About Malaika Hart Gilpin

Malaika Hart Gilpin has been community and education focused for most of her life. She got her Masters in Multicultural Education and is also a Certified Yoga Instructor. She has taught for over 16 years most recently as Director of Arts at Sankofa Freedom Academy, of which she was a part of the founding staff. She is excited to have recently joined NESAWG as the 2018 Conference Manager. Malaika is also the co-founder and co-director of the One Art Community Center, a non-profit that focuses on healing and teaching communities through the arts. One Art has created an urban eco arts village space that many come to for creative expression, peace of mind, growth and upliftment. Malaika is a part of several community groups as well as a part of the leadership of Soil Generation and she finds great joy working, growing and blossoming with other urban farmers. She loves her jobs and the people she has the honor of serving. She is also a 200-Hour Hatha Yoga Certified Teacher and is currently in training to become a Certified Kemetic Yoga Teacher.