Egwu Onwu, Songs to Tide us over
Onwu Di Njo: A Community grief circle & creative writing workshop for people who have lost a parent, child, or sibling. Co-facilitated by Nkeiruka and collaborator Micheal French this interactive workshop will explore our personal connections with death and using creativity as a tool to support our grief and commemoration.
Onwu Di Njo Grief Circle & Creative Writing Workshop
Onwu Di Njo: A Community grief circle & creative writing workshop for people who have lost a parent, child, or sibling. Co-facilitated by Nkeiruka and collaborator Micheal French this interactive workshop will explore our personal connections with death and using creativity as a tool to support our grief and commemoration.
ONLINE grief circle & creative writing: Onwu Di Njo
Onwu Di Njo: A Community grief circle & creative writing workshop for people who have lost a parent, child, or sibling. Co-facilitated by Nkeiruka and collaborator Micheal French this interactive workshop will explore our personal connections with death and using creativity as a tool to support our grief and commemoration.
PlayCookie Selectah @ Sibling Revel-ry! Black Theater Night & ‘The Monsters’ Pre-show Mixer
I’ll be hosting & bring PlayCookie Selectah out to whine you.
Sibling Revel-ry! Black Theater Night & Pre-show Mixer with Afro Urban Society
Friday, April 10 | 6:30 PM Berkeley Repertory Theatre | Narsai M. David Courtyard | 2015 Addison St., Berkeley
Who will take home the National Sibling Day Champs Prize? Join us for a lively, all-ages pre-show celebration before Ngozi Anyanwu's The Monsters — featuring musical chairs, a dance-off, complete the lyrics, arm wrestling, and more.
Bay Area artist duos and groups will go head-to-head in a friendly sibling rivalry that mirrors the heart of the play itself. Bring your people and be part of the fun — performances, games, and refreshments included.
This event is free and open to all before and there’s a post-show talk back. A ticket is required for the play.
Artist lineup TBA
oúnjẹ wá: cook & chow: Egusi & Fufu
All-ages cooking class w. Nkeiruka Oruche & Maymunah
Egusi & Fufu Basics
Activate your culinary skills and your tastes buds with a fav: Egusi. Learn the basics of cooking Ofe Egusi with fresh ingredients sourced from our local farmers market and from small farmers in Nigeria. Pair it with an assortment of utara (starches) including Iyan, Akpu, Tuwo Shinkafa, Amala, and Eba. All food supplies and equipment will be provided. All ages, No previous cooking experience is necessary. Plant-based, and allergen-free ingredients
Notify us of your access needs in the registration form below or email info@afrorubansociety.com
Ubochi Nkwo March 28, 2026 | 10:30AM - 1PM
Fruitvale, Oakland, CA
ndị okenye (adults) $35-$75 | ụmụaka (kids) $10-$25 | LIMITED SPOTS
Egusi (egwusi, agusi, ohue, agushi) is popular across West Africa, with each community having variations of ingredients and cooking techniques (seeds, leafy greens, indigenous seasonings). In Nigeria, egusi is common among the Yoruba, Igbo, Ibibio and Efik and Bahumono of southern Nigeria, the Hausa of northern Nigeria and the Edo, Esan, Etsakọ, Urhobo and the Itsekiri people of the south-west of Nigeria. The Yorubas, quite notably the people of Ọṣun State – especially Ijesha – eat "iyan and egusi". The Ibibio and the Efik of southern Nigeria call it Afere Ikong. In Ghana, egusi is also called akatoa or agushi, and as in Nigeria is used for soup and stew, and most popularly in palaver sauce.
We will learn the basics of cooking Ofe Egusi with fresh ingredients sourced from our local farmers market and from small farmers in Nigeria. Participants will also try an assortment of utara (swallows/starches used to eat soups) including Iyan, Akpu, Tuwo Shinkafa, Amala, and Eba.
This workshop is designed to be inclusive of adults and children.
No previous cooking experience is necessary.
We will have plant-based, and allergen-free options.
All food supplies and equipment will be provided
Please notify us of any access needs we need to consider to allow you to fully participate info@afrorubansociety.com
Mixtape for Mourning: Song Circle & Creative Session
Drawing from her Igbo ancestry & culture, Onwu Di Njo invites participants to connect to their ancestral cultures and activate song, spoken word or chant as tools for grief and commemoration of loved ones who have died. The session features group singing, personal inquiry, reflection and creative exploration.
Empowering Women of Color at UC Berkeley- Mixtape for Mourning Workshop
Drawing from her Igbo ancestry & culture, Onwu Di Njo invites participants to connect to their ancestral cultures and activate song, spoken word or chant as tools for grief and commemoration of loved ones who have died. The session features group singing, personal inquiry, reflection and creative exploration.
To Be Born is to Belong. BAMBDFEST, Oakland
Dance. Outside. Sing. Outside. How do we move when we belong?
Onwu Di Njo @ World Arts West Festival
Drawing from her Igbo ancestry and culture, this workshop invites participants to connect to their ancestral cultures and explore/create song or spoken word as tools for grief and commemoration of loved ones who have died. Onwu Di Njo is part of Nkeiruka Oruche’s ‘Obi gbawara’m//My Heart Shattered or What happens after I die?’ (OGB) researching and documenting traditions of death and grief in Igbo culture, and the African diaspora. The session will feature an introduction/context, song sharing, personal connection, and creation time inspired by the project.
Onwu Di Njo: grief circle & creative writing ONLINE
Onwu Di Njo: A Community grief circle & creative writing workshop for people who have lost a parent, child, or sibling. Co-facilitated by Nkeiruka and collaborator Micheal French this interactive workshop will explore our personal connections with death and using creativity as a tool to support our grief and commemoration.
WATCH: Onwudiwe, A daughters Grief (Short)
Onwudiwe, A daughters grief. An experimental short film featuring Igbo daughters reflecting on the love and pain of losing a parent
Groundfloor Residency at Berkley Rep
I’ll be working on developing and writing a new work ‘Onwu dey Play — A WhatsApp Drama’ in collaboration with Nemuna Ceesay, Jeunée Simon, Rotimi Agbabiaka, Samuel Ademola, Asia Jackson, and Kanukai Chigamba.
Theatre in Video: Mixtape of the Dead & Gone #1- Egwu Ahamefula + Artist Q& A
A one-night only Theatre in Video showing of ‘Mixtape of the Dead & Gone #1- egwu ọnwụ Ahamefula’, a shit-just-got-real Afro-dance-theater piece following Ahamefula moments after her death, in a tussle with Asa-#7, a Messenger called from ‘Onye Ozi’ Ancestor app, sent to collect them.
There will be a post-show Q & A with the creator/director Nkeiruka Oruche and some cast members sharing their creative process, a report-back on their cultural exchange trip to Nigeria, and what future plans lie ahead. You’ll also be invited into some interactive activities with song, movement and practices surrounding grief.