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- Orisade Awodola, is a Root Psychologist, Author, Lecturer, Researcher. Her former background as journalist and Investigative News Reporter led to a career in Mental Health. She has an extensive clinical and academic background in psychology and mental health approaches as a former clinical mental health therapist and substance abuse counselor specifically trained in co-occurring disorders/dysfunction. She the founder of the Institute of African Centered Thought (IACT), where she created and teaches Root Psychology, Ancestral Healing and African Spirituality based on the Ancestral Healing Identity Theory and African-Centered Thought.
- Angela Davis, Executive Director, is a Seattle native and Founder of Community Connections Seattle (CCS) a Restorative Circle Collective organization which collaboratively integrates restorative justice circles models with faith-based and non-faith-based organizations. The restorative justice circle models provide opportunities for transparent and authentic healing between faith-based and nonfaith-based communities and organizations impacted by systemic oppression and its effects, trauma, inequities, incarceration, within families, individuals, and communities in the Black community.
- Jamila Wasson-Pehan, is IACTs Social Media and Public Relations contact.
- Coming in May is our first Black Women in Film Ancestral Healing Symposium. Filmmakers will present the motivation behind their projects and commitment to creating healing climates throughout the stories portrayed in film and that are based on true events.
Black Mental Health Network 2021
- Our mission is to embrace the pursuit of excellence both inside and outside the traditional and general academia in higher education. We encourage critical thinking and emphasize an outside of the box process based on African-Centered thought throughout our mental wellness programs based on our Mental, Physical, and Spiritual approaches.
Chief Oluwo Obafemi - AH Class Speaker
Presentation Tuesday, 5-6 PM on April 13, 2021. Email for Zoom Link
Chief Oluwo Obafemi Fayemi Epega is a world-renowned Babalawo and the founder of O.I.D.S.I. (Obafemi Institute for the Divine & Universal Study of Ifa). He was initiated as a priest of Obatala in January 2004, and received his Tefa in February 2005 from the late Oluwo Dr. Afolabi Epega at the Epega Compound in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. He strongly believes that the restoration and preservation of African divine sciences and traditions can restore psychological balance and personal empowerment to all people.
Born Stephen Benjamin Clark Mackey on December 30, 1957 in Houston, TX, Chief Oluwo Obafemi Fayemi Epega is the fifth child of Vivian and Fletcher Mackey, Sr., and the father of four boys: Stephen Jr., Corey, Sheldon and Jordan. Baba Femi is the author of the book entitled “Who is Sambo?”, and has also established a substantial YouTube presence for himself via Ifa-related lectures and classes over the years. He has been a diligent scholar of, as well as an active practitioner of Ifa for more than a decade. As a lecturer, teacher and healer, Baba Femi has facilitated Ifa workshops all over the world, including Mexico, Australia, Brazil, Europe and the Caribbean. He has been invited to share his knowledge and insight on countless radio shows, as well as on major university and college campuses. He has also participated as a panelist, in conjunction with prominent Black psychologists, in comprehensive discussions regarding the assessment and improvement of the mental and spiritual health of the Black community.
In addition to overseeing more than 400 ceremonies and rituals, Baba Femi has either directly facilitated, or served as the principal liaison for the initiations of more than 50 Ifa and Olorisha priests. With the blessings of Olodumare, his ancestors, and Ifa, this life has allowed him to fully embrace and experience that which his heart has chosen. He is proud to be an African American man, native Houstonian, descendant of slaves, priest of Ifa, teacher, author, mentor, son, a friend to many, a loving husband, and most importantly, an honorable father.
The Obafemi Institute for the Divine & Universal Study of Ifa (OIDSI) is committed to promoting sustainable health and well-being among all practitioners. The programs are designed to elevate and motivate on an individual, family and community basis. The mission is to improve the quality of life and provide a holistic approach on a physical, mental and spiritual level through programs, education and community unity.
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