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EVERY DAY BABY demonstrates how culture, tradition, family, and cloth (Kente) play an important role in the birth and naming of newborns. Take a weeklong journey through the halls of a hospital maternity ward in Ghana where nurses are charged with the West African tradition of naming each newborn on the day she or he entered the world. First names are given based on gender and day of birth followed by the family name.

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Dr. Amy Dean-Tsahey is an educator, mentor, executive director, consultant, and scholar. She has spent over 25 years leading in strategic program development for the community, county, and for youth. Her experience spans cities locally and abroad in Europe and Ghana, West Africa. She is the executive director of the nonprofit organization, Faith In Action! Inc. (FIA). FIA specializes in performing arts, leadership, mentoring, education, career readiness, service, and overseas missions. She is also a Community Curator for WHYY, the nation's leading public media company, and is a pastor at Agape Int'l Worship Center. Dr. Dean-Tsahey has established several programs and partnerships throughout Burlington County, New Jersey. A writer, singer/performer, and executive producer, she loves her family, enjoys travel, and considers herself blessed to be able to continue serving the community and doing what she loves. She believes everyone has a purpose and that it is up to the individual to actively pursue it and know that with God, all things are possible!

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