Kimako Baraka

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

From New Yorker Magazine listings 9/11/1971

Talk story about three gatherings. One was a street festival on Lenox Ave. called "It's Nation Time". It was not so much a street festival as it was street musical theatre. All the entertainment was presented from the New York City Showmobile. "It's Nation Time" was put together by Kimako Baraka - the sister of Imanu Amiri Baraka, who was once known as LeRoi Jones & funded by the city's Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs Administration and the Youth Services Agency. Describes a portion of the performance.

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