da' House of Khafre (AKA da' House)
KHAFRE
pob 64
Indianola, MS 38751
ph: 662.347.8198
DeltaRen
NEWS/UPDATES
HOT OFF THE PRESSES!!!!
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CALL FOR PAPERS
The 2nd Annual
Sweat Equity Investment in the Cotton Kingdom Symposium and Cotton Pickers Ball
• Itta Bena, Mississippi •
Now accepting abstracts/proposals • Deadline: September 6, 2013
SUBMIT ABSTRACTS or PROPOSALS HERE
Plan now to join Khafre, Inc in Itta Bena, MS at Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU), for the second annual “Sweat Equity Investment in the Cotton Kingdom” symposium on October 17, 2013. Khafre, Inc is all about building out monumental programs that allow reflection, reconnection, and renewal. This will be a day of stimulating discussion about historic preservation, leading-edge research, innovative practices, and foundational values. The two-day event concludes with a good-old-fashion “black-tie” (or period-piece costume) “Cotton-Pickers’ Ball,” on October 18, 2013.
This year Khafre, Inc in conjunction with Mississippi Valley State University shall organize the USA’s premier interdisciplinary professional meeting on cotton, sharecropping, and its cultural significance. By these three overlapping terms we mean a broad array of topics, both “cultural” and “economic,” managed by different entities under a variety of designations:
- National parks at all levels: federal, state/provincial, county, and city
- Culture; the visual and performing arts, including music, dance, tapestry, sculptures and paintings
- historic, archaeological, and other cultural sites; cultural landscapes
- research areas and designated locations
- areas and sites; sacred burial sites, cotton fields, shotgun homes and jook joints
- private land-plantations
Khafre, Inc is unique among professional organizations because our vision is to encourage dialogue and share information that allows for cultural exchange among all the people needed for a community of dignity, across all disciplines.
Want to share your work, your ideas, and your ideals with the larger academic and cultural communities? The “Sweat Equity Investment in the Cotton Kingdom” symposium is the place to do it. We invite abstracts from people who want to:
- present a Research Paper
- present a Poem/Song/Dance/Tribute to the Ancestors
- present a Poster
- present an Exhibit
- organize a Workshop
- organize a Business Meeting
- organize a Sharing Circle
This wide variety of options makes for an exciting, diverse program.
To submit an abstract, go to: www.khafreinc.org and follow the links. The deadline is September 6, 2013.
Plan to join us in Itta Bena, Mississippi!
This is your chance to catch up with old friends and colleagues at The Valley, make important new contacts, discuss the latest in cultural management, stay current with research findings in the historic preservation field, and connect with people who share your core values. We look forward to welcoming you to the home of America’s Root Music and Culture!
C.Sade Turnipseed, MBA/MS/PhD (candidate)
Executive Director
662.347.8198
www.khafreinc.org
Eulah Peterson, PhD
Conference Coordinator
info@khafreinc.org
Linda Rule, MA
Cotton Pickers Ball Coordinator
rocrule01@yahoo.com
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da’ House of Khafre RULES!!!!
105 Main Street
Downtown Indianola, MS 38751 USA
On the heels of receiving a Congressional Recognition, by Congressman Bennie Thompson, da House of Khafre is proud to offer world literacy and healthy living classes. Each class will be taught by a highly trained lecturer and is customized specifically for Mississippi Delta residents.
da’ House’s weekly/monthly classes include the following:
- S.O.U.L.* Food Cookin’ 101 $10.00/class
- Let’s Read Books-(book of the month club) $5/month
- Let’s talk French 101* $3/class
- World Travel 101 (Delta Travel Club) $3/class
- Embracing your Femininity 301* $5/class
- Videography 101 $5/class
- Line Dancing 101, 201* $3/class
- African Dance 101 $5/class
- Poker 101 free
- Bid Whist 101 $1/class
- Chess 101 $1/class
- Poetry/ideology Workshop 101 $5/class
101 = beginning—all ages;
201 = intermediate—all ages;
301 = advanced—adults only
SOUL = sustainably, organic, unprocessed, living
Not everything that goes on in da’ House must stay in da’ House. Our intent is to share. We invite all community-based experts in any field to become a part of the challenge to address issues of: unemployment, entrepreneurship, illiteracy, poor self-esteem, teen pregnancy, obesity, hopelessness, communication skills, journalism and creative writing, etc. Our hope is the skills learned will shine bright in the Delta community to one and all. Knowledge is power…each one teaches one!
Check our calendar for class schedules and updates.
www.khafre.us, info@khafreinc.org
or, call Sade @ 662.347.8198
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July 5, 2012
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Contact: Sade Turnipseed at 662.347.8198,
Robert Terrell at 630.935.0038,
Email deltarenaissance@aol.com
Website: www.khafre.us
da' House of Khafre
Celebrates its 2nd Anniversary!
