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Feb 3rd: 28 Days of Blackness Opening Ceremony 

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Feb 3rd: 28 Days of Blackness Opening Ceremony 

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Join us for a virtual opening ceremony celebrating the start of 28 Days of Blackness, Seeds of Soul: Sown in Strength and Still RISING.

Register here:

https://ciis.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZlRX4R8wTFe7Za2uQ7eMwA

Date: February 3rd, 2026

Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM PST

FYI: REGISTRATION REQUIRES YOU TO USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH ZOOM OR TO CREATE A ZOOM ACCOUNT.

For more information about any of the events hosted by the Black Psychology Project Jegnaship Program, please contact bpp@ciis.edu

Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, PhD Student

Women’s Spirituality, CIIS

& Black Psychology Project Assistant

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February 4th: Carter G. Woodson (1875 - 1950)                                                                Father of Black History Month

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February 4th: Carter G. Woodson (1875 - 1950)                                                                Father of Black History Month

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"We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world, void of national bias, race, hate, and religious prejudice. There should be no indulgence in undue eulogy of the Negro. The case of the Negro is well taken care of when it is shown how he has far influenced the development of civilization."

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“When an elder dies, a library burns to the ground.” — African Proverb

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“When an elder dies, a library burns to the ground.” — African Proverb

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In Memoriam - 2025-2026:

Viola Fletcher (1914-2025): The oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, she shared her story with Congress before passing.

Assata Shakur (1947-2025): Black Panther/B.L.A. member and political activist, died in Cuba.

Charlie Rangel (1930-2025): Long-serving NYC Congressman and founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus .

Betty Reid Soskin (1921-2025): Nation's oldest National Park Service ranger and historian.

D’Angelo (1974-2025): Visionary neo-soul artist.

Roberta Flack (1937-2025): Grammy winner known for "Killing Me Softly".

Roy Ayers (1940-2025): Jazz-funk/neo-soul vibraphonist.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner (1970-2025): Actor from The Cosby Show.

Nikki Giovanni (1943-2025): Celebrated poet, writer, and activist.

H. Rap Brown (1943-2025): 5th chairman of SNCC and served as the Black Panther Party’s minister of justice.

Claudette Colvin (1939-2026): An American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement, arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus.

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About The Presenter:

I’m Kayte Ingram in the first year of my Ph.D. program in Anthropology and Social Change. I was raised across the South surrounding children of pain from across the world. I am now a nomad searching for those children to remind them they are more than their labels. I am here to dismantle the narratives.

About This Workshop:

This 90-minute conversation reflects on our work thus far, grounded in lived experience, global travel, and community-centered action. We will share insights from our international engagements and conferences, examine our current projects focused on women, girls, interfaith unity, language reclamation, and safety, and reflect on lessons learned through on-the-ground organizing. The discussion will also look ahead by exploring projected initiatives, collective needs, and opportunities for collaboration as we ask where we go from here. This session invites reflection, accountability, and shared visioning for sustainable, people-powered impact across borders.

Date: February 5th, 2026

Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM PST

Location: Zoom

Register here:

https://ciis.zoom.us/meeting/register/nOWKMSU0Sgu0drZITbtePQ

FYI: REGISTRATION REQUIRES YOU TO USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH ZOOM OR TO CREATE A ZOOM ACCOUNT.

For more information about any of the events hosted by the Black Psychology Project Jegnaship Program, please contact bpp@ciis.edu

Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, PhD Student

Women’s Spirituality, CIIS

& Black Psychology Project Assistant

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February 6th: In African American History

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February 6th: In African American History

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1869: Robert Tanner Freeman became the first African American to receive a dental degree in the United States., graduating from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

1945: Reggae superstar Bob Marley was born in Nine Mile, Jamaica.

1993: Tennis great Arthur Ashe, the first Black man to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, died from AIDS-related complications at 49, a major loss for the sports world and civil rights advocacy.

