About Us

Olori Everett Membership Committee Chair Olori Everett is a Brooklyn-born seasoned professional with a passion for education and community empowerment. Olori has dedicated her career to making a positive impact in various fields. With a strong foundation in special education and early intervention, Olori has demonstrated a commitment to supporting individuals with diverse learning needs. […]

The Orisa Community Development Corporation is the brainchild of Joe Quinones, a businessman and community organizer who was born into the Yoruba tradition in the United States of America.  His goal is to expand into the larger Orisa Community the vision for a more unified and empowered community that he first expressed by organizing his […]

The worship of the spiritual forces deities called Orisa has a long and venerable history that dates back thousands of years amongst the Yoruba and Southwestern Nigeria. These religious traditions spread to the Americas with the enslavement and indentured servitude of Yoruba during the late 18th and 19th centuries. In spite of colonialism in Africa […]