Lineages & Circles

These wonderful artists, activists, and organizations have shaped my work in
unique and beautiful ways... directly and indirectly... I am grateful!

(I am continually adding names, which are currently listed in no particular order...)

Zakiya L. Cornish
Lela Aisha Jones | Flyground
Celeste Miller
Sydnie L. Mosley Dances
Purpose Productions
Spelman College
Temple University Boyer School of Music & Dance
Dr. Kariamu Welsh
Liz Lerman
Charmaine Minniefield
Dr. Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin
Angela Harris
Dance Canvas
Angela Davis
Dr. Beverly Guy Sheftall
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Ronald K. Brown
Thomas DeFrantz
Bernard Brown/BB Moves
The Nap Ministry
Arielle Brown
Black Spatial Relics
Mariame Kaba
Alternate ROOTS

Dr. Jane Alexandre
Evolve Dance Inc.
The Dancer-Citizen
Urban Bush Women
UBW Summer Leadership Institute
Giwayen Mata
John O'neal
Dr. Brenda Dixon-Gottschild
Dancing for Justice NYC
Dancing for Justice Philadelphia
Kathleen Wessel
Angela Hall
Kimberly Binns
Black Lives Matter
Dr. Veta Goler
Dr. Cynthia Neal Spence
Paloma McGregor/Angela’s Pulse
Dancing While Black
Dr. Nadine George-Graves
Dr. Esailama Diouf
Tamara Williams/Moving Spirits
My Spelman Dance Family
Dr. Yvonne Daniel
Stop Cop City
DanceUSA

Belle Alvarez
Alternate ROOTS
Coalition for Diasporan Scholars Moving
Nia Austin Edwards
Collegium for African Diaspora Dance Conference
Youssouf Koumbassa
Colleen Hooper
Jumatatu Poe
Tambra Omiyale Harris
Takiyah Nur Amin/Black Girl Brilliance
Cara Hagan
Small and Mighty Acts
Katherine Dunham
Pearl Primus
Talitha LaFlouria
Sarah Haley
Cachet Ivey
Sister Omelika Kuumba
Adrienne Marie Brown
Dr. Katrina Hazzard Donald
Hawkins
Christiana McLeod Horn
My family...

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Lineages & Circles

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