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FAM Team

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Amde Hamilton

Honorary Board Member

& Originator of FAM

Powerhouse Poet, Writer, Griot,

Co-Founder of the

Watts Prophets, and Ordained Ethiopian Orthodox Priest

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Desiree Edwards

Honorary Board Member

Community Advocate, Entrepreneur, and Owner of Watts Coffee House

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Roger E. Mosley
1938-2022

Honorary Board Member & Creator of FAM Poetry Jam

Writer, Director, Famed Actor,  Beloved Track & Field Coach, Mentor, Helicopter Pilot, and Encyclopedia of Knowledge

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Antoinette "Toni" Mosley

Honorary Board Member

& Treasurer

Author, Poet, Storyteller, and Writer of Memoir - Dodge Ball Captain Gets Fired 

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Honorary Board Member & Broadcasting Program Co-Chair

Poet, Producer, Artistic Director, a.k.a. Food4Thought, and Co-Founder of Still Waters Writers Workshop

Oshea Luja

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Rita Cofield

(Interim) Executive Director & Board Chair

Preservationist, Cultural Resource Manager, Community Advocate, and Neighborhood Preservationist

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Lottie Cleveland

Board Member & (Interim) Chair Program Committee

Community Activist, President of Watts Business Association, and Watts Ambassador-L. A. South Chamber of Commerce, Entrepreneur

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Edward "Ed" Landler

Board Member

Community Advocate, Film Historian, Writer, Filmmaker and Director of 'I Build The Tower'

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Ronald "Rudy" Barbee

Board Member

Community Activist & Liaison, and Member Friends of the Watts Towers

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Danielle Cooksie

General Member

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Pamela Garrett

General Member

Educator, Entrepreneur, Community Advocate and Historian, and Event Organizer of Watts Summer Festival

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Ronald "Low M.B." Watkins

General Member

Poet, Writer, Community Activist, Musician/Rap Artist, and Co-Founder OFTB

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Jaquelyn Badejo

General Member

Community Activist, and President of Watts Clean Air & Energy Committee

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Marco Barrantes

General Member

Environmental Activist, Contractor, Urban Planner, Certified Permaculture Designer, and President of La Loma Development Company

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Lekecia Dorsey

General Member

Poet, Writer, Educator, and Founder of Resident Black Publications

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