Weeksville Heritage Center
Heritage museum · Crown Heights ·
Explore historic homes of America's first free Black community
Explore historic homes of America's first free Black community
"Before there was Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights, there was a community called Weeksville created in 1838 by free blacks in New York. Three of the original homes have been restored and open for tours. WHC also hosts cultural events throughout the year celebrating the history and culture of black Brooklyn." - Stephanye Watts
"This weekend, from 12-7pm, Weeksville Heritage Center, a community-based arts organization, and Black-Owned Brooklyn, a publication spotlighting Black-owned, Brooklyn based businesses, are partnering for their first annual Juneteenth Food Festival. Eat your way through 21 Black food vendors with cuisine representing nations across the African diaspora, including some of our favorites like Dept. of Culture and Lakou Cafe. Local Black collectives like Blackspace will also provide programming centered on Black foodways and cooking demonstrations. More info here." - neha talreja
"Even if you’re not in the city this weekend, or haven’t been doing a lot of in-person events, you can still participate in the Weeksville Heritage Center’s free Juneteenth programming, Meals As Collective Memory. The schedule has everything from a demo on how to pull off a Sunday dinner party from Chef Omar Tate of Honeysuckle Projects, to a session on Central Brooklyn’s community fridges during the pandemic, and a conversation with legendary food historian (and the writer of High On The Hog, the book that inspired the recent Netflix show of the same name) Dr. Jessica B. Harris about Black diasporic foodways. You can see the schedule, which runs from 12:30-4pm on Saturday, June 19th, here." - hannah albertine, nikko duren
"Even if you’re not in the city this weekend, or haven’t been doing a lot of in-person events, you can still participate in the Weeksville Heritage Center’s free Juneteenth programming, Meals As Collective Memory. The schedule has everything from a demo on how to pull off a Sunday dinner party from Chef Omar Tate of Honeysuckle Projects, to a session on Central Brooklyn’s community fridges during the pandemic, and a conversation with legendary food historian (and the writer of High On The Hog, the book that inspired the recent Netflix show of the same name) Dr. Jessica B. Harris about Black diasporic foodways. You can see the schedule, which runs from 12:30-4pm on Saturday, June 19th, here. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation
"I noted that the historic Weeksville Heritage Center will serve as the venue for the Juneteenth Food Festival." - Emma Orlow