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Afra She Asungi is a contemporary artist, a writer, a priestess and a healer. She is a psychotherapist, Life Purpose Coach, and a Visual Artist and Spirituality Teacher. Some of her skills include Psychology, Art Therapy, Adolescents, Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Curriculum Development, Life Transitions, Art, Therapists, and Teaching. She founded MAMAROOTS: AJAMA-JEBK, an “AfraGoddess Sistahood dedicated to Afracentric spiritually and cultural awareness” from October 1981 to present. She has run SistahPeace ReShaping WellBalance (tm) Counseling & Coaching Services since February 2007.

Education She received her BFA, Fine Arts, Minor Psychology from the Wayne State University. She received her degree in Social Work from California State University-Long Beach from 2003 to 2005. She studied Dual Diagnosis Drug Abuse Studies at UC Berkeley. She received her MFA in Fine Arts [Printmaking]-Africana/Oceanic Studies from the University of Chicago.

Art During the late 1970's, AfraShe founded Positive Images in Print by Asungi, by bringing a body of visual images and unique written philosophies, including a collection entitled, The Goddess Series. . .™. The Goddess Series was significant for its positive mythic restructuring, and depiction of Strong, Self-Contained and Self-governing Afrikan Goddesses during the late 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Her landmark work has been included in numerous Women’s and Goddess Spirituality journals and presentations; Woman of Power magazine--authors Merlin Stone, Gloria Orenstein, Hallie Austen Iglehart, and Elinor Gadin among them. AfraShe has created a spiritual home for Black women seeking a renewed vision of themselves. Afra She Asungi has many works of art. She has a painting called “Ochumare, Goddess of the Rainbow”. Another work of art is titled “Dunham’s Life Song”.