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February 9th: In African American History Today

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February 9th: In African American History Today

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1906: Influential poet Paul Laurence Dunbar passed away.

1944: Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, was born.

1952: Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man won the National Book Award.

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February 10th: Triangular Living Cinema: Filmmaker, Audience, Community & Critic, Distributors-Educators-Curator

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February 10th: Triangular Living Cinema: Filmmaker, Audience, Community & Critic, Distributors-Educators-Curator

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About the Presenter:

Alile Sharon Larkin is an acclaimed Los Angeles Rebellion filmmaker and multicultural artist-educator. Born in 1953 in Chicago, Larkin grew up in ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Altadena and Pasadena, California. She received her B.A. in Creative Writing (Humanities) from USC in 1975 where she won that year’s Moses Award in Creative Writing. Larkin earned her M.F.A. in Film and Television Production from UCLA and a teaching credential from CSULA, where she also began an M.A. in Storytelling.

Larkin is a grassroots, community-based filmmaker whose work has for decades, screened and broadcast nationally and internationally in diverse venues: community centers, libraries and universities; festivals and museum exhibitions; community cable and PBS stations.

Larkin has created award-winning narrative, documentary and dissolve-animation films including The Kitchen (1975), Miss Fluci Moses (1987), Dreadlocks and the Three Bears (1992), Warriors of the Rainbow: Children Storytellers (1996), Mz Medusa (1998) and Tie-Dye: A Children’s Music DVD (2016).

For over 25 years, Larkin made filmmaking a part of her public school elementary classroom curriculum. She was awarded ten Video in the Classroom Awards (VICs) from KLCS-TV for teacher-produced videos documenting student learning about textile arts, storytelling, yoga, jazz, women's history, Kwanzaa and African-inspired dance.

Larkin continues to create art and media that affirm and celebrate global Black life through Dreadlocks and the Three Bears Productions. Her award-winning children’s video Dreadlocks and the Three Bears which is now a picture book and the Tie-Dye music videos can be accessed from her website.

Website(s):

https://dreadlocksandthe3bears.com

https://www.instagram.com/alilesharonlarkin/

About this workshop:

Triangular Living Cinema is a community-rooted workshop led by Alile Sharon Larkin, grounded in the African principle of Ubuntu—I am because we are. In the spirit of African History Month, this gathering invites African filmmakers, artists, educators, curators, and community members to come together and reflect on how we tell our stories, who controls them, and how they live within our communities.

Drawing from African worldviews and lived experience, Alile Sharon Larkin guides participants through a conversation about storytelling as a collective responsibility, one that honors African people as whole, divine beings. The workshop explores the relationships between artists, community, and cultural stewards and how those relationships can be strengthened to create films and media that educate, uplift, and sustain us.

This is not a technical workshop, it is a remembering. A space to reclaim narrative power, challenge systems that have exploited our creativity, and imagine self-sustaining cultural economies rooted in care, dignity, and collective vision. Triangular Living Cinema offers participants a grounded, affirming space to envision African storytelling as liberation work—past, present, and future.

Date: February 10th, 2026

Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM PST

Location: Zoom

Register here:

https://ciis.zoom.us/meeting/register/CDRta9RvQwefUoEpgLM8Tw

FYI: REGISTRATION REQUIRES YOU TO USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH ZOOM OR TO CREATE A ZOOM ACCOUNT.

For more information about any of the events hosted by the Black Psychology Project Jegnaship Program, please contact bpp@ciis.edu

Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, PhD Student

Women’s Spirituality, CIIS

& Black Psychology Project Assistant

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February 11th: The Demystification of Sexual Addiction

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February 11th: The Demystification of Sexual Addiction

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About the Presenter:
Donovan Jones is a sexual addiction educator, liberator, self-love advocate, current Human Sexuality Ph.D. student at CIIS and founder of Sync Up Heal Up. He has helped individuals around the world experience a deep self-love on spiritual, mental, and physical levels that they once deemed impossible. His goal is to completely eradicate the taboo, shame, and stigma associated with sexual addiction within his community and the world by supporting individuals in their recovery journey through outreach, education, and connection.

