The Foundation
CALLALOO FOUNDATION, INC.
VISION
We envision a future where the literature and culture of the African Diaspora enrich every person.
MISSION
Our mission is to preserve the literature and culture of the African Diaspora.
VALUES
CREATIVITY
INSPIRATION
HONOR
HUMANITY
CONNECTION
INCLUSION & EQUITY
About the Callaloo Foundation, Inc.
Callaloo Foundation, Inc was established in 2011 in College Station, Texas, as a nonprofit corporation to support the Callaloo literary and cultural journal, including the journal's publication, workshops, awards, readings, lectures, and performances. With headquarters in Washington, D.C., Callaloo Foundation, Inc is a nonprofit with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
Officers And Directors
Melvin White, J.D.
Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP Chair
Kyla Kupferstein Torres
Executive Director
Charles Henry Rowell, Ph.D.
Founder
Ricky Day
Principal, Ricky Day Studio
Hermine Pinson, Ph.D.
Frances L. and Edwin L. Cummings, Professor of English & Africana Studies
William & Mary
John A. McCluskey, Jr., Ph.D.
Emeritus, African American and African Diaspora Studies Institute
GerShun Avilez, Ph.D.
Secretary
Jason Allen-Paisant, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Critical Theory and Creative Writing, University of Manchester
Leigh Raiford, Ph.D.
Professor of African American Studies, University of California at Berkeley
Franklin Sirmans
Director, Pérez Art Museum, Miami
Mark Winston Griffith, M.A.
Co-Executive Director, Free Speech TV
Kendra Hamilton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English, Presbyterian College
Gabrielle Gilliam
Treasurer
Chief Advancement Officer, Ascend Charter
Marlon B. Ross
Professor of English, University of Virginia
Kwame Dawes
Professor of Literary Arts, Brown University
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