Pan Africa! Art and Entertainment by Eugene Franklin

PAN AFRICA! CULTURAL HERITAGE ART & ENTERTAINMENT JULY – AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2020

African Explorer ‘Estevanico’ by Heritage Artist - Erik O’Neal

‘Art-Food-Music-Books’ www.culturalartnetwork.org

Table of Contents Letter from Publisher

page 4

FABA – For Artists By Artists

page 6

Art & Entertainment Network

page 8

Artist Sonja Griffin Evans

page 9

Artist Erik O’Neal

page 10

Artist Theola Bright

page 11

Artist Cassandra Griffen

page 12

Artist Frank R. Morton

page 13

The Cultural Trinity: Art – Food – Music

page 14

Who’s Who

page 23

The Pan African American Cultural Heritage Institute

page 89

Pan African American Cultural Heritage Media

page 94

‘The Book Club’

page 101

Faith – Education - Community

page 109

Pan African Cultural Heritage Society

page 120

Credits

page 128

Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. is a proud member of the Central Florida Association of Black Journalists and publishes ‘Pan Africa!, under the journalistic umbrella of the Association. About CFABJ: The Central Florida Association of Black Journalists was originally founded in 1983 as the Black Media Association/Central Florida. Its mission was to form a regional network of professionals to improve skills, share ideas and experiences. Currently CFABJ serves journalists, media and public relations professionals, and student and professors in the communications field in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Brevard, Volusia, and Lake Counties. The CFABJ are an affiliate chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists. The objectives of the CFABJ are as follow: 1. Inform the Central Florida community – placing special emphasis on the area’s Black population about the importance of the mass media as it relates to a resident’s daily life, needs and concerns. 2. Regularly critique reportorial deficiencies in the local media in relation to Black people. 3. Assist the Black community in the usage of the media and to expose print and broadcast media to the need for fair, impartial and adequate coverage of news in the Black community. 4. Improve professional skills among Black journalists and broadcasters and, at the same time, to honor excellence and outstanding achievements in the field. 5. Strengthen ties between whites, Blacks, and other minorities in the mass media, and to provide a support system for fellow Black communicators. 6. Monitor affirmative action and Federal Communications Commission guidelines for equal employment opportunity at Central Florida print and broadcast companies; to serve as an employee advocate when necessary; and to work to increase the numbers of Black journalists in managerial and supervisory positions. 7. Work with high school and college students aspiring toward careers in the media. 8. Act as a resource for journalism teachers and other academic professionals, and to encourage the appointment of Black journalism teachers and professors at local schools and colleges. 9. Network job opportunities throughout the country in general and in the Central Florida area in particular.

Letter from the Publisher:

Welcome to the Pan Africa!, Art and Entertainment Edition! The Arts are very important to the cultures and traditions of the People of Pan Africa! Our artisans and entertainers are legendary and globally celebrated and imitated. Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and Americas celebrate and capture the essence of the lives, joys, sadness, customs, traditions, unlike any other people. The creativity is awe inspiring. The connectivity and similarity of a People separated by distance but connected to their root continent is evident and intriguing. Our goal at Pan Africa!, is to simply showcase it at the various levels in our communities. The Art and Entertainment Network and ‘FABA’ (For Artists – By Artists) are affiliated departments of the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute and are dedicated to advocating, promoting and preserving Pan African Art and Entertainment History and celebrating the diversity of the various artforms. My goal, in the release of this edition, is to showcase the partners, departments, programs and colleagues00that00have volunteered their knowledge, time and talents to assist the Pan African Cultural Heritage Alliance in ‘Rebuilding our Forgotten Communities through Cultural Economics' and the ‘Celebrating of the Pan African Culture and Heritage via the Arts’. We only ask that you support our effort by considering becoming a member or a sponsor of the Pan African Cultural Heritage Alliance. Help Us to Help Ourselves!

E.Franklin Eugene Franklin Publisher/Chairman Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute

CAREER ARTISTS

National For Artists - By Artists Society (An Affiliate of the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc.) The National "For Artists - By Artists" Society (FABA) is a non-profit organization created to support cultural artists. FABA is a community of artists who desire to help promote cultural diversity in the arts. We are an organization that understands the needs of artists - because we are artists. Your painters, chefs, musicians, singers, dancers, storytellers and more. ‘WE ARE THE ARTS!’ www.fabaarts.org

‘The Art & Entertainment Network’ COMMUNITY ARTISANS The Art & Entertainment Network is an association of Community-based Musicians, Singers, and Performers who have come together under the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute to preserve and promote cultural performing and entertainment associated with the People of Pan African descent. Also: Culture, Heritage and The Arts have long appealed to tourist and contributed to their selections of tourism destinations. In recent years ‘culture’ has been rediscovered as an important marketing tool to attract travelers with special interests in culture, heritage and the arts.

https://www.culturalartnetwork.org

Cultural heritage tourism is the fastest growing segment of the tourism industry. There is a trend and need for travelers to enrich their lives with new cultural experiences. This is evident in the rise in the volume of tourists who seek their heritage, cultural - related experiences and adventures. The Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute assist communities with programs that attract cultural heritage tourist.

Artist Sonja Evans Fellow Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. President – South Carolina Cultural Heritage Society

Sonja Griffin Evans is an international Cultural Artist born and raised in Beaufort, South Carolina. Growing up in the Lowcountry, which prides itself on its ability to preserve its culture and heritage, has heavily influenced Sonja's artwork, and gives her an uncanny ability to capture the beauty, spirituality and purest representations of the Gullah Sea Island and of African American culture. As a prolific mix media artist, she incorporates items such as tin, wood and other materials in her art. She is also adept at painting the vibrantly colored art on canvas that is acknowledged as the traditional Gullah style; however by applying texture to her canvas and masterful choice of color, she takes her art a step further to convey more depth and feeling. In both mediums, Sonja is careful to express her culture in its purest form. Evans believes that everything that God has created is not only beautiful, but has a purpose and states nothing should be wasted. She further believes she merely holds the paint brush and God ultimately creates the art. Sonja is a master storyteller, bringing to life, through art, important historical and cultural heritage events, people and destinations that evokes emotional responses to her artwork. She is also known for her ability to see the beauty in found items and selects each item and unveils the alluring stories these pieces hold within them; reflecting the spirituality of the people of African descent. With her masterful use of color and perspective in her work, Griffin Evans' artwork is constantly evolving. Each piece has a story or inspirational quote that invokes spiritual and cultural insight. Sonja Griffin Evans is the founder of the National For Artists – By Artists Society and a major contributor in the development for the 'Forgotten Communities Art Program and Director of the Gullah Arts Initiative for the Pan African American Cultural Heritage Initiative, which is a program designed by the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute Inc. to preserve and promote the culture and heritage of people of Pan Africa -via the arts. Evans is the President of the South Carolina Cultural Heritage Society and serves on the Board of Directors for the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. and the National Cultural Heritage Tourism Society. Sonja Griffin Evans and her Gumbo e-Gallery have won many prestigious awards. In 2013 her gallery received the African Diaspora World Tourism Flame Keepers Award for honoring the culture and heritage of people of African Descent. Sonja has personally been named Honoree, Mamie Till Mobley Woman of Courage Award, and was an Onyx Award Nominee. As a highly sought after speaker and advocate for the arts, Evans has been featured on television and radio broadcasts, and in publications; such as DuPont Registry, Southern Lady Magazine, Coastal Lifestyle Magazine, Upscale Magazine, Hilton Head Monthly, From Imagining to Understanding the African American Experience and more. Her artwork is in prestigious galleries, private and corporate collections, nationally and abroad. Sonja's work was selected among 150 artist worldwide by Loupe Art, a global live streaming art gallery available in 80 countries. She was invited to exhibit internationally on a solo three city tour in France, including Tour Saint Aubin, Angers France. She has been featured by the National Park Service, selected by the Westin Hilton Head Spa and Resort to display permanently commemorating historic Mitchelville and as the Historic Penn Center 2014 Heritage Days featured artist of the year.

Erik O’Neal Fellow Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. Director Cultural Heritage Art Program

Erik O’Neal took his first formal lesson at the Art Institute of Chicago. He later went on to study art at Southern University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Erik joined the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS) in 2012. He also is a member of the Louisiana Art and Artists’ Guild and the Art Council of New Orleans. Erik was part of the Art Council of New Orleans’ 2012 class of “ Artist as Entrepreneurs”. Erik primarily works with pastels and oils. “Impressionistic realism is how I describe my work. My goal is to bring a sense of intensity to my work and invoke passion within the viewer. I want to recreate the moment”. Erik has exhibited his work across the country, including the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system multiple times. He has twice been selected to participate in the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival (2009, 2012). Erik was a featured artist for the Gumbo Gallery in Pensacola, Florida for the month of June 2013. He is a gifted artist and historian and adept at teaching and conducting seminars and art events. Quote: “I’ve been creating art for as long as I can remember. I cannot imagine not doing it. Wherever I go, whomever I meet could be an inspiration for my next painting. Art is in all of us, it’s all around us.”

