Kuhusu sisi
dhamira yetu.maadili yetu. maono yetu. kazi zetu.
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BMTN inawazia kwa kina ulimwengu ambapo ubinadamu wa watu Weusi unatekelezwa kikamilifu, na utendaji wa ukombozi wa mazoea ya muziki wa Weusi unathibitishwa kikamilifu katika sanaa, afya, na utamaduni.
Maono haya yanatokana na kazi ya ukomeshaji inayopinga ukoloni wa tamaduni za muziki za Weusi. Tunalenga kung'oa uuzwaji wa mila hizi ndani ya mifumo ya afya+ inayotaka kutenganisha watu Weusi na jamii kutoka kwa urithi wao wa uponyaji--uumbe wao wa urembo, kumbukumbu za kitamaduni, mila za muziki, lugha na mawasiliano, kutengeneza maana, na kuamuliwa kiafya. mazoea. Tumejitolea mara mbili kwa wingi wa watu Weusi wanaoshikilia sio tu vitambulisho vingi vya kijamii vinavyochangia hali isiyo ya kimonolitiki ya Weusi na kuwepo kwao kama LGBTQ+, walemavu, wasio na rasilimali, au washiriki wa jumuiya za kidini au za kidini zilizotengwa lakini pia. kuwepo kwao kama viumbe vilivyo na matumaini, tamaa, maumivu, raha, na wakala wa kibinafsi+wa pamoja unaoonyesha ubinadamu wao kutengwa na mtazamo mweupe. Maono yetu ni vituo vya kuponya haki, kubomoa unyanyasaji wa kimahusiano na wa kimuundo dhidi ya Watu Weusi, na kuwathibitisha Watu Weusi kupitia utetezi, elimu na vitendo vya kijamii. Kazi ya BMTN inajitahidi kusimamia vyema maono haya ndani ya jumuiya tunazoishi na kuhudumia.
The Black Music Therapy Network, Inc. inasaidia afya na ustawi wa jumuiya za Weusi kupitia muziki. Vituo vyetu vya kazi vinazingatia jamii, desturi za muziki zinazodumishwa kitamaduni ambazo zinaunga mkono ukombozi na uhuru wa Watu Weusi. Kwa kuzingatia dhamira yetu, sisi:
Kutoa programu na mipango inayotegemea muziki ambayo inakuza tamaduni za muziki za Weusi na kuongeza ujuzi wa muziki na afya ili kusaidia jumuiya za Weusi;
Kutoa programu za elimu zinazoshughulikia mahitaji kamili ya watendaji katika makutano ya muziki na afya na kuboresha ufanisi wa watendaji ndani ya jamii wanazohudumia; na
Ushawishi wa mabadiliko ya kimuundo, kitaasisi, kimfumo na kimahusiano ambayo yanathibitisha ubinadamu wa watu Weusi na kuunga mkono afya na ustawi wao kupitia utetezi na mipango inayozingatia mahitaji inayotoa ufikiaji endelevu wa huduma za matibabu ya muziki na elimu.
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Bodi ya wakurugenzi
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.