May 23, 2012Indianola, MS da' House of Khafre (also known as, ''da' House'') opened its doors on Friday, June 3, 2010. Situated on the bayou waterfront at 103 and 105 Main Street, in historic downtown Indianola, da' House is the place where folks come together in the spirit of unity and love for Mississippi Delta culture, particularly its blues, spirituals and teacakes! David Honeyboy Edwards came by just prior to the opening to bless its humble beginnings. The legendary bluesman said, People are going to come from all over the world to see this place...and eat those delicious teacakes. And, indeed they have. On the historical Wall of Fame are signatures by musicians from Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Norway, Belguim, China, Japan, France, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire and Mississippi, of course. Beginning Friday, June 1, 2012, at 7 pm, the folks at da' House will be carrying on in grand teacake style, until Sunday June 3rd, around midnight. Celebrating da love that is shared all around the world for da Delta music, art and culture.
The 2nd Anniversary Celebration is dedicated to Deltas own David Honeyboy Edward, David Lee Durham, David Thompson and Mississippi Slim. These legendary bluesmen have recently joined the ancestors and will be honored by several local artists and civic leaders: Mickey Rogers, Dr. Alphonso Sanders, Variety, Columbus Toy, Chris Ivey and very special guest N. Carolina songstress Lacee. These artists and many others will perform on da historical Front Porch stage where the legendary bluesman Sam Chatmons music room door is gracefully hinged. The door, the traditional quilts, the African art, the sweet smell of Soul Food and the Delta cotton provide a rural sophistication and ambiance that is reminicient of the culture and folk art once owned and coveted by grandmamma-nem. Indeed, it is "The home for artful giving, music and songs," as Chicago-based Blues promoter Lynn Orman Weiss described da' House on her most recent visit to the Delta. And, since da' House is located at the epicenter of the Cotton Kingdom, visitors can expect that authentic soothing, and often times healing, Mississippi Delta experience to be dosed up in abundantly royal fashion, every time they come to da' House!
Co-owners Robert Terrell and C.Sade Turnipseed extend a personal and heartfelt invitation for everyone to come on out to da House and help celebrate two-years of Delta art, music and culture. And, to come see why the late-great Honeyboy Edwards believed this is the coolest, most unique cultural arts gallery and coffee house in the Delta.
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THE SUNFLOWER COUNTY FREEDOM PROJECT
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DA HOUSE OF KHAFRE PRESENTS:
30 Years from Now
An original Play
The Sunflower County Freedom Project:
The Freedom Project uses the history of the 1960s civil rights movement to motivate young people growing up in Sunflower County, MS, to be-come capable and compassionate leaders.
The Play:
Inspired by true events in Drew, MS, this 45minute play which won Best Original Play at the MTA 2012 Theater for Youth Festival Competi-tion exposes the struggles faced during the desegregation of southern public schools in the 1960s and examines how segregation in education remains a real problem today.
MARCH 23, 2012
DA HOUSE OF KHAFRE
105 MAIN STREET, INDIANOLA, MS
6:30 PM
CONTACT: JUSTINE AT THE SCFP 662-569-2441
OR ROBERT AT 630-935-0038
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featuring the musical stylings of
T.H.I.S.
Students of the Fine Arts, MVSU
Thursday December 15, 2011
6:30pm
da House of Khafre
Cultural Arts Center
105 Main Street ~ Indianola, MS 38751
Dr. Donna H. Oliver is the sixth president and first woman to lead Mississippi Valley State University. She is also the first African-American female president to lead a Mississippi public university. Since assuming her position on January 1, 2009, she has launched The Valley Renaissance, the institutions five-year strategic plan, which is pictorially depicted by the African Adinkra symbol of a Sankofa a bird that flies with his head facing
backwards as he advances forward without getting off track.
(Dr. Olivers vision and accomplishments)
Hosted by:
Senator Willie Simmons District #13, Representative Sara Thomas District #31, Sunflower County NAACP #5333, Arthur Marble (former Mayor), Mississippi Delta Arts AllianceKhafre Inc, Queen of Jook Foundation, Delta Renaissance Cultural Arts Show/ WABG TV/NBC-33, da' House of Khafre, Highway 2 Health Chiropractic Center, Pinetop Perkins Museum, Fannie Lou Re-Enactment Society, B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, Stephenson Community Park, Bettys Place, Docs Trophy Shop, Georges Lounge, The Blues Corner Caf, Indianola Floral Designs, 2 Classy Civic
Organization, Gentry High School, Sunflower County Library System, Young Publishers Network (YPN), Delta Housing Development Corporation, Representatives of Supreme Elegance (ROSE), Sunflower County School District, Lillies Bed & Breakfast, Mic Magazine, Sam Baity Lodge #262, Beasley Lodge #66, and other Delta residents.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: C.Sade Turnipseed~sade@khafreinc.org 662.347.8198~www.khafreinc.org
"Let's Make History"
Campaign Rally for
Johnny DuPree
Gubernatorial Candidate
Monday October 24, 2011
7pm @ da' House
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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
LACEE
Southern Soul Impact
with special guest performances by:
Shirley Jones and Michael Angelo
All Happening LIVE
ON da' FRONT PORCH STAGE
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
9PM SHOWTIME
105 MAIN STREET, DOWNTOWN INDIANOLA, MS
$10 AT DA' DOOR
The 34th Annual Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival
The world's longest running Blues Festival was a major success!!!
photo credit: Al White
Cyreio Hughes, Musical Director WGNL radio and C.Sade Turnipseed, Host/Producer Delta Renaissance Talk Show on NBC-TV, were the emcees.
