cities, including Atlanta, Paris, France, London, UK, Salvador, Brazil, Dakar, Senegal, and Johannesburg, South Africa.

Afropunk Festival grew to hundreds and thousands of attendees,[4] expanding into the cities of Atlanta, Paris, London, Johannesburg South Africa, Salvador, Brazil, Miami, and Minneapolis.

Afropunk 2019's lineup also featured celebrated artists such as Jill Scott, Tierra Whack, Rico Nasty, and EarthGang, further amplifying the festival's reputation as a space for diverse and radical Black expression.

[7][8] Having emerged from political punk roots, Afropunk Festival has faced criticism at times,[9] including backlash over booking artists such as M.I.A.,[10] Ice Cube[11] and Tyler the Creator.