Meet Mama Yaa
She has received the distinguished City of Louisville "Merit Award" and represented the city as a delegate to the 1994 International African and African American Summit. The storytelling artistry of "Mama Yaa" is nationally televised via satellite on the "Telling Tales" series, produced by the Kentucky Educational Television Network. As a "storyteller" and presenter of the African oral tradition, she is featured in the prestigious "Gullah Festival" held in Beaufort, South Carolina.
The artist is a graduate of the University of Louisville and has performed for the University's Women's Center, and the National Black Family Conference. Nana Yaa Asantewa is a member of the National Association of Black Storytellers. Her work is inspirational and educational. If you would like more information, please contact "Mama Yaa" at: 1-502-775-8824
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