Cultural arts, Brooklyn arts, youth programs, African-American culture, education, Brooklyn museum, African tradition, expanding community, performance art, visual art, community, mbongi, Flatbush Brooklyn , Caribbean culture, African culture, South American culture, Brooklyn youth, community space, nurturing environment of unconditional love, acceptance, history and understanding.
Music
Movies
Roots, Color Purple, A Raisin in The Sun, C Mississippi Masala, A Soldier's Story, Amistad, Singin' in the Rain, The Wiz, To Kill a Mockingbird, West Side Story, Amadeus, Wuthering Heights, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Across The Niger, Do The Right Thing, Bird, Clara's Heart, Dr. Do Little, Eve's Bayou, Five Heartbeats, Glory, Tap, Lean on Me, Mississippi Burning and When We Were Kings.
Television
A Different World, The Cosby Show, The Jeffersons, The Muppet Show,Sandford & Son, Sesame Street, Zoom, The Electric Company, Good Times, What's Happening, That's my Mama, Different Strokes, Webster, Different Stokes, Roc, Living color, The Nat King Cole Show, Julia, Soul Train, Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Steve Harvey Show, The Wonder Years, 60 Minuets, Girlfriends, Everybody Hates Chris, Carrol Burnett.
Books
I know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Push, Snowy Day, Another Country, A Long Way from Home, Fledgling, The Souls of Black Folks, America behind the Color Line: Dialogues with African Americans, The Genie in the Jar, Happy to Be Nappy,
Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Covenant with Black America, Race Matters, The Mis-Education of the Negro,
Up from Slavery, Never Mind Success - Go For Greatness,
Invisible Man and Our Bodies, Ourselves.
Heroes
Martin Luther King, Jr.,Thurgood Marshall, The Little Rock Nine, W.E.B. Du Bois, Matthew Henson, Langston Hughes, Frederick Douglass, Dr. Charles Drew, Sojourner Truth, George Washington, A.L. Lewis, Augustus Jackson, Benjamin Banneker, Edmond Berger, Garret A. Morgan, Henry Sampson, Robert Flemming Jr., Joan Clark, Lyda D. Newman, Madame C.J. Walker, Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, Gwendolyn Brooks,
Eldridge Cleaver, Bill Cosby, Angela Davis, Frederick Douglass, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., bell hooks, Zora Neale Hurston, Nikki Giovanni, Jupiter Hammon, Phillis Wheatley
Thomas L. Jennings, Charles L. Reason, William Wells Brown
Booker T. Washington, Otelia Cromwell, Ruth J. Simmons, Chuck Davis, Todd Duncan, Count Basie, Arthur Mitchell, Hattie McDaniel, Dorothy Dandridge, Sidney Poitier, Gordon Parks,
Tiger Woods, Alvin Ailey and Ezra Jack Keats.
Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy, Inc. is an arts and cultural organization
dedicated to supporting the creative, educational and vocational development
of youth and families of African descent. Our organization strives to enhance
their lives by providing programs in cultural awareness, performing and visual
arts, as well as academic instruction, health and wellness, and professional
skills development. In addition, we provide social services to our students
and their families either directly or through referrals to strategic partners.
In the African tradition of kinship, cooperation and respect, we encourage
our students and their families to:
Work collectively for the benefit of their respective communities and the larger global community.
Be leaders, developing her/his unique sense of capabilities and potential.
Equally important is our engagement of the parents and the families of children we serve and the schools that nurture them.
For nineteen years we have taken a leadership role in developing the community
we serve by improving the quality of life for its members. We are a supportive
community and extended family able to provide our students with skills development
and new perceptions leading to responsible decision-making. Our name comes
from the West African Yoruba word meaning, "Love brins happiness."
Our faculty consists of highly skilled professional artists, scholars and
experienced teachers, and includes published poets, former directors of music
schools, artists who have exhibited at such venues as the Brooklyn Museum,
and performers from such companies as Dance Theater of Harlem, Alvin Ailey,
Jubilation Dance Company, and Miami City Ballet.
Ifetayo has been a pillar of strength in Brooklyn and surrounding neighborhoods,
inspiring a new generation to reach high levels of creative, personal and academic
achievement. Since 1989, we have grown to serve over 800 students and their
families in seven major programs demonstrating our ability to involve and retain
young people whose needs are being met successfully.
You must act as if it is impossible
to
fail.
-Ashanti proverb
Who I'd like to meet:
Our student base is comprised of youth living in New York City's Brooklyn community of Flatbush and adjacent neighborhoods. Ifetayo serves a diverse population that includes African Americans as well as immigrant families from the Caribbean, Africa and South America. Yet, they hold in common a desire to learn about themselves and their history.
Good Morning Ifetayo....Wishing You A Fabulous Week...God Is So Good...Enjoy Each And Every Joy He Has Just For You...Enjoy...Enjoy...Enjoy...And Give Him The Praise...God Bless You...Peace And Blessings....
Good Mornting Ifetayo...Happy Friday To You...Today Is National AIDS/HIV Day...There Is Free Testing Being Done Across The Country...Spread The Word...Have A Wonderful Weekend...God Bless You...Peace And Blessings....
Namaste Ifetayo...Happy Juneteen Day...Celebrate...Honor The Ancestors...Always Honor God And The Ancestors...Make Them Proud...God Bless You...Peace And Blessings...
"The Last Poets 40th Anniversary w/ Autum Ashante', Amiri Baraka, Gil Scott Heron
40 Years in the Making Presented by Sons Rising Entertainment & The Last Poets
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 8 p.m.
"Before RAP knew its name, there was a group of ambitious young men who reflected the harsh spirit of their times and whose work remains prophetic and inspirational today. Born in Harlem on May 19, 1968 , The Last Poets spoke out as few other musical groups had, or have since, about racism, poverty and other African American and societal concerns. Crowned by many historians as the "Godfathers of Rap", The Last Poets' charge has been taken up by many contemporary artists who have felt the prolific group's influence.
On behalf of Sons Rising Entertainment and The Last Poets we would like to personally invite you to participate in this wonderful evening of tribute and honor as we celebrate the 40 th Anniversary of these Legendary Pioneers of Spoken Word and Rap. Four of the surviving members of The Last Poets will be honored in their birthplace of New York City on Saturday, June 14th, 2008 at 8PM at the Schomburg Center in Harlem, NY.
With special guests including the legendary Autum Ashante',Gil Scott Heron and Amiri Baraka this is sure to be a historical event that you do not want to miss!"
For tickets inquiries or more information, call 212-222-0982 or 646-688-5366 or email sonsrisingent@...."
Namaste...Thank You For Adding Me To Your Circle Of Friends...Thank You For What You Do With Our Youth...It Does Take A Village...Continued Sucess To You...God Bless You...Peace And Blessings...
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