To download the Blues Legends' Historical Tribute
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Archival image from the
33rd Annual Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival
photo credit: Robert Terrell
Funeral today for blues legend David "Honeyboy" Edwards
CHICAGO - Private funeral services were scheduled for today for a man who made a lasting and favorable impression on the blues industry. Grammy-winning blues musician David "Honeyboy" Edwards, believed to be the oldest surviving Delta bluesman and whose roots stretched back to blues legend Robert Johnson, died early Monday, Aug. 29, in his Chicago home. (more of the story...click here)
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Big Jockey, Cyreio Hughes, Dale Cusic and
Sade Turnipseed
are the hosts for the
34TH ANNUAL MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUES & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Washington County Convention Center Fairgrounds
GREENVILLE, MS
Featured artists:
Bobby "Blue" Bland, Bobby Rush, Willie Clayton, Grady Champion, Ruby Wilson, Victor Wainwright, Patrice Moncell and J. Blackfoot!!!
BE THERE!!!
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da House of Khafre
Presents..
NATHANIEL KIMBLE
Singing Sweet Southern Soul Music
LIVE
Saturday September 3, 2011
DJ Music by
CASPER
"The Friendly Host"
Doors open at 8pm
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16th Annual
MISSISSIPPI JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
www.JazzMississippi.com
Panel Discussion
"PRESERVING OUR MISSISSIPPI AFRICAN AMERICAN JAZZ LEGACY"
Friday September 2, 2011
4:00pm
da' House of Khafre
105 Main Street
Indianola, Mississippi
PANELISTS
Sade Turnipseed, M.B.A., PhD (candidate)
Founder & Executive Director, KHAFRE, Inc.
Cotton Pickers Monument/Sharecroppers Interpretive Center
da' House of Khafre
Indianola, Mississippi
Dr. London Branch
Professor of Music (Retired)
Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi
Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D.
Founder & Chairman
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC)
National Association of Juneteenth Jazz Presenters (NAJJP)
www.NationalJuneteenth.com
Belzoni, Mississippi
662-347-8198
www.khafreinc.org www.khafre.us
Live Podcast!
(details to be posted soon)
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Rose Stiffen, PhD
Author of
"Walk in Bethal"
Sunday, July 3, 2011
3pm
Triple Soul Impact
Calvin Richardson, Lacee,
and Columbus Toy
Whether categorized as retro-Soul, neo-Soul, or southern-Soul,
they are the epitome of Soul and Blues musicians who are re-introducing the
rich Mississippi Delta cultural heritage and sound to mainstream audiences worldwide.
LIVE in da House
105 Main Street
Downtown Indianola, MS
FRIDAY JUNE 24, 2011
Come with your favorite soul mate
Showtime 9pm
$15 before 9pm $20 thereafter
For more information or ticket reservation contact:
Robert Terrell 630.935.0038
robterrelll@gmail.com
DeltaRenaissance@aol.com
www.khafre.us
(click here to download flyer with images)
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KHAFRE, INC.
Laying foundation for monumental projects
changing our world forever
March 8, 2011Indianola, MSJust days after receiving her most prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom Award, Dr. Maya Angelou agreed to graciously lend her name to the Cotton Pickers of America Monument and Sharecroppers Interpretive Center project that is in development, in the Mississippi Delta. C.Sade Turnipseed, Founder of the Monument project and Executive Director of Khafre, Inc, recently made the announcement in a community meeting held at da House of Khafre, in Indianola. I am overjoyed that Dr. Angelou has decided to lend her name to this project as our Honorary Chairperson. In so doing, Dr. Angelou reaffirms the significance of our work in the Mississippi Delta. Our teams collective effort honors the sacrifices made by millions of Americans and purposefully gives dignity back to the legacy of those who spent their entire lives working, tirelessly to build this country.
Dr. Angelou, a world-renowned author/poet and Z. Smith Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University, joins a long and growing list of American citizens, who have also expressed the desire to support this project and demonstrate their respect and gratitude to every man, woman and child that picked cotton and were never thanked, nor properly compensated as enslaved workers or as sharecroppers, throughout the American south.
The Khafre, Inc team is composed of a governing Board of Directors, a Steering Committee, a Board of Advisors and several political and community leaders that include faculty members from the History Department at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). The governing Board selected world-renowned monument designer, Ed Dwight, to develop the thirty-foot statue and sculptural park. It will be located on approximately twenty acres of prime cotton land. Bolivar County, MS has been identified as the ideal location for the Monument. In conjunction with architect Eric Davis, the Monument construction is expected to get underway later this year.