Theola Bright Director Community 'Art of Faith’ Program

THEOLA BRIGHT is an independent, interdisciplinary artist that is a native of Mobile, Alabama, and former Artist-In-Residence for the State of Alabama. She was educated at Blount high school in Mobile, Ann York Business school in New York City, Miami-Dade college, Florida International University, and Lindsey Hopkins Technical School in Miami, and Actors Models and Talent for Christ (AMTC) in Atlanta. Bright is the CEO and Founder of T.C. Bright Productions Ministry, Inc. (TCBPM), which uses the arts to spread the gospel. TCBPM collaborates with other faith based, and non-profit organizations to produce major outreach productions such as The King of Kings Unity Concert, an annual event held in conjunction with the annual Unity Walk in Mobile, AL, the annual Mobile International Festival that features a show of Bright’s original African hair and fashion designs, and The Theatre of Truth (TTOT). which brings historical characters to life on stage throughout the year as educational entertainment; sponsored by various organizations. Theola is also the host for teaching seminars on God Consciousness, Healthy Eating and Living, Relationships, and Respect, which are presented by Theola Bright based on excerpts from her published books. These seminars are often presented with music, poetry, and songs from Bright’s collection as a vocalist and producer of the radio show, “Think About It With Theola Bright. “

Cassandra Griffen Fellow Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. Photo Journalist

Cassandra Griffen began her experience documenting moments through photography at the age of eleven. Griffen, second oldest in a family of eight was challenging but great. Her parents were educators and gave each of them an opportunity to explore what they considered “creative interests.” Hers was photography. She had no formal training in photography and believes documenting family events and local school functions contributed to her development in the art form. Since then she cannot be seen without her Nikon Camera. Griffen achieved two Master of Science degrees and used the knowledge gained to further her pursuit to protect the rights of the underserved and underrepresented. Her vast professional experiences fortified her desires to produce that special image which would expose the many disparities between whites and blacks in America and the world. Accordingly, exposing the many untrue stereotypes accepted as true for and about a particular group of people. In July 2002 an exhibit opened at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, titled, “Police Brutality in the United States.” More than 10,000 individuals and over 900 archivists signed the guest book with comments. She has spent much of her energy documenting jazz musicians live, intending to produce a book of images with interviews in the future. She has also produced a series on the Civil Rights Movement featuring Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth’s human/civil rights work. Her recent work is titled ‘A Tribute To Langston Hughes, I, too, Sing America.

Frank R. Morton Fellow Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. Cultural Music Director

Frank R. Morton is a native of Nashville, Tennessee and is lauded for his musical knowledge and talent. While attending public school, Frank began taking music lessons in the fourth grade, playing the clarinet. Following his transfer to Cameron High School in the seventh grade, Frank began playing the alto saxophone and joined the marching and symphonic bands. As his talent became more pronounced, Morton changed instruments, and began playing the tenor saxophone studying great jazz saxophonists. After graduating high school in 1967, with a music scholarship to the University of Maryland, he was directed by his family members (smile) to study music at Tennessee State University. While at Tennessee State, Frank studied music and played in local night clubs in Nashville. The country was at war in Viet Nam and his musical career was halted when Morton received his draft notice. He immediately joined the United States Navy. In the Navy, Frank Morton continued study music, when the opportunity was presented. He also decided to pursue a military career. His thirst for knowledge and improvement allowed him to earn an Associate of Arts Degree and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology for Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri. Frank retired with honors from the United States in 1998, following an illustrious career, with the top enlisted rank of Master Chief Petty Officer, and as a graduate of the prestigious Navy Senior Enlisted Academy. As a Senior Enlisted Academy graduate, Morton assumed the coveted position of Command Master Chief of two sea commands and two shore commands. After retiring, he taught physical science in public schools in Pensacola, Florida and again picked up his saxophone and studied music at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Frank Morton is currently the Minister of Music at Emmaus Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida and plays Gospel and Smooth Jazz for private engagements. His love of music has taken Frank full circle, and he share his gifts with his community!

PAN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ARTS HERITAGE THE CULTURAL TRINITY: ART - FOOD - MUSIC

THE FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN

DOOKY CHASE’S RESTAURANT

MOTOWN & STAX RECORDS

Door of Arrival It was a long hard journey and we’ve finally arrived, but along the way so many have died. Now strangers in a strange land, we wonder what’s coming next.

We fear the

worst, but still hoping for the best. No where to run. No where to hide Help us Dear Lord. Please hear our cry. Cause now all we have left is each other to hold onto. Help us some way. Some how to make it Through!

The Door of no return may lead to pain Hurt and sorrow And as far as the eyes can see there seems to be No hope or tomorrow But with each step that you take you pray that You’re not alone Often being paralyzed with fear of knowing only the unknown As you stand there stripped of all your Hopes and dreams even you identity. Still believing in your heart that one day you’ll be free

And after all you’ve been through you’re Still yet a live Leaving the world to often marvel and Wonder How you could have ever Survived!

The Pan African Cultural Heritage Roots Different Trees - Same Roots! Same Heritage! Same Stories!

AFRICA

THE SOUTH

CARIBBEAN

PAN AFRICAN Culture & HERITAGE

Roots Africa - Europe – Caribbean – South America – Central America – North America

Fruits Alabama – Arkansas – Florida- Georgia – Kentucky – Louisiana - Mississippi – North Carolina – South Carolina – Tennessee – Texas – Virginia

Seeds New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Houston, Memphis, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Washington, Dallas, Columbus, San Diego, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Boston

– St. Louis – San Francisco – Milwaukee – Cincinnati – Kansas City – Minneapolis- St. Paul – Las Vegas – Pittsburg – Seattle – Sacramento – Denver – Oklahoma City - Buffalo – Harford – Dayton – Rochester - New Haven – Bridgeport

"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots“ - Marcus Garvey

The Cultural Economic Movement Our Cultural Heritage Trail: Africa - Europe – Caribbean – South America - Central America – North America Researching the Diaspora’s Culture and History “Village by Village!”

‘Pan African Cultural Heritage Economic and Community Development Initiative’ Sharing “Our Cultural Knowledge and Experiences” in the areas of Commerce, Culture, Community, Education, Influence, Knowledge, and Faith; via established business, educational, social and tourism networks. The ultimate goal being: to “Rebuild and Connect” the global people of PAN AFRICA, via the technology platforms of the internet and to use proven Cultural Economics and Heritage Tourism programs to develop Forgotten Communities, foster prosperity through business growth and job creation; and to facilitate cultural exchanges and services with other members of the African Diaspora, in partnership with the Pan African Cultural Heritage Alliance.

www.panafricanchi.org

‘Honor thy ancestors and their teachings’

Culture, Heritage, Community, Education DuniaForé is dedicated to developing initiatives that positively impact the communities and individuals with whom we work. Focusing on bridge building as a means to foster unity, we work to establish long term relationships to overcome challenges through cooperation, communication and resource sharing. We are committed to tightening the fabric of the Diasporan and global village through research, education, exchange and service in the hopes that transformative experiences will inspire those we touch to in turn positively transform the world. Borne of a desire to bring people together for the purposes of service and exchange, DuniaForé is a dynamic nonprofit organization committed to developing and implementing programming in a wide range of contexts, communities and countries which is the manifestation of an over 10-year dream of its founder and executive director. Arts and culture have a special place in the heart of DuniaForé. As such, to the degree we are needed, we are dedicated to studying, documenting, preserving, promoting, presenting, supporting and educating the world about the histories, philosophies, folkways, arts, material and non material traditions, of the cultures and peoples in the places where we work. We highlight their value and support their ongoing survival through engaging in exchange and sharing with communities and individuals worldwide, and increase their viability by creating and maintaining necessary support networks, resources and infrastructure. Donate! http://duniafore.org/

‘The Art & Entertainment Network’

The Art & Entertainment Network is an association of Community-based Musicians, Singers, and Performers who have come together under the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute to preserve and promote cultural performing and entertainment associated with the People of Pan African descent. Also: Culture, Heritage and The Arts have long appealed to tourist and contributed to their selections of tourism destinations. In recent years ‘culture’ has been rediscovered as an important marketing tool to attract travelers with special interests in culture, heritage and the arts.

https://www.culturalartnetwork.org

WHO’S WHO IN CULTURAL HERITAGE ART

WHO’S WHO PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE ART

‘ART * FOOD* MUSIC * BOOKS’

‘WHO’S WHO’ CULTURAL HERITAGE Visual ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY

‘Cultural heritage Artist’ ’The Art of Sonja Griffin Evans’

"Capturing the beauty, spirituality and purest representations of the Gullah Sea Islands and of African American culture.“

https://www.sonjagriffinevans.com/

”My ancestors were not slaves. They were agricultural engineers, masterful craftsmen and more who were enslaved because of their intelligence." - Sonja Griffin Evans

‘Cultural Heritage Artist’ ’The Art of Erik O’Neal’

Quote: “I’ve been creating art for as long as I can remember. I cannot imagine not doing it. Wherever I go, whomever I meet could be an inspiration for my next painting.

www.erkionealart.com Art is in all of us, it’s all around us.”

‘The Estevanico Series’

CHRIST AND SIMON

‘Cultural Historian – Photographer’

The Art of Photographer Cassandra Griffen

"I use photography as a means to document the world around me. These images call attention to things, events and individuals that other people overlook or take for granted. This exploration of the overlooked or disregarded helps me engage more deeply with where I am in space and time. My goal is to make photographs that draw the viewer into the now while reflecting on the past.“

Cassandra Griffen www.cassandragriffenphotos.com/home.html

“My choice of subject comes from a place of intuition and is fueled by an impetuous desire to partake in the stories that unfold around me. I seek the unknown and look for the light within the shadows, the stories that are not at first obvious and the uncommon in the common. My images expose the individual’s hidden self. I am curious of what lies behind their eyes; where they have been; and where they hope to go.”

