Out of the folklore of the community come the culture…the songs and dances

culture is how we do what we do

The Root of African People are the Everyday people

We all come from the Mother land

We visit where the Black Elite dwelled- Paul Roberson, Count Basie, Ruby Dee,….

There we learned about the

UFBCO- Daycare Center- on 159th St.

Montessori School with an African Flavor on 91st.

The last African own bookstore ran by sisters called, Sisters Uptown Books on 156-157th Amsterdam (Run by Mama Jennifer)

The Historian, John Henry Clark whose House is on 141-142 on Convent Ave.

The rich history of the Zion Lutheran Baptist Church which is on 145th and Convent