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Profiling A Rising African-Diasporan Filmmaker Take 2

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In the year 2010 Odera Ozoka, a gifted filmmaker based in Hollywood released his feature film “Soul Diaspora” to much praise. The twenty thousand dollar movie which was shot in ten days went on to win several awards that year including the “Audience Favorite” award at the Pan African Film Festival, and ‘Best Film’ from a filmmaker in Diaspora at the African Movie Academy Awards.

As a writer/director, Soul Diaspora showed Odera’s gift for visual poetry, bringing together elements of what he loved best- fantasy mixed with a touch of neorealisms, and weaving them seamlessly to create cinematic conflicts where his characters can bond. To put it simply he had a good year in 2010.

January 30, 2013

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Sam Sarpong, Multi-faceted Cultural Icon’s American Dream

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TIM,Entertainment He is described by many as a triple threat. A Hollywood actor, singer, and one of the world’s top male supermodels, Sam Sarpong has modeled for Louis Vuitton,Marc Jacobs,Gucci and many other mainstream designers including most recently Nelson Mandela’s inspired men’s line, 466/64. Currently the new Los Angeles host of Ryan Seacrest’s new network,…

December 12, 2012

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Transforming the Art & Business of Beauty

How To Transform the Art & Business of Beauty

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Maria Amor Torres has taken the worlds of dance, beauty and fitness to new heights. The consummate professional entrepreneur and creative titan, who lives to inspire others by taking decisive action. Maria says, “I’m a doer, not a talker. What is paramount to me is executing my vision, living my dreams with passion, and to being the designer of my destiny.”

February 16, 2010

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Interview with WALTER JAYASINGHE, M.D., M.P.H

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The Sri Lanka Foundation is a 501 C (3) non-profit organization formed in April 2003 by Walter Jayasinghe, M.D., a well-known Sri Lankan-American physician in Los Angeles. Dr., Jayasinghe emigrated to the United States of America in 1972 and continues to maintain his ties with the country of his origin, its culture and its religion.

October 28, 2009

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A VIEW INTO AFRICA,THE AFRICA CHANNEL

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“Africa is a very human place; a place with a lot of hope.” Mr. James Makawa’s words are ripe with an infectious optimism not often reserved for reference to the continent of Africa. His sincere conviction to highlighting Africa’s positive attributes is unabashedly apparent in light of this continent’s highly misrepresented, misaligned and misconstrued negative press. As Founder and CEO of The Africa Channel, Mr. Makawa is leading the way in exposing the overlooked and under- appreciated stories of Africa; narratives that elucidate Africa’s influence on the world through its history, rich and vibrant cultures, breathtaking landscapes, diverse range of animals and many other treasures.

October 28, 2009

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Saved By Grace, Maimah Karmo’s Triumph

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Maimah Karmo is living again. That’s something the 35-year-old Liberian native didn’t think she’d be doing much of following her discovery over three years ago that she had breast cancer. Young, vibrant and strikingly beautiful, Karmo appeared on the outside to be a perfect picture of health.

October 27, 2009

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Golden Gloves Champion Turns Up The Heat Out Of The Ring

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She goes by the name moniker of La Flora Venenosa, which means poisonous flower. And if you step out of line with this El Salvadorian beauty, you’re likely to end up on the short end of a left cross or overhand right punch that Jazmin Siguenza throws with as much regularity as water dripping out of the faucet.

October 20, 2009

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Breakthrough Filmmaker Brings Slice Of Haitian Life To The Screen

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When independent filmmaker Uscla “Johnny” Desarmes wanted to tell his story about a slice of life through the eyes of a Haitian-American family, he called upon some heavyweight talent with deep Haitian roots to bring his story to the big screen.

October 12, 2009

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Pakistani American Ahmad Razvi: Actor, Entrepreneur stays true to his roots

How To Stay True To Your Roots, Pakistani American Ahmad Razvi Actor, Entrepreneur Shares His Story

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Ahmad Razvi has been described as the Pakistani American Johnny Depp. Arriving in the states from Lahore, Pakistan as a young child Razvi is a very rare breed of actor that will never work on any project unless he is passionate about it heart and soul. After 911, Razvi co-founded the Council of Pakistan Organization COPO, the first ever NGO in the United States with the help of his father.

September 30, 2009

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Marlene Forte, Journey To the Silver Screen On A Stellar Galactic Enterprise

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With a name like Marlene Forte, one can only expect to meet a woman of great strength and determination armed with a wicked sense of humor and blessed with that certain fiery Latin charisma. And indeed, Marlene wears her moniker quite well. Why? Simply because she has, against all odds, climbed her way to the top one tour de force at a time!

September 28, 2009

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