‘WHO’S WHO’ CULTURAL HERITAGE

music

Giving Back to the Community

https://www.pelapcolarecords.com/

POSITIVE MUSIC MAKE POSITVE PEOPLE

PelaPcola Record Company is a privately held company headquartered in Pensacola, Florida. It has a fluid organizational and management structure, headed by co-founders, Ambus J. Harvey and Eric Denis Robinson. Both are celebrated writers and products of the Motown Era and are advocates of good music. They decided to combine their talents and form PelaPcola Records, a company dedicated to the preservation and distribution of positive music that inspired and celebrated music as an art form. Both Ambus and Eric grew up and worked in the music industry when Soul Music was a dominant part of the music scene. Soul Music originated in the African American community in the United States in the 1950s and early 1960s. It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz. Soul music became popular for dancing and listening in the United States, where record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax were influential during the Civil Rights Movement. Soul also became popular around the world, directly influencing rock music and the music of Africa. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying". Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporaneous body moves, are an important feature of soul music. Other characteristics are a call and response between the lead vocalist and the chorus and an especially tense vocal sound. The style also occasionally uses improvisational additions, twirls and auxiliary sounds. Soul music reflected the African-American identity and it stressed the importance of an African-American culture. The new-found African-American consciousness led to new styles of music, which boasted pride in being black. Soul music dominated the U.S. R&B chart in the 1960s, and many recordings crossed over into the pop charts in the U.S., Britain and elsewhere. By 1968, the soul music genre had begun to splinter. Some soul artists developed funk music, while other singers and groups developed slicker, more sophisticated, and in some cases more politically conscious varieties. By the early 1970s, soul music had been influenced by psychedelic rock and other genres, leading to psychedelic soul. The United States saw the development of neo soul around 1994. There are also several other subgenres and offshoots of soul music. The key subgenres of soul include the Detroit (Motown) style, a rhythmic music influenced by gospel; deep soul and southern soul, driving, energetic soul styles combining R&B with southern gospel music sounds; Memphis soul, a shimmering, sultry style; New Orleans soul, which came out of the rhythm and blues style; Chicago soul, a lighter gospel-influenced sound; Philadelphia soul, a lush orchestral sound with doo-wop-inspired vocals; psychedelic soul, a blend of psychedelic rock and soul music; as well as categories such as blue-eyed soul, which is soul music performed by white artists; British soul; and Northern soul, rare soul music played by DJs at nightclubs in Northern England.

We Honor You The Artists Around the World Tribute Album https://www.pelapcolarecords.com/

POSITIVE MUSIC MAKE POSITVE PEOPLE

PELAPCOLA RECORDS: ‘LET’S PUT OUR GUNS AWAY’ CAMPAIGN’

“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” For too long people have allowed the environment in which we live to control them, rather than taking control of their environment. This may come as a surprise to you, but the richest deposits on our planet is not Gold, Silver, Oil or Uranium, it is young people buried beneath the soil within the walls of those sacred grounds we call the “Cemetery”. In the beginning God created man by speaking to himself. He took a little bit of himself and put it into the first man. But, the life God intended for his children was destroyed by their own disobedience; and man’s disobedience over the generations has grown to such a degree, that we no longer value the sanctity of life and give thought to the commandment of our Creator, “Thou Shalt Not Kill’! No one is immune from this scourge, not even the elderly or the most precious gift of all, ‘Our Children”. What is most disheartening is that the curse that plagues our culture and our society is growing, and has our youth killing each other at an unprecedented rate, especially in major- cities. Killing each other over trivial matters; over turf that they do not own, basketball sneakers, friendships, girlfriends, Rappers, and on and on. Stupid, crazy stuff! There is so little regard for human life! No respect for the traditional “Heroes” in our lives and our communities. We are losing our humanity and respect for God. Something must be done to reverse this curse and reeducate our youth and our communities. We cannot continue to allow more Americans to be killed by handguns every two years, than lives lost during the Vietnam War. Love, Peach and Unity must be restored. Our communities must once again come to believe, “There is a brighter day ahead’!

MISSION PELAPCOLA RECORDS’ “Let’s Put Our Guns Away” campaign is a timely message that will bring about solidarity and hope through the inspiration and power of music. Our message is simple “More Life Ahead or No Life Ahead”. So with that in mind, let’s join together in making this campaign a reality and a success.

Continued: PELAPCOLA RECORDS:

GOAL The “Let’s Put Our Guns Away” campaign goal is to create a vehicle to bring people together via music, commercials, television media, music videos, radio, concerts and to use it as a learning tool for our communities. The “Let’s Put Our Guns Away Campaign has an additional component. The “Heroes in Our Eyes” Component complement the Put the Guns Away Campaign by reteaching and reestablishing the importance of the roles traditional heroes play to improve our communities and our individual lives. Heroes provided by God and to protect and guide us, so we can have life and have it more abundantly. Law Enforcement, Military Members, Firemen, Elected Officials, Ministers, Fathers, Mothers, Uncles, Aunts, Medical Personnel, etc.; all are here to protect and guide our youths and are to be respected. It is time to Cease Fire and Respect those God has placed over us! “Let’s Put Our Guns Away and come together as Communities of Faith!! HOW? PELAPCOLA RECORDS believes that our goals will be accomplished through the universal language of music. We will accomplish this via community concerts, music videos, and the media (radio, television, commercials, documentaries and Public Service Announcements, using ‘Legends’ in Music Industry and Heroes in Our Communities, targeting our most vulnerable youth. Music is a universal language, that is the best medium to educate, inspire and change habits and conduct. It is spiritual in all genres. It connects and captivates. It is Spiritual! A Gift from God! YOUR PART! PRAY for our success. ‘Share’ our message. Remember and Support the Mothers who have Lost a Child or Love One to Gun Violence! Attend our community events, and Support our campaigns by Purchasing, Playing, and Sharing our “Positive Music”! And remember, ‘Positive Music Makes Positive People!’ God Bless!!

Theola Bright Singer –Writer – Publisher = Poet

Theola is the founder of BUT-AFLY Records, which was established to promote her musical endeavors. She has released multiple albums of music since 1981. She is a singer/songwriter that performs in various genres of gospel-reggae, spoken word and voice-overs. Theola’s music collection can be heard at reverbnation.com for free, and her live performances can be seen on youtube.com/theolabright. She specializes in musical lectures and is available for booking for most occasions. These combined skills and abilities make her the ultimate edutainer.

‘WHO’S WHO’ CULTURAL HERITAGE

PAN AFRICAN CUISINE

‘Cultural Historian – Chef’ Chef Kermit

Delivering Unmatched Perfection from the Oven to the Palette’ Chef Kermit is a Culinary Historian and well versed in the Art and Culture of food. His culture and education are highlighted in his entertaining presentations. Chef Kermit is a member of the Culinary Federation of America and brings to his audience and in-depth knowledge of global foods, their history and preparation. Chef Kermit Griffin has made his mark in the culinary world as a dynamic, creative chef. Expert knowledge of all Food and Beverage Operations, intently focused on World Class Cuisine, focusing on farm to table, and seed to table menu creation and execution by creating partnerships and relationships with local farmers and fish houses, NPO's and local purveyors. Giving back to foster sustainability in the communities I serve, by hiring locally, primarily in Underserved populations.

‘WHO’S WHO’ CULTURAL HERITAGE AUTHORS

Cultural Author Mark Stephen O’Neal

I'm an independent author who currently resides in Chicago and writes urban crime fiction books. I enjoy watching crime dramas, comedy and sports; and I love traveling in my spare time. I'm also a follower of Christ who strives to be a positive influence daily.

https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Stephen-ONeal/e/B074Y5K6TC

‘WHO’S WHO’ CULTURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Rev. Dr. Eugene Franklin Chairman Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc.

Eugene Franklin is the author of the Pan African American Cultural Heritage Initiative and the architect and organizer of the Pan African Cultural Heritage Alliance, whose membership includes the National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center, Inc., National Black Business Support Corporation, National Black Tourism Marketing Corporation, and the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. Franklin also serves as the President of the Florida Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Gene is known internationally as a driving force behind the Pan African American cultural economic development movement. His efforts include the creation and development of cultural programs and infrastructure models that benefit disadvantaged and under served historic communities. His latest endeavor includes the development of “Pan Africa!”, an e’ magazine that will promote the culture, history and traditions of the People of African Descent in support of cultural heritage tourism and travel, and the arts and as a expositor on the cultural economics impact of the historic ‘Green Book’. He has over 50,000 unique followers in his network that support his efforts across the globe. Eugene was born August 19, 1948, in Ethel, Louisiana and moved to New Orleans in 1953. Gene attended grade school and high school in Metairie, Louisiana. To serve his country and further his educational dreams, Gene enlisted in the United States Navy in 1969, and served a total of 27 years on active duty. Gene retired 1996 in Pensacola, Florida after serving his command tour as Officer-inCharge of Naval Air Training Management Support Activity at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. After the military, Gene founded Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company and worked in the industry for approximately ten years. Gene Franklin currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Washington, D.C., the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, and serves as Chairman of the Board for the National Black Business Support Corporation. He supports his local community by his service as a board member for Pensacola Habitat for Humanity (Vice Chairman), the Escambia County Health Facilities Authority (Chairman), Every Child a Reader in Escambia, and JUST Pensacola Justice Ministry. Gene previously served as a board member for the Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce, the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce, the Small Business Administration - Northern Florida Region Advisory Board, and a host of local and state boards and committees. As the President of the Florida Black Chamber, he works closely with over twenty local chambers and in partnership with the Florida Chamber of Commerce and Visit Florida. His many awards include being named as one of Florida’s Most Influential People in 2004 and as One Of Florida's Most 500 Influential Business Leaders in 2018 and 2019. His other awards are too many to mention. Gene Franklin is also an ordained minister and serves as an associate minister for a local church and as the lead evangelist and missionary for Faith Community Ministry. His thirst for knowledge and service continues………!

