Viola Plummer: We were sitting around the table talking about how it was that we were going to name this establishment. We said that we were going to name this institution Knutsa [sp?] House, because Knutsa meant the gathering of the family. So this brother that worked with us said, 'look, in Bed-Stuy in 1994 that may be really good for those of us who know Swahili and know these different African languages and stuff, that may be alright for US, but if we want to draw in other people we need a simpler name. He said you all are gonna do this, right?' He said 'then call it Sista's Place, but you gotta spell it Sista's.