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Summer Streets 2019

Sat, August 3, 10 & 17, 2019
MANHATTAN ~ Seven miles of city streets become a long pedestrian mall with rest stops that offer free African, Brazilian, Disability, French, Indigenous, Mexican, Peruvian and Puerto Rican entertainment and family activities

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The Yorùbá Story of Obatala

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In parts of Africa, including Ancient Egypt, disability is considered to be a connection with the divine. The Yorùbá story of Obatala, the creator of humankind, is wonderful.

Yorùbá are a people of Western Nigeria, Benin and Togo. The Yorùbá form of West African/Central African culture is widespread across the Americas. It’s even become part of U.S. culture in the blues, country music, some children’s stories, and many other ways.

The Obatala story goes something like this. Olodumare, the one supreme god (same as Judaism, Christianity and Islam), gave Obatala the task of creating people. From the clay of the Earth, Obatala created humankind in his own image. Tiring, he drank some palm wine to refresh himself, but got drunk. When he woke up, Obatala realized he had made some people who were not perfect. In remorse, Obatala promised not to drink palm wine and to protect those who he created.

Love conquers all and love is the gift of disability.

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