Archive for the 'Organizers' Category
Yumy Odom, Founder of 1st World Komix, Inc. (AD 1986), has been a multidisciplinary educator, scientist, researcher and archivist for more than 25 years. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, he came to Philadelphia, PA in 1988. As an Independent Educational Strategist and a Temple University Administrator, he has facilitated / instructed 14 major courses, among them: CEP #160 Introduction to African Continental & African Diasporan Languages; CEP #180 Introduction to Global Mythology; CEP #268 Human Race Studies: A Certification Course; CEP #39-A Introduction to Etymology; CEP #300: PASCEP 101; CEP #355-A: Conversational Spanish 101; WS-57: The Black Age of Comics Legacy; BMDS WS-SP3: Rites-of-Passage / First Rites; and WS-SP3-A: Rites-of-Passage Intensive Training for Facilitators (Men).
He is also the Founder of 5 innovative community-based projects:
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Frator Heru Rites-of-Ascension (ROA): Models for Humanity;
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First World Komix, Inc: Creators of Human, Heroic & Mythic Images, which is responsible for establishing the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention [ECBACC] in Philadelphia, PA in May 2002;
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The State Correctional Institution (SCI) Educational Institute Curriculum Project: Seminars in Knowledge & Praxis;
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The Kiswahili Society of Philadelphia; &
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The Human Race Studies Research Institute Think Tank.
“What we can imagine, we can often create. What we can imagine ourselves as, we can often become.”
Yumy Odom, Educator, Archivist of the Africentric Comic Tradition and Founder of 1st World Komix, Inc. / ECBACC
Maurice Waters is the Founder of the Black Science Fiction Society, an organization that celebrates and promotes the participation of Blacks in the science fiction industry. It features an online discussion group, which is an open forum for members and non-members to discuss events happening in the world of science fiction and how they impact on the African-American community.
Akinseye Brown is a multi-talented illustrator whose portfolio consists of diverse projects and whose work ranges from graphic design, to paintings, to children’s book illustrations. His publishing company, Sokoya Comics, will make its mark on the comic book world by producing culturally-correct and Africentric titles that intelligently and powerfully blend fantasy, realism and African culture. Brown is currently the Education Committee Chairman for the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention.
Stephanie Brandford is a chemical engineer who has facilitated a variety of teams through quality improvements, process optimization, and regulatory compliance. Along the way, she decided to also use her powers for good as moderator of the Dwayne McDuffie forum
