African American Cultural Center of Buffalo
www.aaccbuffalo.org
350 Masten Ave.
Buffalo,
NY
14209
US
(716) 884-2013
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About This Association
Since 1958, the African-American Cultural Center, Inc. has enabled spirits to soar and offered sanctuary, validation and celebration for the duality of being African and American. The African American Cultural Center was founded by Malcolm Erni, an evangelist with Caribbean roots who had a devout faith in the virtue of his ancestry. Born and raised in Buffalo NY, Erni dreamed of a cultural and spiritual sanctuary where young people would learn that, God is a God of all races and ethnic group The first meetings of the African Cultural Center incorporated in the mid-60s as the African-American Cultural Center- were held on Friday and Saturday nights in a funeral home. Soon after, the group moved to the basement of a church near Glenwood Avenue, where drummer Oba-Ya began the first AACC drumming lessons. Infuriated, the clergy expelled Erni and his group in 1963.
Publications
Carrying on a Heritage of Culture. Brochure; CenterStage, periodic
Conventions
Annual
Specialties:
- Minority - African American
Information Summary
Member Count
125Year Founded
1958Staff Count
5Budget
Less than $50,000Category
Minority - African AmericanType
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