Liberty City began as a community in need of change and healing. Black neighborhoods had overcome years of segregation, prejudices, underfunded schools, and the loss of cultural havens like Overtown. The young community within the city were left without safe spaces to allow their creativity and aspirations to flow due to poverty and the overwhelming oppression of the streets. A blessing that rose from the ground up was the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, beginning as a set of old army barracks became something more than a building but home to children that are willing to learn, embrace their true selves, and discover the power of art.