Khafre, Inc.is a 501(c) (3) not for profit community based organization.Its mission is to build monumental programs that will have a favorable impact on the youth in the Mississippi Delta. It offers educational workshops, seminars and conferences for the entire community that celebrate Mississippis culture and its contributions to world history, including music, cuisine, writing, andotherartistic expressions. Khafre, Inc. is headed up by C. Sade Turnipseed, PhD (student) in Public History at MTSU. Turnipseed is also the host of Delta Renaissance, the number one cultural arts television talk show in the Delta, which airs weekly on WABG-TV, WABG-Radio and Delta Fox-10 television networks.
Plans are also underway to incorporate the completed work into the National Parks Services, to insure prosperity and proper maintenance of the Monument. To help the Cotton Pickers of America Monument and Sharecroppers Interpretive Center be included as part of the National Parks System, please sign the online petition. To have name(s) of family members included in the Monument, download a Legacy Brick application; both petition and application are available on the Khafre, Inc. websites: khafre.us; khafreinc.org (under construction). For more information please call 662.347.8198 or 662.887.2900. The e-mail address is info@khafreinc.org.
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Cultural Competency
workshops in the Mississippi Delta
YUGO SATOJapanese Bluesman performs in the Delta!
March 3, 2011Indianola, MSYugo Sato, one of the most talented musicians on the Tokyo scene will have his American debut on the Front Porch Stage, in da House, located at 105 Main Street in historic downtown Indianola, MS. On the Porch with Sato will be legendary blues guitarist Mickey Rogers and his band. The performance is Saturday March 5th at 9pm. Mr. Sato returns to the Front Porch Stage solo, on Sunday March 6th, at 6pm, to kick off the Cultural Competency workshop series. These are on-going cultural appreciation classes presented for the first time in the Delta, by Khafre, Inc (a Mississippi-based non-profit organization).
Sato, who was born and raised in Japan, will introduce to American audiences his interpretation of Mississippi Delta Blues and perform on one of his traditional instruments called a Samisen. These performances promise to be not only unique, but a special experience for everyone who attends!
For more information, please contact Sade Turnipseed, 662.347.8198, or just show up for BOTH performances:
SAT, MARCH 5th w/ legendary guitarist Mickey Rogers, 9pm
SUN, MARCH 6th KHAFRE, Incs Cultural Competency workshop 6pm
(Bring an instrument or just your good-ole Southern hospitality)
Delta Renaissance
A PERSONAL INVITATION
From Lil Nike and Kool-Laid of Wayne Ave.
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HOMEMADE JAMZ
The youngest blues band in the America jammin’
Indianola, MS - October 12, 2010—The soon-to-be legendary Homemade Jamz Blues Band will present a rare lecture demonstration at da’ HOUSE OF KHAFRE, at 105 Main Street (at the corner of Front St.) in historical downtown Indianola, on Thursday Oct 21, 2010 @ 4:30 pm. This three-member band is composed of the Perry siblings: Ryan (18), Kyle (16) and Taya (12) from Tupelo, MS. They are considered the “trifecta of the Blues world.”
The Homemade Jamz Blues Band regularly travels around the globe performing up and down Beale Street, at international blues festivals and cruise liners and are making a tremendous impact on the music industry. In 2006, the HOMEMADE JAMZ BLUES BAND won the 3rd Annual MS Delta Blues Society of Indianola’s Blues Challenge, and became the youngest band to compete in the International Blues Challenge, in 2007. Out of 93 bands, Homemade Jamz took 2nd place, their first time in a major competition. The Band has been featured in all major media: NPR, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning, BET, international blues magazines, several local papers, and others. Visit them online at: www.hmjamzbluesband.com.
The Homemade Jamz Blues Band will be in the Delta to present a series of concerts and will be featured as very special guests of the Young Publishers' Network. Their topic is “Make it Yo’ Business...” In which they will discuss techniques for writing song lyrics, composing musical tunes, their life traveling around the world. This dynamic trio will also display some of the musical instruments that were “homemade” and on display in museums throughout Mississippi. As a very special treat the audience will also have the opportunity to hear “The Game,” their second CD scheduled for global release December 1, 2010. This is a great opportunity for students from Indianola to get up close and personal with young artists who are not only successful, but have discovered their passion.
This event is presented by Khafre, Inc a Mississippi-based not-for profit 501 (c)3 organization. Khafre, Inc offers youth empowerment educational workshops, seminars and conferences that celebrate Mississippi Delta’s cultural heritage and its contributions to world history.
See ya’ll at da’ House…we are moving towards a Delta Renaissance!
