About Ezibu
Mission Vision History Artistic Directors Company Members Return Home	Mission To enrich the lives of children and community through the resources of African dance, rhythms, culture and cultural arts. Vision Ezibu Muntu African Dance and Cultural Foundation is a professional organization of dancers, drummers, entertainers and other individuals dedicated to invoking a better educated positive understanding of African culture, values, traditions and the cultural arts as a whole. Through exposing the community-at-large to educational and artistic programming based on African culture and art forms, Ezibu Muntu hopes to enrich the diversity of the community and reintroduce basic African concepts of family and community into society by informing and exhibiting. History Ezibu Muntu African Dance and Cultural Foundation began as a student organization on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in 1973. Founder, Tanya Dennis, a dance professor at VCU, recognized a need for multicultural enrichment in the Richmond community. She particularly wanted to help the African American students find a sense of ancestral pride and self-esteem. After maintaining status as a university based group, Ezibu decided they could better serve the community with a larger not-for-profit organization aimed at educating the community about African customs and traditions. In 1984, Ezibu established itself as a corporation and has been exciting and educating audiences for over 25 years. It is estimated that since it’s auspicious beginning more than 1000 individuals have been directly involved with the Ezibu Muntu family. Over the years, Ezibu has produced many professional artists in a wide variety of artistic disciplines. Renee Knight, a founding member still dances and today leads the foundation. Artistic Directors Faye Walker Babadungo Olagunke
	Company Members Omomola Adefunmi David Alston Yolanda Branch Patra Brodie Ebonee Brown** Hampton Couser** Leroy Craddock Roderick Davis* Tanya Davis* Weluna Finley* Shebony Forbes April Fraser** LaShaunda Harris Shonda Hawkins *Inactive **Apprentices	Renee Knight, Founding Member Latonya Lane* William Lewis Tammy McCain Jarrell Morris Babadungo Olagunke Zena Perthone Shamika Roberts** LaShara Smith Dominique Sykes* Faye Walker Mayah Walker-Taylor Wendy Warren