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26th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival-Conversations, Children’s Activities and Conscious Raising Films

26th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival-Conversations, Children’s Activities and Consciousness Raising Films

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Los Angeles-The first weekend of the Pan African Film and Arts Festival is a wrap! Don’t despair; there is still time to catch the festival, which runs through Monday, February 19th at the Rave Cinemark Theatres and at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.Yes, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, each year we get to go on a global journey of the African diaspora through cinema and to enjoy the brilliant artwork of local and international artists.

February 12, 2018

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PAFF 2018 To Continue Screening Great Films And Presenting Amazing Panels Following Opening Night’s Rave Reviews

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26th Annual Pan African Film Festival continues to revel in great reviews following Opening Night’s screening Of funny and inspiring movie by Alfons Adetuyi, “Love Jacked”.

February 9, 2018

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“Love Jacked”, A film by Alfons Adetuyi To Open 26th Annual Pan African Film Festival

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PAFF 2018 opens its doors to a film by Alfons Adetuyi, “Love Jacked” on opening night. A warm family comedy centered around Maya, a headstrong 28-year-old with artistic ambitions and her father Ed, who wants a dutiful daughter to run the family store. Ed is shocked when Maya, asserting her independence, decides to travel to Africa for inspiration and returns with a fiancé.

February 7, 2018

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USCIS is Strengthening Screening for Family Members Abroad Seeking to Join Refugees in the United States

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On Feb. 1, USCIS and the Department of State implemented new procedures to ensure that all individuals admitted as refugees receive similar, thorough vetting – whether they are principal refugees, accompanying family members, or following-to-join refugees.

February 6, 2018

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The 2018 National Association of Music Merchants NAMM Show-Ambassadors of Funk, Hip-Hop and Soul

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The most highly anticipated show, The 2018 NAMM, National Association of Music Merchants Show returned to the newly expanded Anaheim Convention Center from January 25-28, 2018. This incredible event featured a plethora of musical acts spanning a variety of genres, ages and compositions.

February 2, 2018

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President Trump Extends Pathway To Citizenship To Over 1.8Million Undocumented Immigrants While Striking A Hard-line Bargain On Legal Immigration

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In an unprecedented move on Thursday just when DACA recipients and politicians were still digesting the possibility for a solution to the fate of over 700,000 DACA recipients, President Donald Trump threw another curve ball in the mix offering a pathway to citizenship for an estimated 1.8 million undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children.

January 26, 2018

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The “March Against Slavery in Libya and Beyond”

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On January 27, 2018, USA for IOM, the nonprofit partner of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), will join the “March Against Slavery in Libya and Beyond” in Los Angeles, California. The march organized by activists Sahndra Fon Dufe and Angelique Mendes aims to raise awareness for migrants being abused and exploited in Libya and other countries around the world.

January 26, 2018

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President Donald Trump Considers Pathway To Citizenship For DACA

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On Wednesday January 24, 2018 while speaking about the fate of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US by their families as children President Trump echoed some much needed solace to DACA recipients. For the first time since the government shutdown President Donald Trump explicitly offered the possibility of a pathway to citizenship for the Dreamers as they are known.

January 25, 2018

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Grand Marshall US Senator Kamala Harris Shines A Ray Of Hope At 33rd Annual Kingdom Day Parade

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The Los Angeles Kingdom Day Parade is incontestably the largest and most venerated celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’ s birthday in the United States. Spanning 33 years of honoring his life and vision, this year’s festivities began with the traditional breakfast where special recognition is given to community leaders, who have exemplified the spirit of Dr. King.

January 19, 2018

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Playing By The Rules

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I have been asked why I have not applied for citizenship? It would be a lot cheaper. However there is only one incentive and that is to vote. After seeing that the winner is not based on a total tally of votes it looks rigged to me and my vote would not count.

January 19, 2018

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