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Learning Through Culinary and Musical Arts
The UNITEY Culinary and Musical Arts series aims to celebrate, increase knowledge and stimulate civic pride and cultural awareness of historical accomplishments of notable Blacks from the Memphis area and throughout our nation. A direct benefit is the revelation of a common pride and a common history that simultaneously invigorates the Black community while fostering mutual understanding and helping unify the Memphis community as a whole. Food Traditions are not only rooted in historical meaning but also serves as the vehicle for the transmission of oral narratives. By combining musical and culinary heritage with history we provide a more comprehensive backdrop to tell Black’s collective story.
High school students will produce a “cookbook” that links notable accomplishments by Blacks from Memphis with food and music in a thematically cohesive manner. At the program’s conclusion, students will perform for the Memphis community in a series of events that celebrate all three mediums: history, culinary and music arts.
So What is Soul Food?
The UNITEY Culinary and Musical Arts series aims to celebrate, increase knowledge and stimulate civic pride and cultural awareness of historical accomplishments of notable Blacks from the Memphis area and throughout our nation. A direct benefit is becoming aware of a pride inducing common history which will serve as a bridge to mutual understanding and help unify the Memphis community.
Community, Caring, Connecting, Communication, Celebration & Consolidation
Community
The Black Community historically came together to garner the importance of intergenerational social development and mobility through collaborative efforts.
Caring
The Black communities created a capacity for celebrating the cultural history and linguistic diversity among them. Communities celebrated their culture through food, music, art, literature and spirituality.
Connecting
Black communities were able to connect their realities despite the lack of respect and access to prosperity in segregated and discriminatory institutional and structural systems. Community connections reduced racial isolation and social dislocation.
Communication
Black communities were focused on holding the significance and human value of present and future generations through communication. Families and individuals entered these communities to increase dialogue, promise and positive outcomes for everyone.
Celebration
The Black communities created a capacity for celebrating the cultural history and linguistic diversity among them. Communities celebrated their culture through food, music, art, literature and spirituality.
Consolidation
Black communities were able to connect their realities despite the lack of respect and access to prosperity in segregated and discriminatory institutional and structural systems. Community connections reduced racial isolation and social dislocation.
Who We Are
UNITEY Community Development Corporation is an organization committed to building and connecting a bridge for the youth and young adult residents of our communities.
We are committed to being the culture broker who connects Level Up! program participants to private, public and non-profit sectors by providing a holistic and streamline approach for access to social and human services, assuring a quality tomorrow for the youth and young adults of Memphis, TN.
Civic Engagement,
Education, History
Our programming is centered around three core areas: Civic Engagement, Education, & History. Our latest series “Learning Through Culinary & Musical Arts” explores these areas from a creative perspective. Through the unique lens of food and music, students learn the historical impact blacks have made in these areas. Moreover, students will learn how these legacies impact us today.
Past UNITEYCDC Events