“In my 82 years, I’ve never seen something musically…so remarkable. These young kids have got energy, talent and do the blues proud with their own flavor. I believe they’ve got a GREAT future ahead.” – B.B. King
For more information, or to reserve a seat
please contact Sade Turnipseed
662.347.8198, sade@khafreinc.org ~ www.khafre.us
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COTTON PICKERS OF AMERICA MONUMENT
Sculptural model on permanent display at
da’ House of Khafre
103-105 Main Street,
Historic Downtown Indianola
The Mound Bayou town hall/information sharing and brainstorming session hosted by Khafre, Inc, on Tuesday September 7, 2010—6:30pm was absolutely AMAZING!
Reflecting on the occasion causes me to pause and say thank you to all fifty‐seven of those in attendance; particularly those who contributed with their words of wisdom, advice and proclamations of success for the project. In the words of Henry Ward, 91, the eldest person in the room…”This is no accident…you/we were called to do this work...this is a project that will happen more smoothly than we all may realize right now…it is something that we have been waiting for decades to see happen…it is a dream come true.”
The highlights:
• Mr. Ed Dwight, 77, artist/monument developer unveiled the show-stopping statue that will stand 30' high in the middle of a Mississippi cotton field.
• Mr. Hermon Johnson, 81, composed the song “Cotton Pickers of America Looking for a Bright Side” for the Monument. And when he sang it…everyone felt it…and at the same time realized this composition has to appear somewhere in the Monument design. As well as our theme song and catch phrase. The song very appropriately thanks monument developer Ed Dwight for “helping us always remember, how we got away…from the cotton sack.
Legacy Bricks of Honor
(download application)
THE NEXT INFORMATIONAL MEETING AND BRAINSTORMING SESSION WILL BE HELD IN SUNFLOWER COUNTY.
LOCATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN
DELTA RENAISSANCE NEWSLETTER #12
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HISTORICAL SHOWCASES
featuring people/places/events in world history...for creative interpretation by youth in the Mississippi Delta!
Beginning Fall 2010, Khafre, Inc. will hold monthly art/writing/research competitions for students, between the ages 10-25. Students from throughout the Delta are encouraged to attend Historical Showcases, or research as a class, the "historic" person/place or event of the month.
Students will be challenged to gather additional information to interpret the historic person, place or event in their own unique way, as: poem, short story, one-act play, song, dance or visual presentation.
This is a really cool way to engage our youth in history...artistically...
but, we need your support...
The goal is to provide a $100.00 incentive prize monthly to the student(s) with the most creative interpretation. Additional prizes will be awarded based on participation.
All theatrical/storytelling performances, will take place on the Front Porch Stage, (with discussion and question and answers immediately following), at da' House of Khafre, located at 105 Main Street, Historic Downtown Indianola, MS 38751 USA.
Each month the featured Showcase will be announced in this Newsletter, as well as during the Delta Renaissance Cultural Updates, and presented as a Mississippi Historical Moments segment, on WABG-TV (ABC-affiliate).
Storytellers/Actors (in residence)
C.Sade Turnipseed, portraying Ida B. Wells
Clarice Norton, portraying Margaret Walker
Anne McKee, portraying Eudora Welty
Diane Williams, portraying African Griot
Robert Terrell, portraying Richard Wright
Tennessee Williams, TBA
Fannie Lou Hamer, TBA
Harriet Tubman, TBA
For more information on how to sponsor "greatness" and support art education in the Mississippi Delta, please contact
Executive Director
KHAFRE, INC., POB 64 Indianola, MS 38751,
or call 662.347.8198, or 662.887.2900, or sade@khafreinc.org
www.KHAFRE.us
Khafre, Inc. is a Mississippi-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Dedicated to empowering youth and laying the foundation for monumental projects…changing our world forever!
The Jericho Road show is lead by Pocahontas, Miss., native Steve Gardner and Grinder's Switch, Tenn. resident Bill Steber. Gardner has spent the last three decades performing Mississippi blues around the world from his home base of Tokyo, Japan. Steber is the leader of the Nashville-based jug band the Jake Leg Stompers, who has been frightening the starched-jeans executives of music row with healthy doses of chicken-fried, pre-war, hokum-billy jug music since 2005.
Joining them for this tour is Greenville MS's on Cody Ruth on upright bass and special guest Erik Trauner of Vienna, Austria, founder and leader of Europe's most enduring and popular blues acts, the Mojo Blues Band.
Expect a night of raucous acoustic blues and fun. Don't meet us there, BEAT us there...and bring a friend!
FOR MORE INFORMATION
C.Sade Turnipseed
662.347.8198
Dear Sade & Robert!
We all in Poland are proud of you and your new projects.
I could cut of my hand to see your TV show.
You inspire us and bring all of us joy.
Thank you for your work and passion!
Keep the blues alive!
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Agnieszka Gorka
24hRadioDerf, Editor
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Greetings,
Please do me a favor and update your file...I will no longer use Khafre@peoplepc.com.
My new email address (sade@khafreinc.org) reflects my new position with Khafre Inc; and my brand new endeavor at “da' House of Khafre.”
