Today we’d like to introduce you to Moses Uvere.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Moses. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
I was born in raised in Dallas. I’m the oldest of six. I’ve moved around a ton as a kid but I would call Garland as the area I’m from. My parents are originally from Nigeria. We are of the IGBO Tribe. My parents came to America in search for a better life but it came with some struggle. Unfortunately, my parents had difficulties making adjustments to American culture that eventually lead to their divorce. That leaded us to leave home and going in a foster home for a period of time, we moved from place to place and even at times lived in very rough areas of the city. My mother hit her breaking point and she ended up abandoning my siblings and me and we ended up only be raised by my father, and its been years and we are still not in contact with her.
These moments lead me to make some important choices about the type of person I would become. I eventually gave my will over to God when I was 21 and I started making Hip Hop music and traveling all over the nation and sharing the hope I found in Jesus. Within the last three years using my influence as a hip hop artist we started a non-profit called culture-makers and our mission is to provide cultural experiences for under privileged families. We are in partnership with various departments in the city of Garland, such as the Garland police department, Neighborhood Vitality, fair housing department and Good Samaritan Food distribution – with the hope to support, empower and encourage the underprivileged families in the city of Garland.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Yeah, with my parents getting divorced, having to move from place to place, living in rough areas, even at times not having any food or electricity. These moments in your life cause to wonder if you have a place in the world? Are you really significant? Do you have a purpose? I know that there are many people in the city, especially young black men like myself and minorities who may share these same struggles. My purpose is to reconcile these lies with the truth and remind people of their value and their dignity also to inspire people to share in love with one another and create an active culture of peace. I know its a tall order but I want to try.
So, as you know, we’re impressed with Culture Makers – tell our readers more, for example what you’re most proud of and what sets you apart from others.
What we do? We have four areas of focus. We put on various events and provide music and entertainment. (I rap, or host and my friend Oscar would DJ). We offer mental, physical and emotional support to parents that are in under privilege circumstances. We offer mentorship and pastoral like guidance for students with various needs. We create various art projects in a few categories such as Music, Books, Poetry, Videos and more.
I would say we specialize in being adaptable when it comes to helping people and meeting their needs we have discovered that in order to care for people well we have to provide help according to the actual need of the family. We aren’t tied to a way or a process in how we help families we just asses, pray and respond. I also believe that’s what makes us unique and special.
So, what’s next? Any big plans?
We have a great hope to help restore Garland to a place that people will be proud to be from because we honor God and love others really well. We are working with a few of our local partners to start a church in the Garland area to care for the spiritual needs of our community. We are also working on an initiative to help the homeless in Garland in partnership with the city council and other branches of local government. We are working on some new art projects. We are finishing up an album I wrote and documentary we shot.
We also just partnered with a publisher to start a book series. All the proceeds we gather from these projects are used to help families in need. So to say the least, we have a ton of really fun and cool things on the horizon.
Contact Info:
- Website: http://www.mosesuvere.com
- Phone: 469-226-7282
- Email: contactus@culturemakersusa.org
Image Credit:
Adam Fish – Moses’ Photo with car
Ben O Neal
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