Ijo Ugo Performing Arts invites you to join as we celebrate Black History Month! Theme: Our Heritage Featuring: Drum Circle, Gyration, African Market Place and More. Date: Feb 16th, 2024 Time: 5pm Doors open at 4:00pm Venue: Bi-Okoto Cultural Center 5601 Montgomery Road Every Day is Black History Let’s Celebrate our Black Culture!
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“The words of the elders become sweet someday” – Malawian Proverb. The words and advice of the elderly should be respected and appreciated, as they may provide valuable insight and guidance that become more appreciated with time. The elderly are full of wisdom and experience that come with age.Â
Seventh graders are studying African geography including an introduction to physical geography, climates, and cultures. As part of this study, the class has been working with @biokoto to learn some traditional drumming and dance from West African nations like Ghana and Nigeria. Bi-Okoto is dedicated to sharing the rich cultural history of Africa through the
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This expo provides a roadmap for parents to enroll their children in a Cincinnati Public School. It includes all the CPS programs including Bi-Okoto the programs provided by Bi-Okoto. Check out the vid showing our booth at the Expo!
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Mark your calendars to attend this special event! Black Wall Strret 3. Small Black Business Appreciation Day at Bi Okoto.
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A single raindrop does not make a pool. A single house does not make a community. And a single tree does not make a forest. Take “a single tree” to mean one person and “a forest” to mean many people. Thus, the proverb means one person alone cannot accomplish as much as many people. It
In sync. Listening skills/selective attention and control are developed.
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Actually, Bi-Okoto will be 30 in August. But why not celebrate a belated 29 now!
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Uniting Voices Chicago (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir) inspires and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to become global leaders through music. Founded in 1956 by Rev. Christopher Moore as the Children’s Chorus of the First Unitarian Church of Chicago in direct response to the Civil Rights Movement, Uniting Voices Chicago (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir) is rooted
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Agbekor (agbekÉ”) is a type of music and a style of dance by the West African peoples of Ewe and Fon. It is an ancient dance once known as Atamga, Ga meaning ‘great’, Atam meaning ‘oath’. It is now performed by the people of Dzogadze, a farming community near Akatsi in the Southern part of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is characterized
Yeye (Miss Funmi) teaching the kids a Ewe Song Read More »