Abigail Jefferson
BiographyAbigail Ifatola Jefferson founded the Rhode Island Black Storytellers Association, and is a renowned educator, storyteller, yoga instructor, ordained interfaith minister, and leader in the healing arts. She has worked with and taught at Lifetime Arts, NYPL’s Schomburg Center for Research and Black Culture’s Teen Curators, Lesley University’s (MA) Creative Arts in Learning Program, and Brown University’s Arts Literacy Program. Abigail graduated from Howard University and earned a Masters of Education from Lesley University in Integrated Teaching Through the Arts. She lives in Harlem where she leads many activities in arts, education, and wellness. Abigail Jefferson was a participant in Year 3 of the Southern New England Apprenticeship Program. She apprenticed under Raouf Mama in African storytelling.
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