Protesting, marching and making a statement about what matters to you is important. However, investing your time, money and talent into developing a solution is POWERFUL! This what a husband and wife duo did to make their mark on the black community.

Moya and Mohammed Ali Ojarigi are the innovative and passionate entrepreneurs behind Inner Child Artistry, an Afrocentric preschool in Reseda, CA. Utilizing their passion for the community and educational backgrounds, they have created something special for the black community to get their children in touch with their roots and off to a great educational start.

Moya is an early childhood educator and black parenting expert. She authored “Black Lives Matter: A Guildbook to Race”. Muhammad is a Nigerian American actor/writer/director.

What is really interesting about their model is they are a nonprofit school, so they really see themselves as an integral part of the community, not just a money driven service designed to get rich. They are there to enhance the lives and future of the children involved.

What is really interesting about their model is they are a nonprofit school, so they really see themselves as an integral part of the community, not just a money driven service designed to get rich. They are there to enhance the lives and future of the children involved.

Inner Child Artistry offers fill time programs from 9am to 3:30pm, Part time programs from 9am to 12:30pm and even homeschool co-op programs. Each ran from Monday through Friday.

Before and afterschool care is available as well, according to their website.

“I received my Master’s degree from UCLA in Urban Planning, emphasized in Community Development.

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I thought the best way to help the community is to start with children when they are young. Thereby grooming them to be the next generation of leaders. We officially started in October 2013,” says Moya.

“We offer cultural learning experiences based on the experience of people with African Heritage,” explains Moya. “I also develop preschool programs for students of African heritage to love themselves and appreciate their culture from an early age. My husband writes stage plays rooted in the Black experience. I put together a curriculum around his historically-themed plays.”

“It is challenging for parents to find cultural learning opportunities for their children, so we reach out to local organizations to see if they would be interested in hosting the performance with a discussion afterwards,” says Moya.

Hats off to this wonderful couple. Hopefully their vision and passion for connecting our young people to the community will spark a trend across the country of others getting off the sofa, out of the marching lines, and into action. We need more and more people not only aware of what is wrong with the country and world, but ready to create something that will make it a better place.

SOUND OFF: What do you think of afrocentric, early childhood education and the Inner Child Artistry preschool?

Visit their website: Inner Child Artistry