Dr. Phyllis A. Gray Director Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc.

Dr. Phyllis A. Gray is currently Professor of Sociology and Social Psychology at Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, FL. Previously, she served as the Vice President for Research, and then as the Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Research Institute at Florida A & M University. Other positions include being the Chief Research Officer and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research at Winston-Salem State University; Head of the Division of Social Sciences, and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Voorhees College; Professor and Research Director of the Institute for Disability Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi; The City of Jackson (Mississippi)Chief Strategic Planner/Consultant for the city’s 2000 – 2004 Strategic Plan; Executive Director of the Mississippi Urban Research Center at Jackson State University; Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at North Carolina Central University; Associate Professor and Assistant Professor of Sociology/Criminology, and Coordinator of the Mississippi Crime and Justice Research Unit of the Social Science Research Center at Mississippi State University, as well as an Instructor of Sociology at Iowa State University. Dr. Gray has produced approximately 20 professional research final reports, 8 major strategic plans, and presented nearly 60 papers at national and international conferences. She has published numerous scholarly research articles in both national and international journals, and is the recipient of many honors and awards including induction into the prestigious Sigma Xi National Scientific Research Society. She is also the founding Executive Director of the National Black Graduate Student Association, Inc. Dr. Gray has generated close to 10 million dollars in external research funds. Her research has been funded by The National Science Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, the U. S. Department of Education, the Mississippi Department of Health, the Mississippi Department of Human Services, and the Kellogg Foundation. During her tenure as Vice President for Research at Florida A & M University, faculty generated over $60 million in single-year funds and over $100 million in multi-year funds, within one year. Her current book, From Imagining to Understanding the African American Experience, was published in August, 2012. Her second book, focusing on the disparate treatment of minority youth in the juvenile justice system is slated for publication in 2013. Dr. Phyllis A. Gray is a native of Beaufort, SC and received her B. S. degree in Psychology from South Carolina State University, and both the M. S. degree and Ph.D. in Sociology/Social Psychology from Iowa State University.

Dr. Jeff Smith Fellow Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. Innovation and Equity

Academic Preparation: Doctor of Transformational Leadership, Expected Graduation, 01/2021 Bakke Graduate School (BGS), Dallas, Texas Doctor of Education, ABD, 05/2014 East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Johnson City, TN Master of Arts in Sociology, 05/2007 East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Johnson City, TN Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science, 05/2004 Athens State University (ASU), Athens, AL Undergraduate Studies, 1999 - 2001 University of Alabama (UA), Tuscaloosa, AL Jeff Smith currently serves as Director of Innovation and Equity at NACCE. NACCE provides leadership and scalable sustainable, scalable resources to foster entrepreneurial thinking and action in one of the largest entrepreneurial ecosystems in North American. As the Director of Innovation and Equity , Jeff is responsible for providing strategic leadership for the development and implementation of a culture of innovation and equity at NACCE and promoting inclusive leadership as a means for innovation and growth within our organization, our member organizations, and community partners. Jeff is also tasked with providing oversight for projects that seeks to transform diverse communities through initiatives that promote entrepreneurial thinking. He also works to support individuals and organizational members as they journey to transform their schools, organizations, and communities through the development of an entrepreneurial mindset. Over the last decade, as an educator, Jeff has worked to create transformative educational spaces in high schools, a community college, a public state university, and a private college. In an administrative capacity, he has lead the development and implementation of a strategic diversity plans; worked to ensure collaboratively across the institution to ensure the campus climate was supportive of diversity; developed initiatives designed to improve student success, and reduce attrition rates; and to build authentic and collaborative working relationships with external communities and stakeholders among other things. Jeff is convinced that the 21st century with its rapidly growing technology, saturation of information, demographic shifts, and increasing cultural diversity requires that individuals and communities come together to build creative, life-giving, and sustainable communities and cities. He believes it's his life's work is to help students, communities, and cities find ways to work together and pursue this common good.

Victor Chimezie Okorochukwu Board Member Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. African Network Television

Victor is the Executive Producer for the African Network Television. ANTV broadcasts globally from Gainesville Florida, United States; featuring breaking news from across the African continent and lively discussion on current affairs, politics, health, money, cultural lifestyle reflecting the global African experience for all people of African descent. ANTV bridges current media gap on Africa through trustworthy and reliable Africans led discussion on Africa; by engaging Africans in reshaping Africa’s image and by making it possible for Africans to take a lead in telling Africa’s story. With enormous natural economic wealth and the abundance of numerous untapped resources, ANTV sheds unprecedented spotlight on Africa’s role on the global future while portraying the numerous highly skilled people of African descent that are crafting the global economic future. ANTV Network provides reliable central platform for serious conversations on real issues, prospects, challenges, and concerns of both the continent of Africa and all people of its descent. ANTV’s core audience spans the globe, and includes all people of African descent, foreign investors to Africa, and members of general public with interests on Africa and its beautiful cultures.

Laura Dorsey Director National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center, Inc. Fellow Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc.

Professor Laura Dorsey is an educational professional and community activist. She has a wideranging background in educational administration and corporate management. Her experiences include quality management, performance improvement, accreditation compliance, education, instructional design, and training/development. She is a professional in Higher Education with experience in proprietary, post-secondary institutions directing, lecturing/teaching, facilitating/delivering curriculum, and providing academic counseling regarding retention, progression and graduation. Facilitation using multiple distance educational modalities including assessment and evaluation is one of her specialties. In addition, she has served as a University Academic Cabinet Member, SME General Education & English and Area Chair: Academic Writing and General Studies in the College of Humanities. Prior to her academic career, Laura had a very extensive career in financial services; retiring as the Assistant Vice President directly responsible for merger/acquisition, strategic planning, development, budgeting and forecasting. She was also a Securitas Trader, managing over 200 IRA accounts, responsible for purchasing, balancing and reposting over $1 million of daily transaction. Currently, she has combined both careers and is a sought-after speaker on financial literacy. Laura is the Associate Editor of ONYX Magazine and publishes a column on Money Matter and current editorial topics. She is CEO/President of LLD Consulting LLC, where she provides consultation on strategic planning, organizational structure and writing to a number of major clients and organizations. As a community activist, Laura is involved in several professional associations and service organizations. She serves as the Vice President of Women of Excellence and Leadership, Founding Board Member of Central Florida Higher Education Alliance, Chair of BOD Clarita’s House Outreach Ministry, Board Member and SE Regional Vice President of Infinite Scholars Program. She is also a key presenter and speaker at BIG (Blacks in Government) Conference, National Teach In, Goodwill Industries, Junior Achievement, Career Education Clubs of America, Youth Employment Services (YES) Program, Upward Bound Program, and has worked on several Congressional campaigns. Awards for her commitment have been numerous: Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in American Education, Who’s Who in the World, and Alpha Sigma Lambda (Lifetime Member). Laura holds a Bachelor’s in Business Management and a Master’s in Organizational Management. She also has a specialized certification in Personal Trust Operations. Her doctoral research and specialized studies have all been in Adult Education.

Dr. Nzinga Metzger Fellow an African Cultural and Heritage, Inc. P

Dr. Nzinga Metzger was educated in the United States, receiving her B.A. in history from Florida State University and her M.A. in history from Temple University. Dr. Metzger completed her Ph.D. in Culture at Florida State University. Over her years of study, Dr. Metzger’s holistic approach to acquiring knowledge has led to her development as a scholar, folklorist and artist. Ms. Metzger’s anthropological work focuses on Africa, the African diaspora, ritual, religion and identity. Both her master’s level and doctoral work address themes including West African notions of personhood, the historical context and the socio-cultural politics of identity in relation to colonial power, and issues of diaspora and identity formation, Also of interest to her is the fluidity with which individual and group identities ebb and flow through history as they confront changing socio-political climates. This idea re-emerges in her dissertation which encompasses West Africa and Afro Atlantica, and addresses topics such as identity, Africanity, African and African based religions, aesthetics, and the histories of the African diaspora with special reference to African American practitioners of Yorùbá based religion in Philadelphia. Ms. Metzger’s investigation of these topics has lead to both national and international field research wherein she has observed communities of devotees of orìsà traditions: Internationally, she has traveled to Cuba and Nigeria to investigate òrìsà tradition, while domestically she has obtained a decade of exposure and access to and study of òrìsà communities in New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Tallahassee, and Atlanta. Through this work, she has been able to collect personal oral histories and also observe, study, and contextualize the processes of identity formation, cultural reinterpretation and adaptation amongst community members from both individual and groups perspectives. Her work strives to situate these within the larger socio-historical context within in which these processes take place. Complimentarily to her academic work, Ms. Metzger is also a singer, dancer and folklorist. She has been a student of traditional West African dance since 1991, when she began to study dances from the Old Mali Empire at Florida State University. From 1991 to 1995, Ms. Metzger’s study was focused on the dances of the Old Mali/Senegambian region of West Africa. In 1996 Dr. Metzger began to study Afro Cuban Lucumí dances for the òrìsà. This study has both lead to and fed a special interest in the historical and present day contexts of these dances and their socio-religious functions. Ms. Metzger is also a student of the singing of Afro Cuban Lucumí songs dedicated to the òrìsà of that tradition, studying with such artistic stalwarts as master bàtá player and Pew artist Greg ‘Peachy’ Jarman, now deceased, and Olufemi DeWindt, a renowned akpón from New York with whom she continues to apprentice. She has performed and taught both song and dance in and out of Tallahassee and in the Southeastern United states over the past 24 years. Finally, in addition to her scholarly work, Dr. Metzger is also the founder and director of The DuniaForé Foundation which is a philanthropic, non profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to working in the African Diaspora. The organization launched a successful summer school for traditionalist children in Osogbo, Nigeria last year. The summer school, called “Asalaye Academy,” will also be running this year. Currently, Dr. Metzger is currently interested in on the waking traditions of Sierra Leone as well as Sierra Leonean masquerades and their relevance to Sierra Leonean identity both at home and abroad. She is currently an assistant professor of anthropology at Florida A&M University.

