On June 20, Malaika Collective is bringing Made Here to Little West 12th Street in the Meatpacking District. Seven hours of music, art, conversation, and community on Juneteenth, in partnership with the Meatpacking District BID as part of their Summer Goals Open Streets series.
The location holds history. In the early 1900s, Black New Yorkers called Little West 12th Street “the old negroes’ causeway.” It was a gathering place, a meeting ground, a corner of the city where Black families built community. We’re returning to that street with intention.
Made Here is built on the West African, Akan…

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