Themba Arts and Culture is a 501(C)3 tax exempt not-for-profit organization with a mission to preserve and promote the rich cultural heritage of African – America, Africa and other groups in the African - Diaspora. The word Themba (Tem-ba) means hope in isiXhosa, an indigenous South African language, Nelson Mandela's mother tongue, and in the Akan adinkra symbol and proverb Nyame Biribi Wo Soro. We believe that culture empowers. We accomplish our mission through performing arts programs, arts education curricula and programs, exhibitions, scholarly projects, publications and media projects.
About Ethnomusicology In Action
Ethnomusicology In Action is a project of Themba Arts and Culture with a focus on empowering Afro-descendant children through cultural arts programs. Ethnomusicology is an academic discipline that studies music as culture. Our programs put academic research on Black music and cultures in this field to action by developing curricula, educational programs, immersive professional development opportunities for teachers, and multi-media platforms to instill in Afro-descendant youth a strong and empowered sense of cultural identity through the arts. Ethnomusicology In Action programming is executed through Themba Arts and Culture, Inc., a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.