About This Workshop:

Sexual addiction is often misunderstood and stigmatized. However, with knowledge comes hope and healing. This educational event offers a safe and respectful space to learn about sexual addiction, its physical, mental, and spiritual effects, and the resources available for recovery.

Date: February 11th, 2026

Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM PST

Location: Zoom

Register here: https://ciis.zoom.us/meeting/register/YwtFKRBZShK00U2Wk9puRw

FYI: REGISTRATION REQUIRES YOU TO USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH ZOOM OR TO CREATE A ZOOM ACCOUNT.

For more information about any of the events hosted by the Black Psychology Project Jegnaship Program, please contact bpp@ciis.edu

Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, PhD Student

Women’s Spirituality, CIIS

& Black Psychology Project Assistant

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February 12th: In African American History Today

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February 12th: In African American History Today

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1900: James Weldon Johnson writes the lyrics for “Lift Every Voice and Sing”. With music by his brother, J. Rosamond, the song is first sung by 500 children in Jacksonville, Fla. It will become known as the “Negro National Anthem”.

1909: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by prominent figures including W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, and Mary Church Terrell, partly in response to the Springfield, IL race riots.

1962: Bus Boycott started in Macon, Georgia.

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February 12th: Healing, Being, & the Omiyomi Frequency

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February 12th: Healing, Being, & the Omiyomi Frequency

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About The Presenter:

Dr. Daniel "Omiyomi" Lattimore graduated from University of Memphis in 2022 and formally began his initiation into Ifa in 2024. He has worked as a graduate counselor, actor, professor, consultant, and public speaker. He is fortunate to be called to serve what makes him feel most alive. He enjoys music, being in nature with his wife, and entertaining his two cats.

Email Address: daniel.c.lattimore@gmail.com

About This Workshop:

Dr. Lattimore shares insights, exercises, and lessons that have helped in bringing healing to himself, his family, and his spirit.

Date: February 12, 2026

Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM PST

Location: Zoom

Register here:

https://ciis.zoom.us/meeting/register/kh1ky-e8TcWf2klCjPrR4g

FYI: REGISTRATION REQUIRES YOU TO USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH ZOOM OR TO CREATE A ZOOM ACCOUNT.

For more information about any of the events hosted by the Black Psychology Project Jegnaship Program, please contact bpp@ciis.edu

Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, PhD Student

Women’s Spirituality, CIIS

& Black Psychology Project Assistant

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February 13th: In African American History Today

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February 13th: In African American History Today

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1818: Absalom Jones, the first African American Episcopal priest, died, with his feast day observed by the Episcopal Church.

1923: The New York Renaissance ("Rens"), the first Black professional basketball team, was organized.

1957: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded in New Orleans, with Martin Luther King Jr. as its president.

1970: Joseph Searles became the first African American member of the New York Stock Exchange.

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February 16th: In African American History Today

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February 16th: In African American History Today

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1847: On February 16, 1847, the legislature of Missouri passed an act that prohibited “Negroes and mulattoes” from learning to read and write and assembling freely for worship services. The act also forbade the migration of free Black people to the state. The penalty for anyone violating any of the law’s provisions was a fine not to exceed $5,000 (the equivalent of $180,000 today), a jail term not to exceed six months, or a combination of fine and jail sentence.

1857: Frederick Douglass elected President of Freedman

Bank and Trust.

1923: Bessie Smith makes her first recording, "Down Hearted Blues," which sells 800,000 copies for Columbia Records.

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February 17th: 9 Ships: A Visual, Crossed, and Entangled History of Enslaved Africans Across Two Middle Passages

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February 17th: 9 Ships: A Visual, Crossed, and Entangled History of Enslaved Africans Across Two Middle Passages

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About the Presenter:

Nya Patrinos centers her art on giving voice to the voiceless, telling the stories of people and places that have been forgotten or left unexplored, and reinterpreting religious texts, myths, and folktales through a modern lens. As an artist and surface designer, Nya explores the realms  of spirituality and identity, as well as cultural intersections. History, memory, light, wind, climate, temperature, the moon, and the stars all form the tapestry of her artistry, weaving together to chronicle a cohesive story. Nya received an Emmy nomination in Art Direction/Set Decoration for the TV series Transparent.

