Efuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefunmi (born Walter Eugene King, October 5, 1928 – February 11, 2005) was the first documented African-American initiated into the priesthood of the …

Oct 27, 2023 · Between 1956 and 1961 in New York, Adefunmi established three temples in Manhattan; a festival on the Hudson River to honor Osun, the Yoruba river goddess that …

Oba Adefunmi I has been called " Father of the African Cultural Restoration Movement". In 1981, the Caribbean Visual Arts and Research Center in New York sponsored Oba Adefunmi to be a …

Aug 1, 2024 · He became king of Oyotunji Village in 2005 after the death of his father, Oba Adefunmi I, who founded the community in the early 1970’s.

Jul 31, 2024 · Adefunmi, who was recognized as the ruler of the Yoruba people in North America, was stabbed to death on Monday at the Oyutunji African Village in northern Beaufort County.

Aug 1, 2024 · SHELDON — The victim of a fatal July 29 stabbing that took place in Oyotunji African Village has been identified as the king and leader of that village, Adegbolu Abiogemo …

Jul 31, 2024 · Adefunmi is recognized as the king of the Yoruba of North America. According to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, the BCSO communications center received a report of a …

HRH Oba Efuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefunmi I, a historic figure and the spiritual leader of western practitioners of the Yoruba faith and culture, passed away on Thursday, February …

Oct 5, 2021 · Walter Eugene King was born in Detroit, Michigan. He became the first documented African American to be initiated into the Yoruba priesthood of Obatala. In 1970, along with …

Walter King, who took the African name of Ofuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefunmi I for himself, works on his village, Oyotunji, a place meant to bring the African religion of Yoruba to African …