Yolie Leon is a culture bearer that maintains Mexican altar-making traditions like calavera face painting and Catrina dressing. She's been part of many celebrations throughout the area in the spirit of educating folks on the deep traditions of Dia de Los Muertos and ofrendas. 

Kriyol Collective is a Brooklyn-based action group working at the intersection of arts practices rooted in oral history and movement, public health, and community organizing. The group offers consulting services in strategic planning, programmatic support, and creative ideation to artists, art organizations, grassroots groups, nonprofits, and other community stakeholders, while also creating original performance works focused on the preservation of Black diasporic culture and Haitian culture through its antecedent Kriyol Dance!

Kiire Wellness, a company that decolonizes breathwork, meditation and mindfulness through African Diaspora dance, song, and music. Reclaiming and recentering black dance, song and drum lineages that survived + transformed through the MAAFA as breathwork, not performance, Kiire Wellness creates spaces for the oppressed to manage stress, decrease anxiety and activate the parasympathetic nervous system while celebrating African culture and wellness lineages.