Arden K Blackwell Board Member Fellow Community Organizer Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc.

Arden K. Blackwell is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. She began community organizing at age 17 with the founding of her first student organization at Homewood High School; followed by a second organization her senior year at TROY University, where she studied Humanities & Leadership Development, Ms. Blackwell is an Alumna of both institutions. As newly appointed Executive Director, she is the force behind reinvigorating The National Business League of Alabama (NBLA)—The National Negro Business League was America’s first economic development organization, founded by Dr. Booker T. Washington in 1900. NBLA is gearing up to form a Cooperative Economics Network, of African-American businesses throughout the state of Alabama, starting with a pilot in Birmingham (alabamabusiness.org). Arden is an inductee into Class II of the Alabama Leadership Initiative for the 2018-19 cohort. She currently serves as Ward 2 Representative for the Homewood Arts Council and on the Alabama Humanities Foundation, Young Professionals Board as Event Chair; she was also 2017 Advocacy Chair for the Birmingham Urban League, Young Professionals. Arden’s life work emphasizes that by addressing the holistic needs of individuals, communities transform themselves from within. She demonstrates this by curating events, festivals, workshops, and campaigns that highlight and connect diverse community organizations on wellness and justice initiatives that enrich our cultural heritage. Arden's freelance installations include BMA’s Art on the Rocks: Ensley Alive, Birmingham Art Walk, Homewood City Hall Gallery, Ensley Renaissance Festival, and Birmingham Kwanzaa to name a few. In her spare time, Arden loves to compose music, create DIY health and beauty products, study educational documentaries and is also a vintage maven—her mind has been free from television since 2009.

Introducing the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute

The Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute celebrates the culture and connectivity of the people of the African Diaspora. The African Diaspora being defined as people of African descent who live as cultural and national communities in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, South America, Central America, and North America.

Mission: To serve as the “Think Tank” for the National Black Chamber of Commerce Federation and the affiliates of the National Black Business Support Corporation. The Institute will also serve as a research center, in support of chambers, state and local governments, community and economic development groups. Its role will be to perform unbiased research and provide white papers and opinions on cultural commerce issues that affect all cultures, particularly African Americans. The ultimate goal being: to provide research documentation of the problem areas; show opportunities for improvements in those areas, and implementation by local communities to alleviate those disparities.

The Institute and Economic & Community Development Partners

The Pan African American Cultural Heritage Economic Development Alliance

FLORIDA BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC (State Chamber of Commerce, charged with developing and promoting the Pan African American Cultural Heritage Economic Development Initiative. ) www.floridablackchamber.com NATIONAL BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC. (Business projects and policy issues. Headquartered in Washington, D.C.) www.nationalbcc.org

NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM CENTER, INC. (Culture Heritage Tourism Marketing and Promotion in support of the Arts, Tourism and Hospitality Businesses and Historic destinations and communities) www.nationalculturalheritagetourismcenter.com PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTE , Pan African/International Education and Research Institute. Conferences and Speakers Alliance. Focus: Commerce, Culture, Community, Education, Influence, Faith. www.panafricanchi.org PAN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE MARKET PLACE CORPORATION. Global Business Marketing, Advertising and Promotion Portal for Pam Africa and Americans. www.paachmp.com

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NATIONAL BLACK BUSINESS SUPPORT CORPORATION: provides Access To Capital and Technical Assistance to black, rural and small businesses throughout the nation. www.nbbsc.org NATIONAL ASSET BUILDING COALITION works with historic African American communities to help them recognize, promote and capitalize upon their existing assets, through its asset mapping process and by coordinating the efforts of local chambers, business and community organizations. A community’s assets may include culture and historical; its natural resources, recreational sites, local eateries, or historical buildings and monuments. Once assets are identified, the team recommends strategies to community leaders that will promote and develop the assets to further strengthen the local community and economy. www.natlassetbldgcoalition.com NATIONAL ‘FOR ARITISTS-BY ARITISTS’ SOCIETY (FABA) is a non-profit organization create to support cultural artists. We are the ARTS!! www.fabaarts.org

The Pan African Cultural Heritage Media marketing and advertising program offers advertising options across many media channels including website, eNewsletter, digital magazine, contests, social and more. We pride ourselves on being partners with our advertisers and consulting with them to meet their unique business needs throughout the entire process. Increase your marketing impact by taking advantage of the low-cost/high-value advertising opportunities to reach a prestigious audience on a global scale. Maximize your visibility by promoting your business or service in the Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place suite of advertisement platforms.

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The Institute’s E – Magazines Advertise in our quarterly membership e-magazines

The Pan African Cultural Heritage Alliance offers advertising options across many media channels including website, e-Newsletter, digital magazine, contests, social and more. We pride ourselves on being partners with our advertisers and consulting with them to meet their unique business needs throughout the entire process.

Increase your marketing impact by taking advantage of the low-cost/high-value advertising opportunities to reach a prestigious audience on a global scale. Maximize your visibility by promoting your business or service in the Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place suite of advertisement platforms.

WHY ADVERTISE • Inform the industry of your company, products & services • Increase brand awareness • Position your company, products & services in front of the Pan African Cultural Heritage Network • Increase awareness of the uniqueness of your services

• Connect with over the Pan African Culture, globally

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• Associate your brand with the Pan African Culture Chambers of Commerce and Cultural Heritage movement • Position your company as a supporter of the Cultural Economics, Forgotten Communities, and Cultural Heritage Arts Programs • Digital publications will have a shelf readership life of over one year • Your advertisement will be positioned in an e-magazine that is filled with pertinent and informative articles, interviews and comments • And more!

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Victor Chimezie Okorochukwu Board Member Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. African Network Television

The Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute Book Club “We Read and Recommend”

Mark O'Neal Fellow Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. Author Director: PANCHI Book Club

Mark Stephen O'Neal was born November 22, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Prairie View A&M University and graduated with a degree in Business Administration/Management. He's currently a paralegal by trade, but developed his talent for writing many years ago. One day after a taxing week of work in the banking industry, O'Neal got on his knees and prayed to the Lord for direction and guidance. The Holy Spirit then quietly and instantly gave him the instruction and inspiration to embark on his writing career, and thus an author was born. He currently has four books published on Amazon, and he has numerous projects in the works that will soon be released in the near future. O'Neal's best-selling book to date is titled Nefarious, a crime fiction drama about a young nightclub owner whose fast lifestyle soon catches up with him. His nightclub is subsequently robbed, and someone close to him is murdered. This intriguing story based in Chicago can be purchased on O'Neal's Amazon page. https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Stephen-ONeal/e/B074Y5K6TC

Gwendolyn Michelle Evans Fellow Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. Publisher/Author

Gwendolyn Melinda Michelle Evans (GMME) is an author, speaker, publisher and spiritual warfare strategist. She is a Florida native – born in Jacksonville, raised in Sanford and currently resides in Tallahassee. Tallahassee became her home when she graduated from the renowned HBCU, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 2003. After the completion of her bachelors, Melinda received an MBA with a concentration in Finance and Accounting from American Intercontinental University in 2007. After enjoying a career in banking and accounting for a decade, she stepped out on faith in 2012 to fulfill the purpose inside of her – writing. In 2013, she founded her publishing company, Global Multi Media Enterprises (GMME). To date GMME has seven authors with a total of 29 published works. She hopes to expand her company’s reach and catalog in the coming year. Melinda Michelle is the author of 15 published works. Her titles include both fiction and nonfiction. Although the genres vary, spiritual warfare is her signature subject. She remains true to a theme in all her books – the love and power of the Almighty God. Her work has won awards and brought her before many audiences as a speaker. She has served as a panelist, keynote speaker and conference orator tackling the subject of spiritual warfare for women’s groups, prisons and churches. Melinda also designs personalized spiritual warfare strategies, a unique resource to help the body of Christ deal with the opposition they experience through life’s challenges using biblical principles of warfare. Strategies can be designed for individuals, families, marriages, institutions and churches. Awards Melinda has received include, the Author of the Year award by Divas on Fire Magazine in 2016. Her Chronicles of Warfare series won the Redemptive Fiction Award of Excellence by Radiax Press and “Saturday Showdown” was a nominee for Indie Book 2016 by Metamorph Publishing. Melinda’s stories are designed to connect with Christians, but it is her desire to connect to anyone who likes to read. Her stories aspire to captivate the reader with powerful testimonies about God.

