Mwalim *7) Is Available For:
- Workshops & Lectures
- Presentations on Black aesthetics, arts and culture and Black studies.
- Presentations on Community Development and Education
- Professional panels
- Motivational and Informational speaking engagements
- Professional development and multicultural and alternative curriculum development consultations.
- Presentations of original theatrical works (in collaboration with New African Company).
Mwalim has taught, mentored, presented
and performed in schools, churches, festivals, powwows, colleges, churches,
jails, museums, libraries, stadiums, community centers and conferences. He is a
past consultant for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian as
well as the Bureau of Indian Affairs Social and Economic Development funding
program. He is the author of one book, A Mixed Medicine Bag: Original Black
Wampanoag Folklore (Talking Drum, 2007), and a contributing writer to
numerous edited volumes, journals and anthologies.
A champion of
educational reform for Black and Native American students; Mwalim is a founding
member of his tribe’s (Mashpee Wampanoag) Educational Department and was appointed to the advisory
board for Special Education of the Bureau of Indian education by the secretary
of the interior in 2011. He is a multi-award-winning musical, theater and
digital media artist. He is a specialist in the New African Method ®, using
improvisational theater as an educational tool to enhance reading, writing,
critical thinking, and social, interpersonal communication skills; developed by
educators, artists and mental health professionals affiliated with New African
Company. Mwalim has a BA in Music and MS in Film from Boston U and an MFA from
Goddard College.
Availability:
Mwalim *7) is available for
Workshops, Professional panels, performances, Motivational and Informational
speaking engagements, Lectures, Professional development and multicultural and
alternative curriculum development consultations.
Speaking Fee/Honorarium:
Please call for details.
Media Interviews:
Please call for details.
Contact:
Mwalim *7)
P.O. Box 2151
Mashpee, MA 02649
(857) 244-1027 (P)
(508) 999-9235 (F)
www.daphunkeeprofessor.com
info [at] daphunkeeprofessor [dot] com