Blog posts by Dominique

For Valentine’s Day, a Love Letter to Joan Maynard, Activist and Artist

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February is both the month of Black history and the month of love, so what better time to discuss one of Brooklyn’s most beloved historical figures, Joan Maynard!  

Joan Maynard, Weeksville Heritage Center, ca. Brownstoner 
Joan Maynard is probably best known for her work as the first Executive Director of the Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History (now usually shortened to the Weeksville Society), a position she held from 1974-2011. Weeksville was an independent community of…