Mark Miller Fellow Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. Author

For over seventeen years, I have been working with at risk kids and struggling readers. I have been a case manager for a children's mental health corporation, a family counselor for child protective services, and a teacher in juvenile justice facilities, alternative education programs, high schools, and middle schools. I currently teach reading and language arts in elementary school grades. More than ever, we must understand the importance of establishing a good foundation in reading from an early age. Kids will read if you give them something they want to read. The more they read, the better readers they become. I am on a mission to inspire more kids to read and adults to read more. Although my students inspire me to write novels with young adults in mind, my books address a variety of high interest topics that appeal to people of all ages. My first three novels are a reflection of my experiences working with kids in child protective services and juvenile justice facilities who have faced grave adversity. Chasing Faith- Cara was a good, Catholic school girl until her mother dies from an unexpected drug overdose and she is forced to live with her estranged father. Join this intelligent, courageous, young woman as she attempts to overcome the death of her mother, establish a relationship with her father, find her place in the world, and regain her faith. Baby Club- Every girl wants love. For Tynise, Ruby, Lauryn and Marisol, find love in one of the roughest projects in Chicago was no easy task. In the belief having a bay will fill the void, they make a bet to see which one can get pregnant first and Baby Club is born. How far will four fifteen year old girls go for the unconditional love they crave?

The Inner Light- Follow Trouble, a boy born into a world of gangs and violence, a world of darkness. When his mother is arrested, he discovers a unique gift. He sees an inner light emanating from the heads of people who treat him well. The light guides him through the foster care and juvenile justice systems, the void of an absent mother, and a quest to find his own inner light. The Collective, Judgment- This science fiction novel explores the idea that we were never alone. The guardians of the universe have been watching us, guiding us, and protecting the most precious thing in the universe, life. Now they must make a decision. Is man ready to take their place in the Collective or is it time for judgement? Jomo Zende, The Arrival- Taken from his home in Africa at the age of ten, Jomo is enslaved on a cotton plantation in Georgia for six years. While being tied to a post for a whipping, Jomo finds the courage to run from his masters. He seeks refuge in a cave that is used as a hiding place for the Underground Railroad and discovers a mysterious light shining from deep within the cave. Seeking an escape, he runs into the light and emerges in the year twenty eighteen with great physical strength, enhanced senses, and futuristic weapons. Now, he must learn to adapt to his new powers in a world where all men and women are free but are not treated equally. *All titles available for sale on www.Amozon.com/books or kindle- search mark miller, (title of book)

Dr. Michael W. Wesley Sr. Pastor of Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Michael W. Wesley Sr. is a native of Birmingham, Alabama where he was educated in the public school system. He graduated from Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education. He received a Master’s Degree in Music Education; a Class A certification in School Principal ship and the Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition, Dr. Wesley received a Bible Diploma and Bible Certification from Birmingham Baptist Bible College. He completed the Beeson Institute for Advanced Church Leadership Program from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. Dr. Wesley earned the Doctor of Ministry Degree from Louisiana Baptist University and Theological Seminary in Shreveport, Louisiana May 2006. Dr. Wesley retired in 2003 after a brilliant 26-year career as an educator in the Birmingham Public Schools. He served as a teacher, assistant principal and principal of three different schools (Powderly Elementary; Arrington Middle and was the first African American principal of Woodlawn High School). He served on the Central Office staff as Extended Day Principal and Coordinator of Safe and Drug Free Schools. Dr. Wesley is regularly sought after to speak in both schools and churches. He has had the privilege of speaking across the nation and in several foreign countries. His spiritual gifts of teaching and preaching are well documented. He is a member of many organizations. His civic and professional associations are too numerous to mention. Most recent is the evidence of his leadership, occurred with the completion of a multimillion dollar edifice and education facility located in the heart of the West End community. Dr. Wesley is currently the pastor of the Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in the West End community where he has given thirty years of service. He has a great love for people and for learning. He is married to the former Venita Burkes, and is the father of two sons, Rev. Michael Wesley Jr. and James Edward, one grandson and two granddaughters. Dr. Wesley is the author of three books, When God Changes A Church, Everybody Deserves A Good Funeral and Reaching the Unchurched_Pathway to Church Growth.

Artist Sonja Evans Fellow Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. President – South Carolina Cultural Heritage Society

Chef Kermit Board Member FABA “A Taste of Culture”

Chef Kermit is a Culinary Historian and well versed in the Art and Culture of food. Griffin is a descendent of the Gullah Culture and earned his bachelors degree in Hotel Resort and Tourism Management from the University of South Carolina. His culture and education are highlighted in his entertaining presentations. Chef Kermit is a member of the Culinary Federation of America and brings to his audience and in-depth knowledge of global foods, their history and preparation. Having started his career as a Saucier/Sous Chef at German town Cricket Club in Philadelphia, PA, he honed his fine-dining skills and garnered experience in banquets and catering with a focus on fresh ingredients and sustainable food products. He served for four years, Kermit served as Executive Sous Chef at the Beaufort Inn in Beaufort, SC and as Executive Chef at the AAA four-Diamond Inn, featured as one of the Top Ten Inns in America, as rated by Conde Naste. He also has served as the Chef de Partie at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Hilton Head, SC, Executive Sous Chef and Executive Chef for several other noted restaurants; and was instrumental in the opening of the popular Bobby Joe's on Dataw Island, South Carolina. Chef Kermit Griffin regularly appears on several restaurant and cooking television broadcasts and is currently working with the Living Classroom and as Chef Consultant for several restaurants in the Washington, D.C area. He also is the Chairman of the Board for the National “For Artists –By Artists” Society and is a founding member of the Board of Directors for the National Cultural Heritage Tourism Society.

Dr. Eurydice Stanley Speaker/Author

Dr. Stanley conducted training around the globe as an international human relations instructor/facilitator for the Department of Defense for more than 20 years during her tenure as a Senior Human Resources Manager for the Department of Defense. She presented diversity, inclusion and human relations training for senior military leaders from 1995-2000 at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI). Her greatest honor as an instructor was training South African Troops on cross-cultural communications after Transformation! A graduate of Florida A & M University (1991 - B.S. Public Management), Dr. Eurydice continued her studies at University of Minnesota (1994 - Master of Arts in Industrial Relations), studied International Business at the Unviersite’ Des Enterprise in Lyon, France with the Carlson School of Management and was awarded her Ph.D. in Christian Counseling and Psychology from Louisiana Baptist University in 2000. Dr. Eurydice has provided counseling and Temperament Therapy services at several addiction rehabilitation facilities. Additionally, she has provided training to improve interpersonal relations and cross-cultural understanding for numerous churches and Christian organizations. She has also provided corporate teambuilding training for Bank of America and the Department of Defense and poetry readings for Tyson Foods. Dr. Eurydice is the proud Mother of Grace, age 15 and Christian, 15 years. Both of her children are Godsends – gifts of promise during times of unspeakable crisis. Daughter Grace is a 9/11 baby, the inspirational muse for Eurydice’s first book, “God’s Grace: Psalms of Love, Laughter, Tears and Praise from Mother to Daughter.” Eurydice planned to turn in her personnel records at the Pentagon September 11th, but “Angels” kept coming to her office, deterring her from her plans. Nine months to the day she discovered she was pregnant with Grace! Son Christian, a "hurricane blessing," came into this world during a break between hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne during the unprecedented 2004-2005 Florida hurricane seasons. The Stanley family was stationed in Florida while Eurydice served as a Public Affairs Commander and the Deputy Public Affairs Officer for the state.

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THE BLACK HERITAGE TRAILS: CELEBRATING OUR ROUTES (ROOTS) ‘Black Heritage Trails: Portraying Cultural Journeys of Individuals and Communities in the Americas and the Diaspora’

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CELEBRATING OUR ROUTES (ROOTS) are routes in search of roots. They are journeys by Black People in pursuit of the universal dream of fulfillment of individual, organizational and community life. They are adventurous expeditions of discoveries: discoveries of self and of a far greater organizational and community life than was ever dreamt. The Trails chronicle the cultural history of Blacks in their heroic efforts to build an individual, organizational and a community life out of the meager resources, both physical and spiritual, given to them by the traditional cultures in which they found themselves. There are those who choose to view these circumstances as a great misfortune and there are those who consider themselves fortunate and seek only to realize the benefits of the Heritage Trails: what they have taught us, what they offer us now and what lies in store for us, up ahead. The Heritage Trails are uniquely exciting routes of cultural explorations and cultural discoveries. The journey along the Trails has no beginning that anyone knows of and no ending that we can speak about. The journey is a process, a metaphor for life and living that offers the possibility of a new and improved socio-economic growth initiative never before seen in the history of the world. The journey along the Trails provides opportunities to demonstrate the process of development in individual, organizational and community life in low-income communities, small towns, cities and countries all over the world. The Black Heritage Trails, wherever they exist, can revitalize culture and commerce in unique ways. They demonstrate how Blacks can utilize their resources (whatever they may be) and the finer aspects of the traditional culture to gain a more rewarding balance of individual, organizational and community life. They graphically show how a culturally diverse people, speaking different languages, practicing different customs, un-welcomed strangers in often very strange lands, physically and spiritually trapped on the one hand by slavery and oppression and freed on the other by a fervent belief in the best of the world’s traditions, forged (and are still forging) a path that is a living testament to the power of a greater vision.

