Awóyemi Prolific Jones

2024 Create Change Residency
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Awóyemi Timothy Prolific Veit Jones is a poet, writer, educator, genealogist, graphic designer, healer, and organizer who synthesizes ancestral traditions, creative practice, and Hip-Hop culture as an Afro-Indigenous folkloric praxis. Tim was a Riggio Fellow at The New School, is a graduate fellow at The Watering Hole, a 2021 Laundromat Project Create Change fellow, and a 2021 City Arts Corps fellow. Pro has facilitated several genealogy/creative practice workshops at the Weeksville Heritage Center, and is available for private consultations. Prolific’s genealogical research has been synthesized with his spiritual practice into two books of poetry: Ofrenda para las ancestras, and the forthcoming ethnography titled Water + Blood. Musically, Pro co-produced and appeared on SoSoon’s debut album, The Bandwagon…..Director’s Cut, collaborated with Greg G the Goldenchild on “Born Black” (as Tim Prolific Jones), and recently released “Purple” as part of SLM Dances multi-medium universe of the same name. Edwaujonte is the former Visioning Partner (VP) for Institutional Culture at PURPOSE Productions, currently teaches Kuumba/Integrated Arts at Ember Charter Schools, and is the founder of the Owo Foro Adobe publishing and performance collaborative. He is from Uniondale (Long Island, NY), and lives in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, New York.

Create Change Project

Egungun: The Afro-Indigenous Genealogy Project

The focus of “Egungun” (Yoruba for “ancestors”) is to utilize genealogical and genetic research as a catalyst for healing and creative expression in pursuit of reparations for Afro-Indigenous people. At no cost, participants will chart their family lineages, take tests from African Ancestry to uncover their ancestral genome, conduct oral history interviews, engage in indigenous ancestral spiritual rituals, and synthesize their findings in a culminating artistic presentation in Bed-Stuy.

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