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Elevate your approach to wellness and knowledge transfer through the advancement of Sankofa Praxis.
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If your organization is ready to evolve with intention and integrity, Dr. Dee is ready to walk alongside you.
Dr. Dee’s collaboration approach
Utilizing the foundations of the Sankofa Praxis framework, Dr. Dee empowers individuals, academia, non-profits & corporate based organizations to elevate their psycho-spiritual wellness and knowledge transfer programs.
Dr. Dee and a team of experts equips you with the tools and resources needed to build an Africentric psycho-spiritual wellness and knowledge transfer program
Development
Dr. Dee assesses the landscape of your existing programs to identify opportunities of enrichment and sets forth a strategy that illuminates African cultural alignment and actualization
TransformatioN
Leveraging over 30 years of experience, Dr. Dee customizes trainings and workshops to fit your unique needs
Facilitation
Dr. Dee’s services are designed with a client-first approach, recognizing that each individual and organization has distinct needs. Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all solution, Dr. Dee takes time to understand your specific goals and challenges. This allows the ability to craft unique and tailored services that directly address your requirements, ensuring the most effective and impactful outcomes. Book a consultation to discover how Dr. Dee can be of service.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
WHAT IS SANKOFA PRAXIS?
Sankofa Praxis is a transformational meta-theory which integrates the concepts of Sankofa, a cultural concept used to guide African ascendant people in cultural reclamation.
HOW IS SAKOFA PRAXIS APPLIED?
Sankofa Praxis can be applied as a framing for workshops, syllabi, community-based programs, and as a guide for personal self actualization and wellness.
WHAT IS JEGNASHIP?
Jegnaship is a relational African-centered intentionally guided development process for intergenerational knowing and knowledge transfer which engages in a mutual co-learning approach.
HOW DO I KNOW IF DR. DEE'S SERVICES ARE A FIT FOR ME OR MY ORGANIZATION?
Dr. Dee’s services are for those who are concerned with advancing African liberation and psycho-spiritual wellness among people of African ascendence.
Sankofa Praxis is a transformational meta-theory which integrates the concepts of Sankofa, a cultural concept used to guide African ascendant people in cultural reclamation.
HOW IS SAKOFA PRAXIS APPLIED?
Sankofa Praxis can be applied as a framing for workshops, syllabi, community-based programs, and as a guide for personal self actualization and wellness.
WHAT IS JEGNASHIP?
Jegnaship is a relational African-centered intentionally guided development process for intergenerational knowing and knowledge transfer which engages in a mutual co-learning approach.
HOW DO I KNOW IF DR. DEE'S SERVICES ARE A FIT FOR ME OR MY ORGANIZATION?
Dr. Dee’s services are for those who are concerned with advancing African liberation and psycho-spiritual wellness among people of African ascendence.
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As founder of Sankofa Praxis, LLC, Iyanifa Adeeba D. Deterville, Ph.D (Dr. Dee) sees it as her mission and destiny to bring Africentric approaches to support knowledge of the extended-self, cultural alignment, and psycho-spiritual wellness to African ascended peoples.
Dr. Dee is driven by her passion for Africentric identity alignment, African/Black Psychology and, Spirtiness. To enhance her skills and develop her theory Sankofa Praxis she returned to school in her late 40s to earn her Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees. Foundational to her sense of wellness is the practice of Jegnaship; which serves as her primary coaching approach. Deepening her commitment to psycho-spiritual wellness and alignment, in 2024, alongside her husband, she was initiated into the Ifa tradition in Nigeria. She received the title and name, Ifanifa Odunbaku Makanjola Ifayemi.
As a developing practitioner of Isese and aspiring Osun initiate, her personal spiritual practice informs her commitment to helping organizations and individuals feel fully connected to their essence.
Dr. Dee is driven by her passion for Africentric identity alignment, African/Black Psychology and, Spirtiness. To enhance her skills and develop her theory Sankofa Praxis she returned to school in her late 40s to earn her Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees. Foundational to her sense of wellness is the practice of Jegnaship; which serves as her primary coaching approach. Deepening her commitment to psycho-spiritual wellness and alignment, in 2024, alongside her husband, she was initiated into the Ifa tradition in Nigeria. She received the title and name, Ifanifa Odunbaku Makanjola Ifayemi.
As a developing practitioner of Isese and aspiring Osun initiate, her personal spiritual practice informs her commitment to helping organizations and individuals feel fully connected to their essence.
Meet the Founder
Dr. Dee
Iyanifa Adeeba D. Deterville, Ph.D
founder of Sankofa Praxis, LLC,
PROJECT MANAGER
The Black Psychology Project@CIIS
Dr. La Tronda
Dr. Dee played a key role in fostering community engagement and strengthening relationships across students, faculty, staff, and the broader community. She helped cultivate greater cultural awareness and inclusivity, allowing all participants, regardless of ancestry, to honor African heritage.
Through her leadership, we developed academic programs, leadership cohorts, cultural centers, and wellness circles that aligned with and elevated our institutional values. Her efforts led to the founding of the Black Psychology Project and the Center for Black and Indigenous Praxis, which continue to offer powerful spaces for self-discovery, collective resilience, and the honoring of ancestral wisdom.
Over the past 10 years, these initiatives have profoundly impacted countless students, equipping them to lead and serve their communities with purpose. We didn’t just meet our goals; we exceeded them, year after year.
"Dr. Dee helped us create spaces for self-discovery, collective resilience, and the honoring of ancestral wisdom.”
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