Kings Majestic Corporation

(Brooklyn, NY)
www.651arts.org

Total Award: $50,000 over 1 year

Inclusive Relationships: Developing Community Together/Phase II

To support Inclusive Relationships: Developing Community Together/Phase II, an effort to publish findings concerning inclusive cultural development planning processes nation-wide and to create a plan for the organization's community. The Kings Majestic Corporation (also known as 651 Arts) develops, produces and presents arts and cultural programming grounded in the African Diaspora. Inclusive Relationships: Developing Community Together was conceived to challenge insensitive urban and economic development initiatives that inadvertently displace individuals, cultural groups and businesses that have not been included in cultural district planning processes. Successful projects have been implemented in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tucson and Pittsburgh. During year one, 651 hired a consultant to engage in a planning process with local cultural and community groups; hosted town meetings that included a variety of stakeholders; created alliances with community development groups in other cities that engaged in inclusive processes and created a cultural plan. In 2003-2004, 651's second phase of work will include the following: negotiating a plan that is built on community consensus; creating alliances with individuals and groups that were not engaged in the previous year's work; building upon research on inclusive processes for community development initiatives; and creating an Institutional Guide for Participating in Community Development.