Game da Mu
manufar mu.darajarmu. hangen nesanmu. aikin mu.
MANUFARMU
DARAJAR MU
LAYI
WARAKA
YANCI
AL'UMMA
KULA
SANARWA
HANYOYIN MU
BMTN ta yi hasashen duniyar da baƙar fata ke cikar ɗan adam, kuma aikin 'yanci na ayyukan kiɗan baƙar fata ya tabbata a cikin fasaha, lafiya, da al'adu.
Wannan hangen nesa ya samo asali ne daga aikin kawar da mulkin mallaka na al'adun gargajiya na Baƙar fata. Muna nufin kawar da haɓakar waɗannan al'adun a cikin tsarin kula da lafiya + waɗanda ke neman raba Baƙar fata da al'ummomi daga gadon warkarwa - kyawawan halayensu, ƙwaƙwalwar al'adu, al'adun kiɗa, harshe da sadarwa, yin ma'ana, da ƙayyadaddun lafiya. ayyuka. Dually mun himmatu ga yawaitar Baƙar fata ba wai kawai ke riƙe da asalin jama'a da yawa waɗanda ke ba da gudummawa ga ƙwarewar baƙar fata da kasancewar su a matsayin LGBTQ +, nakasassu, masu ƙarancin wadatar albarkatu, ko membobin tushen tushen bangaskiya ko addini amma kuma. Kasancewarsu a matsayin ƴaƴan ɗabi'a masu bege, sha'awa, zafi, jin daɗi, da kuma na sirri+ na jama'a na gama gari wanda ke nuni da ƴan adamtaka da aka kau da kai daga farar kallo. Manufarmu ita ce cibiyoyin warkar da adalci, tarwatsa dangantaka da cin zarafi ga Baƙar fata, da tabbatar da Baƙar fata ta hanyar shawarwari, ilimi, da aiki na tushen al'umma. Ayyukan BMTN na ƙoƙarin ganin yadda ya kamata a gudanar da wannan hangen nesa a cikin al'ummomin da muke rayuwa da kuma hidima.
Black Music Therapy Network, Inc. tana goyan bayan lafiya da jin daɗin al'ummomin Black ta hanyar kiɗa. Ayyukanmu sun haɗa da tushen al'umma, ayyukan kiɗa masu dorewa na al'ada waɗanda ke tallafawa 'yanci da 'yanci na Baƙar fata. Dangane da manufar mu, mu:
Samar da shirye-shirye na tushen kiɗa da tsare-tsare waɗanda ke haɓaka al'adun kiɗan Baƙar fata da zurfafa ilimin kiɗa da lafiya don tallafawa al'ummomin Baƙar fata;
Samar da shirye-shiryen ilimantarwa waɗanda ke magance cikakkiyar buƙatun ma'aikata a tsaka-tsakin kiɗa da lafiya da haɓaka tasirin masu aiki a cikin al'ummomin da suke yi wa hidima; kuma
Tasirin tsarin, cibiyoyi, tsari, da sauye-sauye na dangantaka wanda ke tabbatar da ɗan adam na Baƙar fata kuma yana tallafawa lafiyarsu da jin daɗin su ta hanyar shawarwari da abubuwan buƙatu waɗanda ke ba da ci gaba da samun damar yin amfani da sabis na likitancin kiɗa da ilimi.
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yan kwamitin gudanarwa
Melita Belgrave
Chair, Board of Directors
Dr. Melita Belgrave is an Associate Professor and area coordinator for music therapy at Arizona State University. She also serves as the Associate Dean for Culture and Access in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona. When she isn’t working, you will almost always find Melita in her garden growing her own food.
Kendra Ray
Treasurer, Board of Directors
Dr. Kendra Ray is a licensed creative arts therapist, board-certified, music therapist and dementia program director a Menorah Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. With over a decade of experience as a clinician and researcher in settings for elderly adults, Kendra directs a program offering creative, non-pharmacological interventions for people with dementia in Brooklyn, NY, and is the Principal Investigator for an Alzheimer's Association research fellowship investigating music-based interventions for people with dementia and their caregivers.
D’Angelo Virgo
Member, Board of Directors
D’Angelo Virgo is an educator and classically trained violinist with over 25 years of musical experience. He is a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and National Music Teachers Association. D’Angelo has a love and passion for music and believes in delivering equitable and quality music education to urban communities. He also believes that music is a language that speaks to the heart and soul of every person transcending race, religions, ethnic background, sexual orientation and so much more.
Britton Williams
Member, Board of Directors
Dr. Britton Williams is a practitioner and educator in NYU's Drama Therapy program. Britton has presented nationally and internationally on methods and applications of Drama Therapy, extending beyond clinical settings. In this capacity, Britton uses drama therapeutic techniques with organizations, companies, schools, and universities to help guide and facilitate discussions on cultural humility and awareness; implementing creativity in the workday for increased employee engagement, team-building, and productivity; and self-care. Britton is a member of the inaugural Mellon Humanities Public Fellows cohort.
Marisol S. Norris
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Secretary, Board of Directors
Dr. Marisol Norris is the founder and CEO of the Black Music Therapy Network, Inc., an arts therapies educator, researcher, consultant, and cultural worker. A leading scholar of Black aesthetics in music therapy, Dr. Norris has presented internationally, expanding the applied practice of radical healing frameworks within healthcare. Her work focuses on the human need for wholeness and the liberatory function of artistic processes within Black communities. Her work stems from a focused commitment to abolitionist work that centers radical visions of Black humanity and liberation.