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ise wa.iye wa. iran wa. ise wa.

ISE WA

IYE WA

ILA
IWOSAN
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ÌṢIṢẸ́

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BMTN ṣe akiyesi aye kan nibiti ẹda eniyan dudu ti ni imuse ni kikun, ati pe iṣẹ ominira ti awọn iṣe orin Dudu ti jẹri ni kikun kọja iṣẹ ọna, ilera, ati aṣa. 

 

Iran yii wa ni fidimule ninu iṣẹ abolitionist ti o n koju imunisin ti awọn aṣa orin abinibi Black Black. A ṣe ifọkansi lati tutu awọn aṣa aṣa wọnyi kuro laarin awọn eto itọju ilera + ti o n wa lati ya awọn eniyan dudu ati agbegbe kuro ninu awọn ilana iwosan wọn - ẹda ẹwa wọn, iranti aṣa, awọn aṣa orin, ede ati ibaraẹnisọrọ, itumọ-itumọ, ati ipinnu ilera. awọn iwa. Meji a ni ifaramo si isodipupo ti awọn eniyan Dudu ti o ni idaduro kii ṣe ọpọlọpọ awọn idamọ awujọ nikan ti o ṣe alabapin si iriri ti kii-monolithic ti Blackness ati aye wọn bi LGBTQ +, alaabo, awọn orisun kekere, tabi awọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ ti orisun igbagbọ ti a ya sọtọ tabi awọn agbegbe ẹsin ṣugbọn tun wíwàláàyè wọn gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹ̀dá alààyè tí ó ní ìrètí, ìfẹ́kúfẹ̀ẹ́, ìrora, ìgbádùn, àti ti ara ẹni + ilé iṣẹ́ àkópọ̀ ti ara ẹni tí ń fi ìṣàpẹẹrẹ ìran ènìyàn wọn kúrò ní ojú funfun. Iran wa jẹ awọn ile-iṣẹ iwosan idajọ ododo, piparẹ ibatan ati iwa-ipa igbekale si awọn eniyan Dudu, ati ifẹsẹmulẹ awọn eniyan Dudu nipasẹ agbawi ti o da lori agbegbe, ẹkọ, ati iṣe. Iṣẹ BMTN n tiraka lati ṣe abojuto iran yii ni imunadoko laarin awọn agbegbe ti a n gbe ati ti n ṣiṣẹ.

Black Music Therapy Network, Inc. ṣe atilẹyin ilera ati alafia ti awọn agbegbe dudu nipasẹ orin. Awọn ile-iṣẹ iṣẹ wa ni ipilẹ agbegbe, awọn iṣe orin ti o ṣe atilẹyin aṣa ti o ṣe atilẹyin ominira ati ominira ti awọn eniyan Dudu. Ni ibamu pẹlu iṣẹ apinfunni wa, a:

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  • Pese awọn eto ti o da lori orin ati awọn ipilẹṣẹ ti o mu ki awọn aṣa orin aladun dudu pọ si ati ki o jinlẹ si imọ orin ati ilera lati ṣe atilẹyin awọn agbegbe dudu;

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  • Pese awọn eto eto-ẹkọ ti o koju awọn iwulo pipe ti awọn oṣiṣẹ ni ikorita ti orin ati ilera ati mu imunadoko awọn oṣiṣẹ ṣiṣẹ laarin awọn agbegbe ti wọn nṣe; ati

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  • Ni ipa igbekalẹ, igbekalẹ, eto eto, ati iyipada ibatan ti o jẹrisi ẹda eniyan dudu ti o ṣe atilẹyin ilera ati alafia wọn nipasẹ agbawi ati awọn ipilẹṣẹ ti o da lori iwulo ti n pese iraye si ilọsiwaju si awọn iṣẹ itọju ailera orin ati eto-ẹkọ.

Four Black music therapist at a conference smiling for the picture.
Three members at a BMTN gathering singing together
Grant and Loretta smiling candidly for a photo at a BMTN gathering in behind a table of awards.
over fifty people standing standing and posing for a group picture. Seated in the front row are awar
Three members at a BMTN gathering singing together
Adenike Webb reading poetry on World Cafe Live Stage with dark purple lights reflecting on the stage
Black guitarist seated and playing an electric guitar
Black woman singing in blue denim shirt with yellow backdrop
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Three members at a BMTN gathering singing together
BMTN members standing in front of a dark blue wall and posing for a group picture after BMTN gatheri

Oṣiṣẹ

igbimo oludari

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.  

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