WEEKSVILLE ENCOURAGES YOU TO LIVE RADICALLY THIS MAY

WEEKSVILLE ENCOURAGES YOU TO LIVE RADICALLY THIS MAY

Join us as we honor Representative Yvette Clarke, Kimberly Drew, and All In Brooklyn for their tireless work in the spirit of the many inspiring women who settled, rediscovered, and supported Weeksville. Saturday, May 19, 2018 12:30pm-2:30pm TICKETS: $75

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Immediately following the luncheon, Weeksville Heritage Center will be hosting ZEN DAY, a wellness symposium for women of color.

May 8th - 6:30pm WHEN WE LEFT, PT. 1 What an incredible season of theater it has been! ONSTAGE @ Weeksville will close with a special dinner experience alongsideNsangou Njikam's "When We Left, Part 1". With America in turmoil over racial tensions and an uncertain future, a fiery Congresswoman seeks to bring justice and equality for African Americans. But as tensions grow, a mysterious organization emerges claiming they have the ultimate solution for Black people: Return to Africa. The evening's menu, developed by Chef Jeneé Grannum, ties into the themes and time period of the play. TICKETS

May 9th - 7pm "SOME GIRLS" Ahead of their 25th annual film festival, African Film Fest Inc. will be here at Weeksville Heritage Center to screen Raquel Cepeda's documentary "Some Girls". Cepeda explores issues of identity within the Latina-American community through a group of troubled teenage girls in a Bronx-based suicide prevention program who feel othered by mainstream America, but have their lives changed forever by a trip to their ancestral home of the Caribbean. TICKETS

May 16 - 7pm WOMEN OF WEEKSVILLE GATHER Snowstorms caused us to cancel twice, but the third time is the charm! Moderated by Monica Montgomery Nyathi, Strategic Director of Museum Hue, join us for an evening of celebrating our wins, calling upon our ancestral mothers, healing, and good ol' fashioned girl talk. Special guests also include Amber Finney and Jeannell Anthony ofBrown Girl Alchemy, Kristen McCallum of Safeword Society, and Chanel L. Porchia- Albert of Ancient Song Doula Services. RSVP

May 23 - 7pm WORDS@WEEKSVILLE After a whirlwind book tour, and a major co-sign from The Big O for An American Marriage, Tayari Jones is returning home to Brooklyn! Be in the number as Jones sits with  Bridgett Davis, curator of our Words@Weeksville literary series. -THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT-

IN PURSUIT OF FREEDOM NOW! Weeksville Heritage Center is now five months into our 50th anniversary celebration and are happy to announce our upcoming exhibition, In Pursuit of Freedom NOW! With the intention of being an intimate sentiment on the notion of freedom for African Americans, In Pursuit of Freedom NOW! connects the political and socioeconomical climate of this country at the founding of Weeksville, Brooklyn (1838), the rediscovery of Weeksville (1968), and today, in the time of #BlackLivesMatter. Comprised of a gallery exhibition, Forward Ever! Sacred Ground - Sovereign Space, an interactive visitor experience, and radical Black programming In Pursuit of Freedom NOW!, curated by Monica Montgomery-Nyathi opens May 25th! Stay tuned for more information on this exciting exhibition!

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