African and More Larry
Donnell, owner/operator Contact: 336-333-2980 1004 E. Lee Street, Greensboro,
NC, 27403 for all of your African attire and accessories The Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble, Winston-Salem NC Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble Originally named Otesha Dancers, the group was established as a community outreach program thirty-two years ago. In
1982, Otesha Dancers incorporated more theatrical pieces, poetry and other styles of dance to their repertoire in order to
broaden the audience base and to represent the entire Diaspora. Soon there after, Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble was
born. Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble provides programs that explore the heritage and culture of African, modern and Jazz
dance. Otesha has entertained and educated individuals in school systems, universities, churches, festivals, and private
functions both nationally and internationally. Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble remains the only African-American dance
company to perform in the Alex Haley International Roots Festival held bi-annually in Banjul, Gambia. Collaboration with Kindezi Rites of Passage: Performed at Kwanzaa 2008
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| Patricia Hall and The Kuumba Dance Company |
Educating, creating, and perpetuating the cultural experience
of African art forms through dance, music and other creative expressions. Collaboration with Kindezi Rites Of Passage: Performed at Kwanzaa 2009 Celebration, Rocky
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| Baba Jamal Koram, B.A., M.S., Ed. S |
African American Storytelling Arts Institute 127 South Fairfax Street #338 Alexandria, VA 22314 E-mail:
storyman@rcn.com Baba Jamal's mission is to
promote African/American cultural heritage through stories, songs, oral histories, books, audio and visual media. He
is distinguished among contemporary tellers who acknowledge his ethical and professional leadership and artistic dignity.
Baba Jamal brings twenty plus years of academic experience and expertise. "...Koram's stories cut across all cultural
and generational lines, and because he tells them so compellingly, you have to be neither African American nor a kid to get
a kick out of them." The Baltimore Magazine Website: www.blackstory.org
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| Former Talk Show Host, Jenny Jones |
$5,000.00 grant from Jenny Jones for the purchase of drums and other instruments
OIC, INC (Opportunities Industrialization Center) 402 E. Virginia Street, Rocky Mount, NC In-kind facility donation for Kwanzaa celebration 2007-2010 
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Movements Unlimited Performing Arts Incorporated Our strategy is to expand within our existing markets and into new markets that have
a significant African-American presence. We believe Youth Development primarily targeting African-Americans has significant
growth potential. We also believe that we have a competitive advantage in the African-American market and the Youth Development
in general, due to our primary focus on urban formats, our skill in programming and marketing these formats, and our years
of expertise along with our Afro Centric views and values. Contact Baba
Sitawi and Mama Cynthia Jahi @ www.movementsunlimited.com or 252-977-6834 Collaboration with Kindezi Rites Of Passage:
Officiated Libations Ceremony at Kwanzaa 2008
Kenyatta Henry of Louisville, Kentucky, has traveled to Guinea, West Africa annually for 5 years
studying with Master Drummers Kumbangna Conde, member of Percussions de Guinea and Faduba Oulare, one of the 1st
drummers of Les Ballets Africains. In the states, Kenyatta has studied with Hadarius Banks of Philadelphia, PA and Mohamed Dacosta originally from Boke`, Guinea West African. He currently drums as lead drummer and has taught
drum classes at Christina Cultural Arts Center in Wilmington Delaware, drums for noted storyteller Jamal Koram throughout the United States, Obaci Dance company in New Jersey, and “Ancestral Footprints” with Young Audiences
of Virginia. He has drummed with noted musicians as Gerald Albright, Norman Connors, and Grover Washington Jr. Kenyatta has
also served as drum technician with Thunder and Lightning and Major Sound Works for entertainers such as the Whispers, Four
Tops, Drifters, Temptations, Regina Bell, Mickey Howard, Public Enemy, Ex-Clan, and others. SMART CHOICES FOR YOUTH, INC www.smartchoicesforyouth.org 2010 CCF Demonstration Subgrant awarded to Kindezi Rites of Passage Youth Empowerment, Inc
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