Kuumba + Ubuntu = KUUMBUNTU
Kuumba: Swahili principle meaning creativity in community development
Ubuntu: Bantu principle roughly translating to “I am because we are”
Kuumbuntu, LLC is a cultural development firm dedicated to cultivating and sustaining a thriving arts and culture ecosystem, particularly one where Black creativity is abundant.
The arts and culture ecosystem comprises Artmakers, their Communities, and Cultural Policy. Deeply informed by Marcus Anthony Hunter and Zandria F. Robinson’s Chocolate Cities Framework, We use applied research to strengthen the arts and culture ecosystem through a variety of strategic initiatives that include:
Consulting Services
Live and Digital Production
Learning Spaces
Arts-Based Community Development