da' House of Khafre (AKA da' House)
KHAFRE
pob 64
Indianola, MS 38751
ph: 662.347.8198
fax: 662.887.2900
DeltaRen
KHAFRE, INC
COTTON PICKERS OF AMERICA MONUMENT and SHARECROPPERS INTERPRETIVE CENTER
COTTON PICKERS STATUE MINIATURES
KHAFRE, INC.
“Building monumental programs…changing our world forever”
JANUARY 2012
For the last few years we’ve traveled around the Delta and throughout the country listening to people share their hopes and dreams for Mississippi. Those concerns are heartfelt and strikingly similar: hopes of fairness; harmony among the races; a state government that serves and protects all Mississippians, and finding a way to show respect for the historical legacy of its hard-working people…it’s all about dignity preservation.
After listening to people, spending more time in prayer and in quiet meditation, our team too became hopeful that a path to positive change would be revealed. Essentially, we have concluded the obvious. There is a definite and distinct need to build a monument, in the Mississippi Delta, that pays tribute to the spirit, the work and the heritage of the cotton pickers, and that honors the “sweat equity” investments made in cotton fields throughout the South. We as a nation have neglected the essential labor force that made “cotton king” in the Delta; and the most important industry in America, for nearly two hundred years. And that oversight simply must be corrected. In our assessment, this is the central issue that pivots on the hopes and dreams of fairness, harmony and respect felt by people throughout this country.
Therefore, Khafre Inc, Maya Angelou, Ed Dwight, Clifton Taulbert, Johnnie L. Dupree, Carroll Van West and many citizens of the Delta have stepped up in support of the initiative to build the “Cotton Pickers of America Monument and Sharecroppers Interpretive Center (CPAMSIC),” and we need your input. The Monument will bring much needed positive attention to the impoverished Delta, help build economic development within the region, and celebrate the unrecognized work of those who tirelessly planted the seeds for all of us. Collectively, we can inspire Americans to respect this unobserved legacy by constructing a historical site, as a symbol of dignity at the epicenter of our collective pain…where America’s root music Blues was born, the Mississippi Delta!
There are numerous ways to support this effort:
- Your financial contribution of $5, $50, $500, $5,000, or more
- Legacy Brick(s) @ $100 each
- Cotton Pickers statue miniatures
- Petition to convert CPAMSIC into a National Park upon completion
I look forward to involving you in this ongoing effort to finally pay respect to the people who planted, chopped and picked cotton in America. It is time…and, we sincerely appreciate your support.
With heartfelt appreciation,
C.Sade Turnipseed, MBA/MS, PhD candidate, Founder/Executive Director
662.347.8198
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"LEGACY BRICKS"
campaign to begin construction of the 20-acre sculptural park, in a cotton field along HWY 61. The Monument will be in tribute to the people who invested their blood, sweat and tears in the soils of the Delta; thereby making cotton "king" and the crop most significant to America's development...for over two hundred years.
To reserve a Legacy Brick and preserve your family's legacy, please join Maya Angelou, Ed Dwight and others in the building of the Cotton Pickers Monument and Sharecroppers Interpretive Center, in the Mississippi Delta! ~ click here~
Khafre, Inc announces the launch of their most recent Youth Empowerment project, “Healthy U...Gourmet Academy for Youth.” Beginning Saturday March 26th, 2011, Middle High School students will meet at 10:30am and High School students will meet at 1:00pm. A public Healthy U orientation meeting is scheduled March 19th at 3:00pm, at da' House of Khafre located at 105 Main Street, in historic downtown Indianola, MS. No advanced registration is required to attend orientation.
Healthy U is an innovative weekly after-school culinary arts program that targets young people, 13–18 years of age. Healthy U is designed to teach local youth to live healthier lives and encourage them to seek fresh and more healthily prepared foods; and, to exercise more frequently. The students will learn the benefits of consuming fresh, clean, living foods; and to be more aware of the potential damage processed foods can have on their physical and mental health. Each Saturday, professional guest chefs will demonstrate recipes and teach each student how to prepare a healthy gourmet dish. This educational program targets young people, specifically. The focus area is Indianola, in Sunflower County Mississippi. In essence students will learn to prepare healthy life-sustaining foods, themselves. In a fun and enjoyable atmosphere.
The health and education problems are in epidemic proportions in the Mississippi Delta. The situation is that approximately 80% of the population (all age groups) suffers from health challenges directly related to poor dietary habits, useful health-related information and the lack of physical exercise. To help alleviate this crisis KHAFRE, Inc has come up with a unique program that offers a long-term solution. 
Khafre, Inc is recipient of the Delta Health Alliance HRSA Grant in the amount of $22,000 and the contribution of $17,000 in equipment from the Viking Range Corporation. The hope in developing the “Healthy U...Gourmet Academy for Youth” is to see a Mississippi Delta in which everyone lives enriched, long and healthy lives.
The Delta Health Alliance is gratefully acknowledged for support of this project through HRSA Grant Number U1FRH07411. The Delta Health Alliance is a non-profit organization based in Stoneville, MS that advocates, develops and implements collaborative programs to improve the health of citizens in the Delta through the support of partnerships that increase access and availability of health care, conduct and apply health research, or offer health educations programs that foster healthy lifestyles of Deltans. For more information about the Delta Health Alliance visit www.deltahealthalliance.org.
Khafre, Inc is a Mississippi Delta-based 501(c) (3) not for profit community based organization. Our mission is to build monumental programs that will have a favorable impact on the youth in the Delta. Our purpose and applicability is to offer educational workshops, seminars and conferences for the entire community that celebrate the Mississippi’s culture and its contributions to world history, including: music, cuisine, writing, and other artistic expressions.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
HEALTHY U...Delta Gourmet Academy for Youth
662.347.8198 info@khafreinc.org
Purpose and Applicability of the Organization,
(a) To offer educational workshops, seminars and conferences for the entire community that celebrates the Mississippi Delta culture.
(b) To produce events that showcase musicians coming together to perform traditional African rhythms and American Roots Music…the Mississippi Delta Blues.
(c) To erect monuments that honor and celebrate Mississippi history and culture, including music, writers, and other artistic expressions.
(d) To operate as an equal opportunity, non-profit organization which does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, or national origin; and
KHAFRE INC is a nonprofit organization as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Organization shall maintain a registered office in the State of Mississippi, and shall have a registered agent whose address is identical with such registered office.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE AND OR SUPPORT THIS WORTHY CAUSE, PLEASE SEND YOUR INQUIRY TO:
KHAFRE, INC
POB 64 INDIANOLA, MS 38751 USA
662 887.2900, info@khafreinc.org
STAFF
C.Sade Turnipseed, MBA, MS, PhD (candidate), Founder/Executive Director
Robert L. Terrell, Project Director
T. Clarice Norton, Administrative Assistant
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Dr. Maya Angelou, Honorary Chair
Catherine Gardner, Chair
Sylvester Hoover, Treasurer
Eulah Peterson, PhD
Christopher Shults, PhD
Joseph Stevenson, PhD
Hermon Johnson
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Jeribu Hill, Esq
Carroll Van West, PhD
Rebecca Conard, PhD
Tara White, PhD
Rev. Darryl Johnson
Linda Coleman, Esq
Mary Hoover
Leo Turnipseed
Mary Francis Shepard
Valerie Simpson, PhD
Marvin Haire, PhD
Valerie Sanders
Guelel Kumba
KHAFRE
pob 64
Indianola, MS 38751
ph: 662.347.8198
fax: 662.887.2900
DeltaRen