About This Workshop:

In 1860, three illegal enslaving ships from New York, en route from West Africa to Cuba, were intercepted and rerouted to Key West. There, 1,432 Africans were confined for eighty-five days in barracoons before being forcibly deported to Liberia, a place with no ancestral ties, constituting a second Middle Passage. Nearly one-third died on the voyage, and at least 295 died in Key West. The number who perished during the first crossing remains unknown.

This lecture presents artworks and research exploring these histories and the lives affected by them. Using relief printing techniques, the work investigates cycles of displacement, trauma, and historical absence. By connecting past events to contemporary experiences of forced migration and deportation, it creates a space for remembrance, reflection, and empathy.

https://www.instagram.com/nyapatrinos/

https://www.nyapatrinos.com

http://www.artyogafusion.com

Date: February 17th, 2026

Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM PST

Register here: https://ciis.zoom.us/meeting/register/gVl4nN00QRGYSG-Q-dTEHg

FYI: REGISTRATION REQUIRES YOU TO USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH ZOOM OR TO CREATE A ZOOM ACCOUNT.

For more information about any of the events hosted by the Black Psychology Project Jegnaship Program, please contact bpp@ciis.edu

Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, PhD Student

Women’s Spirituality, CIIS

& Black Psychology Project Assistant

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February 18: Reflecting, Celebrating and Imagining: A Roundtable Discussion - Emerging Black Clinician Project

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February 18: Reflecting, Celebrating and Imagining: A Roundtable Discussion - Emerging Black Clinician Project

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About this Workshop:

As the Emerging Black Clinician Project completes its 5th and final year at CIIS, graduate fellows will reflect on their experience and how it has shaped them personally and professionally. With audience engagement, we will dream into future opportunities for healing and nourishing Black communities.

Date: February 18, 2026

Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM PST

Location: Zoom

Register here:

https://ciis.zoom.us/meeting/register/5zCO53C1Rs-nQPJaODiqDw

FYI: REGISTRATION REQUIRES YOU TO USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH ZOOM OR TO CREATE A ZOOM ACCOUNT.

For more information about any of the events hosted by the Black Psychology Project Jegnaship Program, please contact bpp@ciis.edu

Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, PhD Student

Women’s Spirituality, CIIS

& Black Psychology Project Assistant

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February 19th: A Socio-Historical Perspective of the Educational Experiences of African Americans

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February 19th: A Socio-Historical Perspective of the Educational Experiences of African Americans

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About the Presenter:

Anthony Cherry, M.A., is an educational leader and scholar whose graduate research demonstrates increased academic performance among Black American male students when Black American history is intentionally integrated into public school curricula. He currently serves as an assistant principal at a comprehensive high school in the greater Houston, Texas metropolitan area.

His work centers on culturally responsive education, academic equity, and leadership practices that support student achievement. Through research and practice, he advocates for instructional approaches that affirm history, identity, and educational excellence.

About this Workshop:

Drawing on his graduate research—which found increased academic performance among Black American males when Black American history was incorporated into public school

curricula—Anthony Cherry connects history, identity, and learning.

Grounded in both scholarship and school leadership practice, he explores how socio-historical awareness can inform equitable educational strategies in today’s public schools.

Email: acherry@springisd.org

Date: February 19th, 2026

Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM PST

Location: Zoom

Register here:

https://ciis.zoom.us/meeting/register/uduWILgXSOSEnvn2BXxU4A

FYI: REGISTRATION REQUIRES YOU TO USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH ZOOM OR TO CREATE A ZOOM ACCOUNT.