The “Forgotten Communities Program’ is the cornerstone of the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute and the National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center, Inc. The program is a major program under the National Cultural Heritage Initiative and serves as the catalyst for the promotion and marketing of the culture, heritage and the communities of people of African Descent. The program was created and developed to support the efforts of chambers of commerce, economic and community development entities address economic and job creation issues in disadvantaged communities. The leadership at the local level is comprised of entrepreneurs, artist, educators, government, and community activists/leaders. The goal by all is to access the viability of creating a tourism destination, by establishing an arts cluster as an attraction. Art that focuses on the cultural history and people of the city and community, told in paint, with emphasis on faith and tradition.

The program has proved itself as very successful and has allowed an industry to take hold and renewed interest in historic Black communities. With the support of talented painters and performing artists, the program has been able to spiritually recapture the people’s memories and visions and dreams of the people that resided there, outside of the view of mainstream America. Forgotten Communities is not Black Art, it is a spiritual movement, to showcase a people of dignity and neighborhoods that are a part of us. Only through the arts, can the spiritual moment and importance of a culture be recreated and conveyed to another culture. The Forgotten Communities Program is a ‘call to all artists’, particularly those of African descent, to begin painting their visions and memories of their culturally significant and historic communities. The National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center was created to allow those images to be shared with the world and rekindle an interest in these forgotten communities. The knowledge required to sustain the community and help it grow is provided by the research and teaching of the fellows and members of the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute.

The National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center, and Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute are poised to share their knowledge and resources to assist in ultimate goal being to create artistic images and performances that will cause a nation to think and consider redeveloping these cultural treasures for future generations reeducate others and ourselves on the value and importance of our culture in America and the Diaspora.

The Gateway Countries to Gateway Cities (GC to GC) Program effectively applies time-tested cultural principles that produce optimum socio-economic development in the "New and Old Worlds". Similar to the Marco Polo era and other historical examples, GC to GC recognized the cultural and heritage routes of the "Old and New Worlds" are as the roots of the "New Marketplace". Gateway Countries to Gateway Cities supports the idea that the "New Marketplace" will currently thrive best in the "New World". Nevertheless, it promotes and celebrates the "New Marketplace" globally through the formation of strategic socio-economic linkages with countries in both the "New World" and the "Old World". Of significance, it recognizes Europe and African countries; as important Gateways to the heritage routes of the New World, via the Caribbean, and Florida, the "Gateway State". The "New Marketplace" or knowledge economy is a physical representation of a spiritual world we are now beginning to discover. Some of us increasingly comprehend that the rules governing the Spiritual World are the same as those that guide the "New Marketplace". Just as the spiritual world is deeply influenced by our attitudes and our relationships; likewise, success in the "New Marketplace" is largely dependent on our renewed commitment to improving our attitudes and building great relationships. Attitude will indeed determine altitude in the "New Marketplace". Information and knowledge will only be utilized properly when we gain a thorough understanding of culture in the "New and Old Worlds". Likewise, the information and knowledge economy will only realize its maximum value when we achieve an intelligent understanding of Spirit in the Spiritual World. The degree to which we develop culturally is the exact degree to which our physical and Spiritual Worlds develop.

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Dr. Jeff Smith Fellow Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. Innovation and Equity

Reverend Alvis Collins Director, Faith Community Network Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. Reverend Alvis Collins has been a resident of Pensacola Florida since the early 1970’s; growing up in the Myrtle Grove, Warrington. and Pleasant Grove neighborhoods of Pensacola, Florida. He attended and is a graduate of the Escambia County School System. A graduate of Escambia High School in 1985 and exceptional football player, Collins was inducted into the School’s Hall of Fame and named Mr. Escambia by the County sports leaders. He attended Pensacola Junior College (PJC –Now Pensacola State College) and Troy State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Accounting. Returning to Pensacola, Alvis answered the call of ministry in 1993, and was ordained as a Baptist Minister by Rev. Robert Likely at the Second Mount Carmel, now named Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Alvis Collins, a Computer Engineer, began his professional IT career, in the late 80’s as at IT instructor to those who were at a societal and economic disadvantage. While immersed in this atmosphere, the plight of his students came across to him with great clarity. The influence of despondency was etched within the recesses of his spirit. He carries the memory of that feeling with him as a motivation to help others trapped without hope. As he continued to develop his IT skills and move on to other professional goals, he moved into the health care field as an IT information trainer and support personal. One again, his intrinsic aspects required him to see beyond the natural, and see the greater humanitarian needs of others. Collins’ passion to assist others, was firmly established early in his pre-teen and teen years. As a youth, he often assisted two friends who were negatively impacted with disabilities and associated Muscular Dystrophy (MD). While assisting them with the basic activities of life, Alvis two friends’ positive spirit and joy, and their earnest gratitude for his friendship was the beginning of the spiritual preparation for Alvis’ future calling, in ministry. Collins still remembers and can feel his friends being filled with emotion. ’Their joy and gratitude remain today as a foundational and fundamental force that fosters his passion to help others succeed. As a teen, Collins’s passion to be of assistance to others was further refined, while being a care giver to his mother and father during their years of sickness and health decline. He can still hear the words of his mother saying; “Son, you are going to be a good man and a great husband”. These works provided Alvis with the spiritual motivation that drives him in his efforts until this day, to be of service. Alvis’ foundation also comes from the words of his Father who instructed him repeatedly, with his saying of; “Son, trust God” and “don’t give up, you are somebody”. These pillars of truly caring for family, and being an advocate for others, are intrinsic aspects of Reverend Collins existence. Reverend Collins and his wife, Sandra, have always sought out ways to uplift and meet the needs of others, without publicity. They work as a team in whatever endeavor God leads them. Alvis, in his ministry, has quietly continued in the path of tangibly ministering to the direct needs of others on a very personal level. The accumulation of direct ministry experiences over the years, has provided him a priceless education, honed his passion to demonstrate and transfer the experienced of the love of Jesus Christ to others. His defining message is ‘The desire to make the word of God perceptible in the current age is my “charge to keep” so that the God that I serve me be glorified’.

Rev. Dr. Arbutas Washington Fellow Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. Community Cultural Heritage Societies

As an ordained Minister and Elder, Rev. Dr. Arbutas Washington is an avid believer in community service and assisting those in need by using every resource available to help others reach a sense of stability. Arbutas understands homelessness, abuse, financial hardship, hopelessness, incarceration, and despair due to either personal or secondary experiences. Her faith in a Mighty God is the creator of her resilience and determination. She has graduated from believing that GOD is real, to KNOWING that GOD is real as an undeniable fact. Every one of her paths, encounters, and situations produced testimonies of faith and miracles. Because Arbutas is a Mother (first and foremost), there were times that a regular job was insufficient or simple not available. However, due to growing up with Grandparents, and Great Uncles and Aunts that believed in creating a job when one did not exist, she adopted that same attitude. She is presently working on developing a program to teach ex-offenders and others the skills of entrepreneurship so that they will cease to beg for the crumbs that fall from the master’s table and become the Master from which the crumbs fall. Dr. Washington is the President and Director of Help from the Sanctuary, Inc. (a charitable organization) and the author of The Making of Me and Help from the Sanctuary. She has owned other businesses that included Arbutas Auto Sales (e.g., sold used cars), Arbutas A. Dawson Agency (e.g., both as an independent and through Allstate), Notary Public, and as an independent Seamstress. She has 28 years of experience in the financial services industry as an agent, agency owner, and a financial advisor with skills in budgeting, finance, marketing, and Investing. She also holds certifications in Mental Health First Aid, Assisted Living, and Faith-Based Clinical Counseling. Dr. Washington received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in Computer Science while minoring in Business Administration. She received a Master’s degree from Gulf Coast College and Seminary where she majored in Christian Counseling and a PhD in Ministry from Florida State Seminary. Dr. Washington also holds a Master’s degree in Psychology with a specialization in Crisis Management and Response and is currently in the PhD program of Health and Human Services specializing in Crisis, Disaster, and Management at Walden University. Dr. Washington’ work experience ranges from working on an assembly line to owning businesses. Some of that experience includes clerical and clerk work, substitute teaching, customer service and support manager, mental health case manager, and motivational speaker. She is a firm believer that working hard at whatever you do is a success within itself. Dr. Washington also holds an active memberships in the Golden Key International Honor Society through graduate studies and Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology. With all of that said, Dr. Washington’s greatest joys are her children, grandchildren, and quilting as she volunteers for Sew for Hope in Tallahassee where quilts are made to benefit homeless children.

Guenet Gittens-Roberts Fellow Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. Director-Pan African Tourism Marketing and Travel Writers National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center, Inc.

Guenet Gittens-Roberts is CEO of GGR Marketing & Public Relations. She is responsible for developing and directing their communication strategy while also managing the agency’s outreach to the advertising, charitable and business communities. GGR Marketing & Public Relations was formed to develop and execute programs aimed at reaching multicultural communities and niche markets utilizing an effective mixture of relationship marketing, event marketing and branding through social media and traditional media sources. GGR is a full service, public relations and marketing firm with the intention to serve as a “publicity machine” for our clients, ensuring that they are included in targeted publications and broadcast media while also utilizing social media and networking to build relationships. They offer a broad range of services that include marketing, public relations, branding, special event planning & management, sponsorship/fundraising, business development and media relations. GGR Marketing currently produce the largest Caribbean Festival in Orlando, the Orlando Carnival Downtown. She is the publisher of Caribbean American Passport News Magazine, the largest Caribbean owned Statewide Newspaper in Florida. Caribbean American Passport covers the people of the English, French and Spanish communities. Through their publishing arm, they were responsible for the publication of Mision Boricua a Spanish publication designed to raise awareness for the Puerto Rican community to vote in the 2016 election. Guenet is active in the community serving for the past 7 years as President of the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce, Vice President of Central Florida Association of Black Journalists, Vice President of the Guyanese American Cultural Association of Central Florida, Program Director of the Caribbean American Business Expo and Vice-President of Caribbean Affairs at Realty World Orlando. A native of Georgetown, Guyana, she spent five years at NCE Screen Printers, her family's 40 year old company developing ad campaigns for large and small companies and creating innovative corporate gift ideas out of combinations of print and local products. She maintains that this experience where she had to think outside the box remains at her core and allows her to come up with creative ideas that are diverse and interesting. Guenet is married to her partner in their business Sam Roberts and is the proud parents of 2 college kids, Aleia and Kadeem.

