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"“We just received our 25‑year lease … We deserve to have a center in the park. We are the mothership for the the black community.”"
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Makeda Cheatom“It’s really incredible, because at the World Beat Center everybody is — Makeda Cheatom
"“It’s really incredible, because at the World Beat Center everybody is welcome. You can come in and you can enjoy Kwanzaa … And you could learn about our culture, which is actually your culture because Africa is the oldest continent. It is a continent and that’s what we all come from.”"
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Makeda Cheatom
Makeda Cheatom
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Makeda "Dread" Cheatom is an American entrepreneur and civil activist in San Diego's African-American community. She is the founder of the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park, creator of the Children’s EthnoBotany Peace Garden, and co-founder of Casa del Tunel in Tijuana, Mexico.
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"“Kindness is so important. And thats what we represent at the WorldBeat Center. And thats what were going to continue to teach is compassion.”"
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"“If I can turn this old water tower into a cultural center, all of us can change the world for a better place and make our cities grow.”"
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