For more information about any of the events hosted by the Black Psychology Project Jegnaship Program, please contact bpp@ciis.edu

Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, PhD Student

Women’s Spirituality, CIIS

& Black Psychology Project Assistant

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February 20th: Dr. Kathy Littles, Provost - Black Art Movements and Transformation

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February 20th: Dr. Kathy Littles, Provost - Black Art Movements and Transformation

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Dr. Kathy Littles is the Provost of CIIS. She is a visionary academic administration leader with over two decades of experience in higher education, including extensive experience with leadership, inclusive of supporting university mission, vision, and values, and viewpoint diversity and effective dialogue. Previously, Provost Littles served as Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Senior Diversity Officer at Saint Mary’s College, Dean of CIIS’ School of Consciousness and Transformation and Director of CIIS’ Transformative Inquiry Department. She has also served as faculty at University of California at Davis, Berkeley City College, and the College of Marin. Prior to her academic tenure, Provost Littles worked as the arts education coordinator for Monterey County, as well as the Cultural Funding Program coordinator for the City of Oakland.

As Provost, Dr. Littles serves as the chief academic officer, ensuring a multiplicity of exceptional learning, teaching, and research experiences for students and faculty. She directs and integrates the University’s diverse academic efforts and initiatives to nurture a flourishing community and enables CIIS faculty to excel in teaching and scholarship.

Provost Littles earned a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from the University of California at Davis, an M.A. in Anthropology from San Francisco State University, and a B.A. in Anthropology and Art from Saint Mary’s College of California.

About this Workshop:

Black Art Movements and Transformation
A Conversation with Rachel Bryant, Shirley Strong, and Dr. Kathy Littles

Black and African Diasporic art has existed as an invaluable thread in art’s tapestry since humans began to create for beauty, mind, and spirit’s sake. Not only is Black art invaluable and essential, but Black artists and their art have pushed art making and art viewing into deeper depths, exploring history and personal narrative, community and identity, consciousness and transformation.

Join Dr. Kathy Littles, Provost of CIIS, for a conversation with Rachel and Shirley on Black Art Movements, their role in visualizing truth, spirituality, beauty, and consciousness, and the transformational power of Black art.

Friday, February 20th

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. PST
Use this Zoom link to watch: https://ciis.zoom.us/s/91801911467

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February 21st: In African American History Today

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February 21st: In African American History Today

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1895: John H. Smyth, “The African in Africa and the African in America” - In the speech above, given in 1895 at the Cotton States Exposition (where Booker T. Washington made his most famous address) Smyth discussed the nexus between Africans and African Americans.

1895, the North Carolina Legislature adjourned for the day to mark the death of Frederick Douglass a day prior.

1936: Barbara Jordan was born in Houston, Texas. Jordan would go on to become the first African-American elected to the Texas Senate, elected to the United States House of Representatives, and the first African-American woman to deliver the keynote address at a Democratic National Convention.

1965: Malcolm X (39) assassinated in Audubon Ballroom at a rally of his organization.

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February 24: Fawohodie Guided Imagery Method™: Accessing Ancestral Wisdom for Psycho-
Spiritual Well-Being

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February 24: Fawohodie Guided Imagery Method™: Accessing Ancestral Wisdom for Psycho-
Spiritual Well-Being

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About The Presenter:

Dr. La Tronda Lumpkins is an Nganga (Restorer in Family & Community) and spiritual practitioner. She is also professionally known as a clinician and behavioral health specialist with nearly 30 years of experience in community mental health and direct service settings.

She is the Founder & CEO of Fawohodie Psycho-spiritual Wellness Institute. She holds a Ph.D. in Integral and Transpersonal Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). Her expertise spans PTSD, substance addiction, complex childhood and intergenerational trauma, sexual assault, racial trauma, suicide risk factors, and self-harm behaviors. She offers holistic services that address the energetic and spiritual aspects of healing.