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Join a Society Pan African Cultural Heritage Societies

About Pan African Cultural Heritage Societies The Pan African Cultural Heritage Society is a network of International, State, Regional, and Local Cooperatives whose mission is to increase mutual understanding between the people of African Descent in the United States; and the people of other countries, states, cities, cultures, ethnic groups, and most important, the residents of the host community; by means of educational and cultural exchange, that assist in community and economic development. What We Do Under the Management of the National Asset Building Coalition, Inc.; the Pan African Cultural Heritage Society Network supports and works to build cooperative relations and exchanges in Pan African Communities in the area of Commerce, Culture, Heritage, Education; recruiting People of Influence, Knowledge and Faith to join us in our cooperative efforts. Educational and Cultural Activities are used to build relations between the members of the Societies and the people of other countries through culture and heritage edutainment programs, art events, business and community development projects, academic and faith lectures, cultural sports, and professional exchanges, as well as public -private partnerships. Who We Engage In an effort to celebrate the diversity of the People of African Descent, the Societies are open to all members of the host community and makes every effort to reflect the global society. Although our activities celebrate and focuses on the culture, heritage, traditions, and arts of Pan Africans for celebratory, educational and awareness purposes, all cultures are welcomed to become members and participate in Society activities. How We Work We solicit artists, educators, athletes, students, business and faith community leaders to become local, state, and national Pan African Society Affiliates to share their cultural and heritage knowledge and skills with the host community and with other Pan African Cultural Heritage Societies around the globe, to include the general population, and seek cultural exchanges to help break down barriers that often divide Pan Africa and other cultures and nationalities.

We are a Co-op

The Pan African Cultural Heritage Society is a community centered alliance of International, Regional, State, and City Cooperatives. A cooperative or co-operative is an autonomous association of people who voluntarily cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit. Cooperatives include non-profit community organizations and businesses that are owned and managed by the people who use its services or by the people who work there or by the people who live there, hybrids such as worker cooperatives that are also consumer cooperatives or credit unions, multi-stakeholder cooperatives such as those that bring together civil society and local actors to deliver community needs, and second and third tier cooperatives whose members are other cooperatives. The International Co-operative Alliance was the first international association formed by the movement. It includes the World Council of Credit Unions. A second organization was formed later in Germany, the International Raiffeisen Union. In the United States, the National Cooperative Business Association serves as the sector's oldest national membership association. The people and societies of the Pan African Cultural Heritage Society are constantly forming together in two major ways: through cultural engagement and by cultivating healthy Pan African Cultural Heritage Communities. We are active around across the United States and across the globe through various cooperative efforts, including a major community arts and educational collaborative mission. We also assist communities with asset development research and cultural arts and community development projects; and connect these communities to global efforts, associated with the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. and the National Asset Building Coalition, Inc. network missions and efforts. We cultivate healthy cooperative societies by connecting them to successful model societies and assist them in acquiring resources in support of each society individually and as a whole. Conferences and workshop are held to assist in the development of cooperative/society members to encourage fellowship, interaction and foster society and membership growth.

STATE AFFILIATES CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETIES

ALABAMA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

MISSISSIPPI CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

ARKANSAS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

MISSOURI CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

CALIFORNIA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

NEBRASKA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

DISTRCT OF COLUMBIA CULTURAL HERTAGE SOCIETY

NEW JERSEY CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY NEW YORK CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

FLORIDA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY GEORGIA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

NORTH CAROLINA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

INDIANA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

OHIO CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

ILLINOIS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

OKLAHOMA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

KANSAS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

PENNSYLVANIA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

KENTUCKY CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY LOUISIANA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

SOUTH CAROLINA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

MARYLAND CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

TENNESSEE CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

TEXAS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

MICHIGAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

VIRGINIA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

MINNESOTA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

WISCONSIN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY THE “WEST” CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

CITY AND REGIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETIES ATLANTA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

BILOXI – GULFPORT CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI BIRMINGHAM CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA DAYTONA BEACH CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA FORT LAUDERDALE CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA FLORIDA KEYS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, KEY WEST, FLORIDA GAINESVILLE-OCALA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE (LA VILLA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY), JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA MEMPHIS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE MIAMI CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, MIAMI, FLORIDA MOBILE CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, MOBILE, ALABAMA MONTGOMERY CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA NEW ORLEANS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA NORTHWEST FLORIDA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, FORT WALTON/PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA ORLANDO CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, ORLANDO, FLORIDA PENSACOLA (DE VILLIERS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY) PENSACOLA, FLORIDA SAVANNAH CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, NAPLES - FT. MYERS - SARASOTA, FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA TAMPA – ST. PETERSBURG CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, TAMPA, FLORIDA WEST PALM BEACH CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATES CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETIES

AFRICA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY BAHAMAS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY BELIZE CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY BRAZIL CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY CANADIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY CARIBBEAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY CUBA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY EUROPEAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY FRANCE CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY HAITI CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY JAMAICA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY KINGDOM OF SPAIN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY SAINT LUCIA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY UNITED KINGDOM CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

U.S. TERRITORY CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETIES

PUERTO RICO CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY VIRGIN ISLAND CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AND LEVELS

Business and Community Organization members will be listed in the Pan African American Cultural Heritage Marketplace online business membership directory for one year from date of membership approval and will be included in and have full access to the Pan African American Cultural Heritage Marketplace. Individual members will be listed in the online "Who's Who" membership directory for one year from date of membership approval and will be able to access the Pan African American Cultural Heritage Marketplace. Benefits: One year Free Subscription to each of the membership e-magazines. Business/Professional Membership................................................................................ $100.00 a year Non Profit Community Organization Membership.........................................................$50.00 a year Individual/Supporter Membership.................................................................................. $25.00 a year

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PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM - BENEFITS AND LEVELS

Gold Level Sponsor ($5000/year) Full page ad for one year in all membership e-magazines. Option to submit Advertorial in place of Quarterly Advertisement. Company logo featured on “Sponsors Page” on Pan African American Cultural Heritage Marketplace website for one year. The company will be invited to promote products/services at all appropriate events for a year for free with the first choice of vendor location. * Lagniappe: Receive from Pan African American Travel Club a Free Trial Travel Card: 'The Gift' Card. This card offers up to $1,000 in Savings when you book your next hotel or resort stay. Silver Level Sponsor ($3000/year)

Half page ad for one year in all membership e-magazines. Option to submit Advertorial in place of Quarterly Advertisement. Company logo featured on “Sponsors Page” on Pan African American Cultural Heritage Marketplace website for one year. The company will be invited to promote products/services at all appropriate events for one year at a discounted rate. The company will have priority choice for vendor location. * Lagniappe: Receive from Pan African American Travel Club a Free Trial Travel Card: 'The Gift' Card. This card offers up to $1,000 in Savings when you book your next hotel or resort stay.

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Bronze Level Sponsor ($2000/year) Quarter page ad for one year in all membership e-magazines. Option to submit Advertorial in place of Quarterly Advertisement. Company logo featured on “Sponsors Page” on Pan African American Cultural Heritage Marketplace website for one year.

The company will be invited to promote products/services at all appropriate events for one year at a discounted rate. * Lagniappe: Receive from Pan African American Travel Club a Free Trial Travel Card: 'The Gift' Card. This card offers up to $1,000 in Savings when you book your next hotel or resort stay. Corporate Business Level Sponsor ($1,000/year) Corporate/Business Members’ names and/or logos will be placed on the Pan African American Cultural Heritage Marketplace Sponsorship Page for one year from date of membership approval. One year Free Subscription to each of the membership e-magazines * Lagniappe: Receive from Pan African American Travel Club a Free Trial Travel Card: 'The Gift' Card. This card offers up to $1,000 in Savings when you book your next hotel or resort stay.

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PAYING TRIBUTE TO ‘THE CHITLIN’ CIRCUIT’

The Chitlin' Circuit was a collection of performance venues throughout the eastern, southern, and upper Midwest areas of the United States that provided commercial and cultural acceptance for African American musicians, comedians, and other entertainers during the era of racial segregation in the United States in the early 19th century until the mid 1960s. The Chitlin' Circuit was considered to be by, for, and about black people. Topics of plays were often farcical and over dramatic. There is debate as to when the Chitlin' Circuit peaked. The Chitlin Circuit launched the career of some of America’s greatest entertainers.

IN REMEMBERANCE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s. At the time, it was known as the "New Negro Movement", named after the 1925 anthology by Alain Locke. The Movement also included the new AfricanAmerican cultural expressions across the urban areas in the Northeast and Midwest United States affected by the Great Migration (African American), of which Harlem was the largest. Though it was centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, in addition, many black writers from African and Caribbean colonies who lived in Paris were also influenced by the Harlem Renaissance.