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Joseph T. Quinones (Obakanla) was born in Harlem, New York.  He is a MBA graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and is the Chief Operating Officer and Partner in Primrose Development Company, which is the real estate development subsidiary of First City Monument Bank (FCMB).  He is also the founder and

by Karen E. Quinones-Miller   Today it is not unusual to find African-Americans who know about Orisa, know someone who practices Orisa, or have at least heard of the tradition. But there was a time – just a few generations ago – when this was far from the case.In the 1950s and 1960s there were

by Akanke Washington As we settle into 2011 many of us are seeking to stay committed to our resolutions. Many of those resolutions are going to include promises to drop pounds and improve diets.  We also tend to include resolutions that address our financial health, like saving money and developing a budget. As we focus

Ile Orunmila Ogunike, is a love filled ile in the Houston, TX metro area, run by computer scientist and jazz pianist Babalawo Rony Perry (omo Yemoja) and his wife Dr. Faizah Perry, a priestess of Ogun, who both hail from the twin island nation of Trinidad and Tobago.  Baba and Iya are assisted by their

By Amma Ayapon   Whether you are an elder in life humbling oneself to begin a path in the Orisa tradition, or you are a hip-hop generation Orisa worshipper, there are new experiences and concerns ahead as the tradition and its Diaspora move further into the new millennium. Keeping Iwa Pele at the forefront, this

By Iyalorisa Amma Oloriwaa! My good friend, artist kwenci jones, recently exclaimed “The Orisa tradition is a religion for artists!” The idea of art as an expression of worship is not at all far fetched when thought of in the context of African Traditional Religions or ATR’s (an acronym using the letters A,R,T!) The universe

By Nana Kwame Osunwole Irosun F3 Awo Salako – Sixteen Cowries “Head, push me into wealth”… Evening got all the fruit of Morning’s labor Evening got it Morning was working To serve Evening When people pray, They say, “May Olorun “Let your evening be good, oh”; And we reply, “Amen, oh.” And Evening was good,

The Orisa CDC Community Investment Program is a bold initiative that will spur entrepreneurship within the Orisa Community Nigeria, by providing business seed loans to traditionalists to either start or expand their business. The program will first be implemented in Nigeria but eventually will expand to other developing countries with concentrations of Orisa worshippers such

Significant numbers of African adults and youth in Yorùbáland are unemployed due to deteriorating national and global socio-economic conditions. Organizations like Orisa CDC can play a role in meeting the long tern economic needs of communities beyond providing charitable humanitarian aid. In an effort to help people to gain skills that will continue to serve