Dr. La Tronda has over 25 years of nonprofit management experience servicing youth, families, survivors of intimate partner violence, as well as the formerly incarcerated. She has an extensive employment history, including work in C-suite level executive leadership roles. She was instrumental in establishing the Center for Black and Indigenous Praxis at CIIS and served as the Project Manager for the Black Psychology Project there. She has taught various Afrikan-centered/Black Psychology courses, including Intro to Black Psychology, Afrikan Epistemology, Africana Research Methods, and Black & Indigenous Psychologies.

She currently serves as Vice-chair of the General Assembly of the National Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi) and remains an active member of the Bay Area Chapter of ABPsi. Having completed a post-doctoral fellowship with the Nganga na Dibuti Program this year, she plans to continue her journey as a Nganga and practitioner of Spiritness.

About This Workshop:

This experiential workshop introduces participants to the Fawohodie Guided Transformative Imagery Method™, an Afrikan-centered, psycho-spiritual practice rooted in ancestral consciousness, collective memory, and embodied knowing. Drawing from Black/African-centered psychology, Sankofa Praxis, and liberation psychology, participants are guided beyond visualization as willful imagination into imagery as remembrance—a sacred process of reconnecting with ancestors, lineage, spirit, and collective purpose.

Through guided imagery, ancestral meditation, expressive arts externalization, and reflective meaning-making, participants learn how imagination functions as ancestral

intelligence—a living, diagnostic, and restorative resource for healing, self-reclamation, and spiritual alignment. The workshop emphasizes relational personhood, sacred time,

and collective healing, affirming that individual restoration contributes to peoplehood and intergenerational well-being.

Email: drlatrondasmith@gmail.com

Date: February 24th, 2026

Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM PST

Location: Zoom

Register here:

https://ciis.zoom.us/meeting/register/gn0NlmCmRfqbPJj29JhQOw

FYI: REGISTRATION REQUIRES YOU TO USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH ZOOM OR TO CREATE A ZOOM ACCOUNT.

For more information about any of the events hosted by the Black Psychology Project Jegnaship Program, please contact bpp@ciis.edu

Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, PhD Student

Women’s Spirituality, CIIS

& Black Psychology Project Assistant

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February 25th: In African American History Today

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February 25th: In African American History Today

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1837: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania a public historically black university in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, United States, was founded as the Institute for Colored Youth, and is the oldest historically black college and university in the United States.

1842: Charles Lenox Remond became the first Black person to address a state legislature in the United States, speaking to the Massachusetts General Court about discrimination on public transportation.

1870: Hirman R. Revels of Mississippi sworn in as first Black U.S. senator and first Black representative in Congress.

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February 26th: Zydeco and Black Folk Music

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February 26th: Zydeco and Black Folk Music

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About the Presenter:

Dr. Raven Carmouche was born and raised in Houston, Texas to doting parents, drummer legend the late Ronald "Scooby" Worthy, who was the original drummer for J. Paul Jr. and the Zydeco Nubreedz in the early 1990s and 2000s, and her mother, Shirella Gamble, who paved her own musical lane as a background vocalist for award-winning gospel artist Yolanda Adams.

At the age of 16, Dr. Carmouche was selected to be a part of The Stellar Award youth choir in 2007, followed by recording her first demo and performing throughout Texas with a teenage girl group called Bi-Chance, who were opening performers for artists such as "Lil Romeo" and Nappy Roots, just to name a few.

After attending Grambling State University, Dr. Carmouche returned home, where she finds joy in being the wife of zydeco bassist Raynoard Carmouche and the mother of Ayden Carmouche and Kylie Carmouche. Being born and rooted in music allowed her to develop her own passion within the artistry, which was cultivated through singing all over Houston in church choirs and church musicals.

In 2022, everything came full circle. Dr. Carmouche stepped out on faith to create a management company called Women in Music Management. Marcus Ardoin and Da Zydeco Legendz, Porter Williams and the Zydeco Hustlers, and Donna Angelle and the Zydeco Posse were her first

bands under her wing. Her goal is to make sure that artists within her culture are showcased in the best light, on and off stage. Within the same year, she created a platform

called Keeping It Zydeco Podcast, which serves to interview artists for their music and shared stories.

