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Karima Amin

History

Karima Amin is a native of Buffalo, New York with twenty four years to her credit as a dedicated educator in the Buffalo Public Schools and more than two decades of experience as an artistically accomplished storyteller.
During her twenty four years in the Buffalo Public Schools, she worked as a teacher of Secondary Language Arts, a Home/School Coordinator, and a Multicultural Literature Specialist. Karima effectively utilizes storytelling as a valuable teaching tool to enhance language arts skills, connect literature with social studies, increase multicultural awareness, and teach about the history and culture of African and African American people.
Signing of Brer Rabbit at Borders Books and Music
Photo By: Merri Lee Debany
Karima has co-authored with Barbara Dodds Stanford, Black Literature for High School Students (National Council of Teachers of English, 1978). In 1994 Galactic Multimedia produced "You Can Say That Again!", an audio tape, retelling her favorite fables and folktales. In addition to the tales, Karima's commentary on tape includes the history of storytelling, the academic and cultural benefits of storytelling, tips for storytellers and more. Adonis Productions in 1996 chose Karima to be the featured storyteller in their video, "Kwanzaa: An African American Celebration".
Karima is the author of The Adventures of Brer Rabbit and Friends, a children's book, published by Dorling Kindersley of London, England (1999). Her folktale re-tellings of "Wiley and the Hairy Man" and "The Legend of Annie Christmas" have been published in African American Children's Stories: A Treasury of Tradition and Pride, and anthology of stories, songs, and biographies (Publications International, 2001). Two original stories by Karima, "Grandma's Garden" and "The Prettiest Picture", have been published in My First Treasury: Grandma Loves You, a board book for young children, ages 0-6 (Publications International, 2003).
On local radio station 93.7 WBLK-FM every Monday morning at 8:15am, she shares both original and traditional tales.
Karima Amin's biography appears in Who's Who Among African Americans.


Previous Clients Include:

Bullet 1 Artpark - Lewiston, New York 
Bullet 2 Strong Museum - Rochester, New York 
Bullet 3 National Education Association 
Bullet 4 MacMillan/McGraw-Hill Publishers, Inc. 
Bullet 5 Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra 
Bullet 6 Toronto School of Storytelling 
Bullet 7 National Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. 
Bullet 8 African Canadian Heritage Association - Toronto, Canada 
Bullet 9 Phi Delta Kappa 
Bullet 10 Toastmasters International 
Bullet 11 NYS Department of Corrections 
Bullet 12 Delta Kappa Gamma 
Bullet 13 NYS Theater Education Association 
Bullet 14 Historic and Cultural Affairs Department of the City of Roswell, GA 

Sharing Stories At Boarders Books and Music
Photo By: Merri Lee Debany


Programs Include:

Bullet 1 African and African American Stories 
Bullet 2 Stories From Around the World 
Bullet 3 Stories From Children's Literature 
Bullet 4 Participation Stories 
Bullet 5 Storytelling Workshops 
Bullet 6 Writing Workshops 
Bullet 7 Staff Development 


Celebrations Include:

Bullet 1 Kwanzaa 
Bullet 2 Black History 
Bullet 3 Women's History 
Bullet 4 National Library Month 
Bullet 5 Juneteenth 
Bullet 6 Children's Book Week 
Bullet 7 Parents As Reading Partners 
Bullet 8 Read Across America 
Bullet 9 National Black Poetry Day 
Bullet 10 Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday 

Karima Amin
"Parents as Reading Partners" - Dodge Elementary


Professional Memberships Include:

Bullet 1 2004 - Present: Paradise Opportunities, Inc., Advisory Board 
Bullet 2 2003 - Present: Crossroads Storytelling Center, Board Member 
Bullet 3 2000 - Present: Squeaky Wheel Media Arts Org., Board of Directors 
Bullet 4 1996 - Present: 50 Women With A Vision, Inc. 
Bullet 5 1996 - Present: Tradition Keepers - Black Storytellers/WNY (Co-Founder) 
Bullet 6 1999 - 2003: Buffalo Quarters Historical Society Board of Directors 
Bullet 7 1993 - 2004: EPIC National Board of Directors 
Bullet 8 1989 - Present: Just Buffalo Literary Center, Inc. 
Bullet 9 1987 - Present: We All Storytellers (with Sharon Holley) 
Bullet 10 1988 - Present: National Association of Black Storytellers 
Bullet 11 1984 - Present: Spin-A-Story Tellers of Western New York (Co-Founder) 
Bullet 12 1983 - Present: National Storytelling Network 
Bullet 13 1973 - 1989: National Council of Teachers of English 