BTW, come by da House Party and check out live music with Jessie Clay, singing blues & performing comedy this Saturday night...You can pretty much count on him doing his thang every Saturday night at, da' House around 8pm.
and, The Young Publishers' Network meetings start at 4pm; and segues into Movie Nights, which start at 7pm, every Thursday...
and, “Blues, Beer, Fish Fry and Spades” begins Friday June 24. It’s a Happy Hour set for the folks who want to stay cool and connected in Indianola. This event will be held every Friday, starting around 5pm.
There is so much more to come, at da' House...
located at 105 Main Street, in historic downtown Indianola.
I will keep you posted...
Love ya,
Sade
662.347.8198 cell
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Features
MISSISSIPPI SLIM
(Greenville, MS April 15, 2010)—Coming up on this week’s DELTA RENAISSANCEsm an intimate conversation with the late great Mr. Walter Horn AKA Mississippi Slim. The show was taped one week ago on Wednesday April 7, 2010, making this Mississippi Slim’s final television interview. The program will air Saturday April 17, 2010 @ 1pm, on Delta Fox 10.
By Monica Land
The House of Khafre, affectionately referred to as, "da' House" by its founders, will open its doors on Friday, March 5, and is located at the epicenter of where the Blues was born at 103-105 Main Street, in historic downtown Indianola.
da' House is an entrepreneurial venture by two cultural arts veterans, C. Sade Turnipseed, the host of The Delta Renaissance, an arts program on WABG-TV and businessman Robert L. Terrell of Terrell and Associates.
Turnipseed and Terrell, who remain actively involved in international and Mississippi-based community development projects, said the significance of the name, Khafre, is indicative of their goal of expanding the arts center and other like projects throughout the Mississippi Delta.
"The name Khafre is important in African and world history," said Turnipseed, who is also pursuing a Ph.D. in Public History. "Khafre was the builder of the second pyramid in Egypt."
"[And] this is significant because we believe with the help of others in Mississippi and the Delta communities, we shall build monumental projects that will last forever...kind of like the pyramids," Terrell added.
Special features at The House of Khafre are an African Art Boutique and Gallery, da' Kitchen and the Front Porch.
The art boutique and gallery features jewelry, clothing, quilts and fabrics, besides authentic masks and sculptures from Africa. The House of Khafre also invites local artists to submit their finest pieces for display along side the works of other world-renowned artists in the gallery.
da' Kitchen is a restaurant and juice bar that specializes in fresh, soft and crunchy Mississippi Teacakes, smoothies, specialty coffees and gourmet herbal teas, daily lunch specials and Sunday brunches that are "clean" or grease-free with whole vegetarian alternatives.
The Front Porch is a performance stage that will showcase storytellers and performing artists from around the globe, with the ultimate goal of featuring every performing artist from the state of Mississippi.
Turnipseed said WABG-TV and WGNL radio have committed to broadcasting regular programs from The House of Khafre and performances from the Front Porch to allow talented artists from the state even more public exposure.
"We are on a mission," said Turnipseed. "To bring a fresh energy and a homey vibe back to historic downtown Indianola, with arts and cultural performances."
ON THE DELTA RENAISSANCE SET
VANESSA MARBLE ON FIBER ART
January 6, 2010, Greenville, Ms, —This week the multi-talented visual artist Vanessa Marble will appear on the number one cultural affairs talk show in the Delta, “DELTA RENAISSANCE”sm …Saturday January 9, 2010, at 1:00pm, on the number one television network in the Delta, “Delta Fox-10.”
“Vanessa Marble is one of the area’s most talented fiber artists. This local creative genius has been interested in all facets of art since she was a young girl and has since followed through with her dream.” So stated Keith Wood, Senior Writer of The Cleveland Current. Marble having done remarkable work with fabrics, ceramics, paintings, drawings and jewelry will demonstrate her wealth of talent to viewers of the new, but popular, talk show Delta Renaissance.
DELTA RENAISSANCEsm is the weekly cultural arts talk show that has taken on the challenge of stimulating a Delta Renaissance, in Mississippi. The show focuses on Mississippi artists and historic preservation efforts underway. Viewers can spend quality time with Sade Turnipseed, the host of the show, learning about cultural arts and listening to world-renowned scholars explore the works of wonderfully talented people from the region. Plans are underway to make this educational and culturally stimulating program a telecourse, on WABG and Delta Fox-TV. Tune in and stay connected to Delta culture Saturdays, 1:00pm.
Turnipseed, Cultural Affairs Advocate and Public Historian, also hosts weekly Delta Renaissance Cultural Arts Update segments, every Thursday on Good Morning Mississippi at 6:00am; and, every Friday during WABG News at 5:00, 6 & 10pm, both WABG and Delta Fox-10 are on the Commonwealth Broadcasting Group Inc. network.
Everyone can be a part of the Delta Renaissance, so tune in to WABG and Delta Fox and stay connected…to your culture with Sade Turnipseed!
