Kuumba and COVID-19 When the rhythm of the drumbeat changes, the dance step must adapt. African Proverb For many, this African Proverb sums up our current health crisis with COVID-19. Over the last month, our lives have changed significantly if not forever. The daily rhythm and routine that we once Read more…
Happy New Year! As we move forward into 2020, Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia has a huge slate of programming on board to continue our mission of serving the community and telling it well in the ATL! Up first we have our 19th Annual Historical Black Portraits Program at the Southwest Read more…
Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia once again in the community telling it well in the ATL for our annual participation in Grandparents Day!
Once again, Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia marked another successful partnership with Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS) https://geears.org/. Kuumba participated in the Mayors Summer Reading Club by sharing stories at the Andrew & Walter Young YMCA. This years books included: In my Granny’s Garden by Pearl Cleage, as Read more…
Kuumba Storytellers Of Georgia will share Stories in the Wild World Weekend Event at Zoo Atlanta. Kuumba Storytellers Christine Arinze, Verna Muthoni, Gwendolyn J. Napier and Kuumba’s Drummer, Brad Mason will embrace the stage on August 5, 2017 and August 6, 2017 in the Africa Plains area of the Zoo Read more…
Congratulations to ALL KUUMBA STORYTELLERS OF GEORGIA Youth Tattletales. They are Rising Up in the Community and sharing Great Stories. Great News…Youth Tattletale Jeremie Meadows has been chosen as Youth Featured Storyteller for the National Association of Black Storytellers Festival and Conference in Wichita, Kansas in November 2017. Kuumba Youth Read more…
Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia Celebrated its Annual Mama Tales Storytelling Concert on May 7th with a dedication to Kuumba Storyteller Auntie Ernestine Brown and Its 2nd Annual Papa Tales Storytelling Concert on June 11th to Kuumba Storyteller Akbar Imhotep. Both Concerts were at the Hammonds House Museum in Beautiful West Read more…
Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia Members are Back On The MEDIA SCREEN Again with Blogging Information. Time has passed from the year 2014 up to now 2017. Kuumba Storytellers Of Georgia have re-grouped in many ways. We passed on the Torch of New Officers from outgoing President Ernestine Brown and Vice President Read more…
WHERE DID THE TIME GO? It seems like yesterday when Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia and the Sudanese Families partnered together on October 26, 2013. We had a Meet and Greet session as Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia received the NSN Brimstone Grant and the rest was HISTORY. On November 13, 2013 Read more…
We are almost done! All the stories for The Sudan and African American Oral Storytelling Project have been collected. The stories are currently in the process of being translated. Over the past year Kuumba, the United Sudan and South Sudan Communities Association (USASSCA) Read more…
