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RUFUS TIEFING STEVENSON, Cofounder.
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​Mr. Rufus T. Stevenson served as a United States Diplomat and Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa. He also served as a US Diplomat in Europe. He is also a Vietnam Veteran.

While in Africa, in his own words, Mr. Stevenson connected with the civilization of his ancestors and experienced the richness of Africa's untold civilizing influence on world civilization.

As a Diplomat in London, he began telling the story of African ingenuity through African Textile Arts by dressing the venues with African artifacts and fabrics. 


​In 1997, the United States Postal Service honored Kwanzaa by issuing stamps depicting an aspect of the festival.

Mr. Stevenson was honored to decorate the Grand Concert Hall Stage at the Kennedy Center for the "Spirit of Kwanzaa" The decor received rave reviews. He was invited for
 the next ten (10) consecutive years to decorate the stage in celebration of the “Spirit of Kwanzaa.” 

Mr. Rufus Stevenson is the founder and CEO of Tiefing Collenction





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Muzina
Muzina di tata
E di mwana
E di mpeve santu

Muzina di tata nzambe oooh, muzina
Babotama, bazala, bakufa, balamuka, basekwa ah

Basumuki baboya Nzambe batala ye mpamba ntango ya bisengo oh
Oh
Kasi nkombo ya Nzambe ezali ya makasi boboto ya Yahwe ya
Nkembo
Bakolimbisa bango
Muzinaaaa

Muzina di tata, e di mwana, e di mpeve santu


Baluka moto na ngai, baluka ngai liwa
Bamekola basuka, bamema se mongambo eh

Lisolo oyo ya ngai, ekoma mosala
Na kati ya lisanga, na bandako na nganga
Kofingafinga ngai, kotongotonga ngai
Kokanakana ngai, epesa ngai bomoyi

Naboma moto te, nateka moto te

Nasimba nkisi te, mpo te nazwa bomengo
Nzoto nangai nzoto oyo elelela kaka nzambe
Nkisi nangai banda bomwana, losambo na Yahweh
Banso oyo bayeba ngai na bomwana nangai
Ntango yango babenga ngai mwana ya basango oh
Yebaka ah yebaka, liloba ya Nzambe
Yeba bisengo ya nse

Tangaka, ah tangaka, tangaka Bible
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Yeba bomengo ya nse

Muzinaaaa
Muzina di tata
E di mwana
E di mpeve santu
Muzina di tata nzambe oooh, ya muzina

Basoboli bankulu, bopesa biso kisankulu


Muzina di tata, e di mwana, e di mpeve santu
Muzina di tata nzambe oooh, ya muzina

Basantu mpe banzelu, botombola nkombo ya nkolo


Muzina di tata, e di mwana, e di mpeve santu
Muzina di tata nzambe oooh, ya muzina

Yemba yemba ah
Yemba yemba ah

Boyakani banso mpo toyemba
Yemba yemba ah

​Toyembela Nzambe nkolo na biso
Yemba yemba ah

Tosangana banso mpo boyani
Yemba yemba ah


Toyembela Nzambe nkolo abenisa biso
Yemba yemba ah

Muzina di tata e di mwana

Yemba yemba ah

Na nkombo na Yesu tokoyemba

Yemba yemba ah

Na nkombo na Nzambe tokosambela
Yemba yemba ah
Muzina e di tata, e di mwana

Afrika mobimba yakani toyemba
Yemba yemba ah

Toyembela Nzambe abenisa mboka

Yemba yemba ah

Nkombo na Nzambe ezali likolo
Yemba yemba ah

Eloko moko eleki Nzambe ezali te oh

Yemba yemba ah

Baninga ya Zaire boyokani tosambela


Yemba yemba ah

Na nkombo ya Nzambe asalisa biso
Yemba yemba ah

Na nkombo na Nzambe tokosambela

Yemba yemba ah

Muzina di tata e di mwana
Yemba yemba ah

Botombola maboko mpo na Nzambe eh
Yemba yemba ah

Tobondela ye na motema moko
Yemba yemba ah
Nkombo ya Nzambe ezali monene

Yemba yemba ah

Nanoi akoki kotiya ntembe na Nzambe
Yemba yemba ah

Yelele, yelele
Yelele yelele
Ebeba eh eh botombola maboko

Bimisa mouchoir, litambala, liputa, ekoti, yembela Nzambe

Eeeh, Yahweh
Eh, Yahweh​



  • Mission
  • Board & Management
    • Professor Kelsey Collie
    • Sonia Staples
    • Dr.BarksdaleHall
    • Dr. Theresia Wansi -Financial Literacy
    • Rufus T. Stevenson
    • Contacts
  • INTERNATIONAL
    • African Union ECOSOCC - Ghana
    • Youth Specfic
    • Heritage Tours and Development
    • Central Africa Region >
      • Cameroon
  • PROGRAMS
    • Dance
    • Mentorship >
      • YMOC-Outreach
    • Theatre >
      • MBSYEP 2021 STALWARTS >
        • Dare to Amaze Youths >
          • Christian Pree
          • myjadarbymkthepoet
          • Ajani Obaseki
          • Chiamaka Irika
          • Hope Payne
          • OST Project Proficient
    • Communication Media Arts
    • Visual Arts >
      • ArtsAndDecor
      • SerenityPonger
      • Samara Winston
      • Ashley Torres
      • Global Politics, Leadership, and Diplomacy
      • Film
    • Culinary Arts and Sommelier >
      • Food Research and News
    • Textile, Fashion Arts and Cosmetology
    • Medicine and Arts
  • News/Events
    • COVID-19
    • Archives
  • HUMANITIES
    • Research
    • Ethnohistory
    • Freedom Ride and Civil Rights
    • Harlem Renaissance
    • Juneteenth
    • Things Fall Apart >
      • Metaphor and Similes
      • Tone
      • Igbo Phrases
    • Great Literature
    • Poetry for Purpose >
      • Spoken Word
      • Written Word
    • African Hit Music of All Time
    • AfricanWomenofEssence
  • WORK READINESS