Subsequently, Dr. Carmouche hosted her first live podcast in 2022, where she had the honor of interviewing Radio Hall of Famer Dr. Lawrence Gregory Jones, also known as "Uncle Funky Larry Jones," a radio host and personality for Majic 102.1. She has also interviewed some of your favorite zydeco artists, such as J. Paul Jr. and the Zydeco Nubreedz, Sean Ardoin, Leon Chavis, and so many more. She is also the proud media sponsor for The Crosby Zydeco Festival, founded by Dr. Troy Barrett, and event coordinator for Emancipation Food Truck Park, booking the hottest artists and some of the best food vendors that Houston has to offer.

In August 2023, Dr. Carmouche's management company hosted a Backpack Giveaway in the heart of the 5th Ward community, giving over 80 signed autograph backpacks by Houston native Zydeco artist J. Paul Jr. Each backpack was filled with school supplies to aid each registered recipient in

starting the school year right. In addition to her philanthropic endeavors, she collaborated with Acynthia Villery, David Cortez, and the proud owners of Emancipation Food Truck Park to host a Toy Drive giving away, where one hundred plus toys were gifted to 100 registered children within the community. She was grateful to wrap up 2023 as the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Recipient, Zydeco Blues Trail Riding (ZBT) Entrepreneur of the Year, and

recognized by the Sam Mac Entertainment Company as Humanitarian of the Year. Also, she received her honorary doctorate from Leaders Esteem Christian Bible University in December 15th. Dr. Carmouche is truly a force to be reckoned with, as she is fueled by passion, her love for music, and family. Be sure to follow the Women in Music Management and Keeping It Zydeco Podcast on all of your social media platforms!

Email: Dr.ravencarmouche@gmail.com

About this Workshop:

Drawing from her upbringing in a musical family, her leadership in artist management, and her work documenting zydeco culture through Keeping It Zydeco Podcast, Dr. Raven Carmouche explores zydeco as a living expression of Black folk music. The presentation highlights zydeco’s intergenerational transmission, community grounding, and role in preserving Black musical memory. This talk centers lived experience, cultural stewardship, and the ongoing vitality of zydeco within Black folk traditions.

Date: February 26th, 2026

Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM PST

Location: Zoom

Register here:

https://ciis.zoom.us/meeting/register/pKPdMHOSTR6y9ZUM8LdPDQ

FYI: REGISTRATION REQUIRES YOU TO USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH ZOOM OR TO CREATE A ZOOM ACCOUNT.

For more information about any of the events hosted by the Black Psychology Project Jegnaship Program, please contact bpp@ciis.edu

Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, PhD Student

Women’s Spirituality, CIIS

& Black Psychology Project Assistant

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February 27th: Join us for our 28 Days of Blackness Closing Ceremony Feat. Musical Artist, Lewis Raye!

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February 27th: Join us for our 28 Days of Blackness Closing Ceremony Feat. Musical Artist, Lewis Raye!

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Lewis Raye, a multi-talented singer-songwriter and producer, studied music at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, and Audio Production at the Art Institute of Atlanta. He plays piano, guitar, and bass and loves all styles of music! When he’s not teaching at Sing Like a Star Studios, he enjoys recording and performing his original songs around the country.

Date: February 27th, 2025

Time: 4:30PM-6:00PM PST

Location: Zoom

Register here:

https://ciis.zoom.us/meeting/register/MLzGZVdLTLK_F-w-MaWr5g

FYI: REGISTRATION REQUIRES YOU TO USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH ZOOM OR TO CREATE A ZOOM ACCOUNT.

For more information about any of the events hosted by the Black Psychology Project Jegnaship Program, please contact bpp@ciis.edu

Rev. Glencie Rhedrick, PhD Student

Women’s Spirituality, CIIS

& Black Psychology Project Assistant