Ju-Ju’s Black Party returns for its annual run to provide free family fun to the community.
The annual block party at Penn Park on Madison’s South Side is now in its fifth year, as its founder, Julian Walters, looks to provide an avenue to enrich and give back to the community. It takes inspiration from memories from Walters’ childhood with the now-gone Johnny Winston Jr. Streetball and Block Parties he would attend at Penn Park.
“I think the last one was in 2009, and for about 12 years, there was no movement or energy at Penn Park regarding block parties,” Walters remembered. “I wanted to bring something back that the community was proud of, something of a community staple.”…