The Council of Elders is to develop and increase appreciation for elders and youth and their contributions to community development.
Believing that education is the inter-generational transmission of the wisdom of the ancestors, which begins with the original message from the Creator to speak truth and to do justice, The Council of Elders is a circle of men and women elders of African American or other African lineage. The Council of Elders is rooted in the seven principles of Kwanzaa- to advance the collective well being of African Americans and other peoples of African lineage in Dayton,OH.
Dayton Africana Council of Elders: Frankie Earl, Olabisi Olakolade, Jesse O. Gooding, Margaret Evelyn Peters, Ahminullah Ahmad, Willis Bing Davis, Floyd B. Johnson, Tony Brooks, Robert E. Jones, Nozipo Glenn, Don Black, William B. Schooler, Greer Stanford-Randle, Claude (Yaya) Fambrough, David K. Greer, Dr. Boikai Twe, Viennease Dennis, Annette McGee Wright, Clay Dixon, Robert Walker, Mwesi Chu (John Taylor), Dr. Morris Brown, Vernellia R. Randall
Dayton Africana Council of Elders: Frankie Earl, Olabisi Olakolade, Jesse O. Gooding, Margaret Evelyn Peters, Ahminullah Ahmad, Willis Bing Davis, Floyd B. Johnson, Tony Brooks, Robert E. Jones, Nozipo Glenn, Don Black, William B. Schooler, Greer Stanford-Randle, Claude (Yaya) Fambrough, David K. Greer, Dr. Boikai Twe, Viennease Dennis, Annette McGee Wright, Clay Dixon, Robert Walker, Mwesi Chu (John Taylor), Dr. Morris Brown, Vernellia R. Randall
Our Mission Statement
The Dayton African American Cultural Festival (DAACF) provides for the coming together of diverse people to celebrate the richness of African American Experience through activities that promote Art, Education and Health.