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SUPER CHIKAN ON DIDDLE BO'S AND COTTON PICKIN'
December 30, 2009, Greenville, Ms, —This week the “Delta Renaissance Man” Super Chikan Johnson will appear on DELTA RENAISSANCEsm …Saturday January 2, 2010, at 1:00pm, on Delta Fox-10.
DELTA RENAISSANCEsm is the new weekly cultural arts talk show focusing on Mississippi artists and historic preservation efforts underway throughout the region. This educational and culturally stimulating program is a wonderful new concept now taking root on WABG and Delta Fox-TV. Tune in and stay connected to Delta culture every Saturday at 1:00pm, on Delta Fox-10, with host Sade Turnipseed.
The community will have the opportunity to spend quality time with Sade learning about cultural performers, discovering the visual artists, listening to authors discuss their books and scholars exploring the works of wonderfully talented people throughout the state of Mississippi.
Turnipseed, Cultural Affairs Advocate and Public Historian, also hosts weekly Delta Renaissance Cultural Arts Update segments, every Thursday on Good Morning Mississippi at 6:00am; and, every Friday during ABC News at 5:00pm, both newscasts are on the Commonwealth Broadcasting Group Inc. network.
Everyone can be a part of the Delta Renaissance, so, Tune in to WABG and Delta Fox and stay connected…to your culture with Sade Turnipseed!
…Towards a Delta Renaissance…
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T.K. SOUL ON SOUTHERN SOUL
December 17, 2009, Greenville, Ms, —This week the “The King of Southern Soul” Mr. T.K. SOUL, will appear on DELTA RENAISSANCEsm …Saturday December 26, 2009, at 1:00pm, on Delta Fox-10.
DELTA RENAISSANCEsm is the new weekly cultural arts talk show focusing on Mississippi artists and historic preservation efforts underway throughout the region. This educational and culturally stimulating program is a wonderful new concept now taking root on WABG and Delta Fox-TV. Tune in and stay connected to Delta culture every Saturday at 1:00pm, on Delta Fox-10, with Sade Turnipseed, as host.
The community will have the opportunity to spend quality time with Sade learning about cultural performers, discovering the visual artists, listening to authors discuss their books and scholars exploring the works of wonderfully talented people throughout the state of Mississippi.
Turnipseed, Cultural Affairs Advocate and Public Historian, also hosts weekly Delta Renaissance Cultural Arts Update segments, every Thursday on Good Morning Mississippi at 6:00am; and, every Friday during ABC News at 5:00pm, both newscasts are on the Commonwealth Broadcasting Group Inc. network.
Everyone can be a part of the Delta Renaissance, so, Tune in to WABG and Delta Fox and stay connected…to your culture with Sade Turnipseed!
…Towards a Delta Renaissance…
BOBBY RUSH ON THE HISTORY OF BLUES AND THE CHITLIN CURCUIT
December 17, 2009, Greenville, Ms, —This week Blues legend Mr. Bobby Rush will appear on DELTA RENAISSANCEsm …Saturday December 19, 2009, at 3:30pm, on Delta Fox-10 (or immediately following the game…barring no overtime).
DELTA RENAISSANCEsm is the new weekly cultural arts talk show focusing on Mississippi artists and historic preservation efforts underway throughout the region. This educational and culturally stimulating program is a wonderful new concept now taking root on WABG and Delta Fox-TV. Tune in and stay connected to Delta culture every Saturday at 1:00pm, on Delta Fox; and, Sundays at 6:30am on WABG, with Sade Turnipseed, as host.
The community will have the opportunity to spend quality time with Sade learning about cultural performers, discovering the visual artists, listening to authors discuss their books and scholars exploring the works of wonderfully talented people throughout the state of Mississippi.
Turnipseed, Cultural Affairs Advocate and Public Historian, also hosts weekly Delta Renaissance Cultural Arts Update segments, every Thursday on Good Morning Mississippi at 6:00am; and, every Friday during ABC News at 5:00pm, both newscasts are on the Commonwealth Broadcasting Group Inc. network.
Everyone can be a part of the Delta Renaissance, so, Tune in to WABG and Delta Fox and stay connected…to your culture with Sade Turnipseed!
…Towards a Delta Renaissance…
A DELTA RENAISSANCE
Comes to the Delta!
The community will have the opportunity to spend quality time with Sade learning about cultural performers, discovering the visual artists, listening to authors discuss their books and scholars discussing the works of wonderfully talented people throughout the state of Mississippi.
Turnipseed, Cultural Affairs Advocate and Public Historian, also hosts weekly Delta Renaissance Cultural Arts Update segments, every Thursday on Good Morning Mississippi at 6:00am; and, every Friday during ABC News at 5:00pm, both newscasts are on the Commonwealth Broadcasting Group Inc. network.
Everyone can be a part of the Delta Renaissance, so, Tune in to WABG and Delta Fox and stay connected…to your culture with Sade Turnipseed!