Featured Telling Has Included:

Bullet 1 2004 - 7th Annual Stories-on-the-Lake Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario 
Bullet 2 2003 - 21st National Association of Black Storytelling, Providence, RI 
Bullet 3 2002 - Central NY Conference of Language and Literature, SUNY Cortland 
Bullet 4 2002 - 20th National Festival of Black Storytelling, Baltimore, MD 
Bullet 5 2001 - 53red Annual Commencement, Erie Community College, Buffalo, NY 
Bullet 6 2000-Exhibit:The Art of William Edmondson; Memorial Art Gallery-Rochester, NY 
Bullet 7 2000 - 22nd Annual Toronto Festival of Storytelling 
Bullet 1 1999 - 17th National Festival of Black Storytelling - Winston-Salem, NC 
Bullet 2 1998 - 5th Intergenerational Festival of Blackstorytelling - Rochester, NY 
Bullet 3 1996-NYS Advisors Assoc./Western Region Leadership Conference - Buffalo, NY 
Bullet 4 1995 - Children's Discovery Concert: Peter and the Wolf - Buffalo Philharmonic 
Bullet 5 1994 - Artist-in-Residence - Artpark, Lewiston, NY 
Bullet 6 1994 - Exhibit: Between Two Worlds, Strong Museum - Rochester, NY 
Bullet 7 1994 - Black History Month Concert - Buffalo Philharmonic 
Bullet 8 1992 - Exhibit: To Lead and To Serve - Buffalo/Erie County Historical Society 
Bullet 9 1991 - Exhibit: Stitching Memories, Strong Museum - Rochester, NY 


Honors and Awards Include:

Bullet 1 2005 - Parents' Choice Foundation Gold Award for Storytelling Audio - National Honor 
Bullet 2 2003 - Community Leadership Award, Albright-Knox Art Gallery-Buffalo, NY 
Bullet 3 2001 - Community Leadership Award, Niagara University/College of Education-Niagara Falls, NY 
Bullet 4 2001 - Servant Leader Award, Masten Neighborhood Advisory Council-Buffalo, NY 
Bullet 5 2001 - Uncrowned Queens, Women's Pavilion Pan Am 2001, Inc.-Buffalo, NY 
Bullet 6 2001 - Community Service Award, Professional Sisters Working Together-Buffalo, NY 
Bullet 7 2001 - Daisy Lampkin Leadership Award, Links Inc. / Eastern Area-Buffalo, NY 
Bullet 1 2000 - Living Legend, Metropolitan United Methodist Church-Buffalo, NY 
Bullet 2 2000 - Outstanding Artist, AKA Sorority, Inc.-XI Epsilon Omega Chapter 
Bullet 3 1998 - Witness Our Women, Langston Hughes Institute-Buffalo, NY 
Bullet 4 1997 - Outstanding Artist, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.-Gamma Phi Omega Chapter 
Bullet 5 1994 - Artistic Achievement, N.A. of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. 
Bullet 6 1994 - 2 Year Appointment, National School Advisory Board - MacMillan/McGraw-Hill Pub., Inc. 
Bullet 7 1994 - Apple for the Teacher, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.-Beta Phi Chapter 
Bullet 8 1988 - 2 Yr Appoint., Preserving Amer./Multicultural Literat. - Nat'l Council of Teachers of English 
Bullet 9 1978 - Teacher for Tomorrow-Buffalo Board of Education 
Bullet 10 1977 - Black Educator of the Year - Black Educators Association of the Niagara Frontier 


E-mail
karimatells@yahoo.com


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