Last week I was binge-watching the very cute and wonderful Netflix series “Forever,” created by Mara Brock Akil, which centers on the love and angst of two Black teens. In episode five, the story zooms in on Martha’s Vineyard and midway through the episode, a character asks, “Don’t you get tired of white people?” The mother of one of the angsty teens responds, “That’s why we spend all of this money coming up here in the summer,” to be in community with other Black folk. After the various turn-ups in Harlem this past weekend, I’m grateful that I do not have to leave my hood or spend gobs of money in order to be surrounded by people who look like me and who love to have a good time when gathered. Harlem is the original mecca of Blackness, and August, when we celebrate Harlem Week, is when we

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