…Towards a Delta Renaissance…
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
RED CLAY
662.773.2048
DeltaRenaissance@aol.com
www.csturnipseed.com
November 17, 2009
The rare collection includes: antique African masks, museum-quality sculptures, Shona sculptures, African chess game boards, treasure boxes, traditional ceremonial garments, contemporary African attire, beaded fabrics (Asoke), woven fabrics (mud cloth), wall tapestries (Kuba cloth), elegantly engraved chairs, Kissi (soap) stone decorative plates and beautifully carved salad tossers.
The African Art experience is free, however, donations are excepted for a guided tour. There will also be several African-Inspired Holiday Gift ideas on hand by P. Chatman Spa & Cosmetics, Inc., Vanessa Marble Jewelry Co., and Afrocentricity sm (a clothing and gift shop also scheduled to open in the historic downtown district in Indianola). Delicious Bertha Mae’s “Holiday” Teacakes & Teas will be served to all patrons.
For more information about private showings (student, youth, social & church groups), please call Sade Turnipseed at 662.773.2048, or email umeprmgmt@yahoo.com, to schedule an appointment. Check out the website at www.khafre.us. Also, a recent interview on MPB/NPB with Karen Brown
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October 5, 2009
By C. Sade Turnipseed
My Dear Delta Folks!
It is with deep sadness that I report the B.B. King Museum & Delta Interpretive Center and I have parted ways. For the past two years, I worked with the Museum, as Director of Education and Community Outreach, to implement projects such as the Harmonica Project, whereby we traveled throughout the state of Mississippi sharing with nearly 10,000 children and teachers the wonderful history of the Mississippi Delta culture. Each participant received a harmonica thanks to a grant received by the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi. Under the tutelage of Mr. Billy Branch, David Lee Durham and Bobby Whalen, we provided them some basic instruction on how to write, sing and play the blues. The Project culminated in the historic Harmonica Parade, which jump-started the Museum’s Grand Opening Celebration.
You may recall this was the primary event in which our local youth were engaged in the three-day celebration. Therefore, I am extremely proud that nearly 1500 children from the public and private schools and “both sides of the track” came together to march and play their harmonicas for B.B. King, the international press and the hundreds of others who lined the streets. This may have been the very first time a parade of this magnitude has taken place in the Delta. I pray it is not the last.
I have been fortunate to have worked with an awesome group of student interns, who were the first contributors to the oral history project, “Delta Memories: A Collective Memoir;” and the gospel showcase, “Bringin’ in da Spirit—A Holiday Celebration for Teachers.” They along with the young ladies from Cassie Pennington Jr. High School, who participated in the inaugural class of the “Fannie Lou Hamer Empowerment Program;” and, the children from around the Delta, primarily Carver Elementary, who participated in the “B.B’s Kids Button Slogan Competition” were all amazing to work with and very gifted people. I intend to continue working with these young people to further encourage their commitment to leadership and to continually inspire them to promote the goodness of Mississippi Delta’s heritage and cultural legacies.
For nearly thirty years, I have been a staunch advocate for cultural heritage and cultural arts promotions. I have spent my entire career immersed in conceptualizing and developing concepts for programs around the country and many parts of the African world. My tenure at the Museum and my experiences here in the Delta have truly inspired me to fight the good fight and hold on to hope. In the spirit of Ida B. Wells and Fannie Lou Hamer, I intent to use every creative muscle to do greater things than ever before. I am committed to the Delta. I will live and continue to work from here, as the interim Director of KHAFRE, Inc., a non-profit organization formed in the great state of Mississippi, in 2003. The youth empowerment projects that I am extremely proud of breathing life into will continue under the auspices of KHAFRE, Inc, to insure their integrity and focus.
I will also work on my Ph.D., in Public History here in the Delta collecting narrative stories about the horrors of “Kin to K’ain’t” the true and untold stories of the Cotton Pickers…the folks who gave America its only true “root” music, and to the world “the Blues.” It is sad that no monument exists in the Delta to give honor to or record the dignity of the people we call cotton pickers; not even a simple plaque of appreciation, for making cotton king…Our team at KHAFRE, Inc. is working to fix that situation. If you have an oral history story about kin to k’ain’t, or cotton pickin’ in general, I would love to interview you.
As in the past, with the cultural advocacy work at the Mississippi Action for Community Education (MACE) and the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, I pray that you will continue to trust and believe in the efforts to achieve racial equality for everyone and a better quality of life for this and future generations. I welcome the opportunity to come together with anyone of like mind to see if we can fix what needs fixin’ and carryout the dreams of a brighter tomorrow.
Respectfully,
C.Sade Turnipseed, MBA, MS (Ph.D. candidate)
KHAFRE, Inc.
ROBERT TERRELL & C.SADE TURNIPSEED...Jookin' in da Delta!
African Art Experience in the Mississippi Delta - interview by Karen Brown on MPB/NPR
Bringin’ Blues back to the source!
Support continues to grow for the Blues back to Africa tour!
KHAFRE
pob 64
Indianola, MS 38751
ph: 662.347.8198
DeltaRen
