Pan African American Cultural Heritage News June 2017

June 2017

‘COMMERCE-CULTURE-COMMUNITY-EDUCATION-INFLUENCE-KNOWLEDGE-FAITH’ PUBLISHER: EUGENE FRANKLIN EDITOR: KITTY POST

Roots: Africa – Europe – Caribbean – South America Central America & North America --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Florida Black Chamber Launches Pan African and National Cultural Heritage Initiative Welcome to the inaugural issue of the ‘PAN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE NEWS’!

The Pan African American Cultural Heritage News is the membership newsletter produced monthly by the Pan African Cultural Heritage Alliance, under the management of the National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center, Inc. and its affiliate, the National Black Tourism Marketing Corporation. The Pan African American Cultural Heritage News promotes and shares information of importance to partners of the Pan African Cultural Heritage Alliance and Society.

Eugene Franklin, President of the Florida Black Chamber of Commerce, serves as the Publisher and Kitty Pope, Publisher of the African Diaspora Tourism ‘E’ Magazine is the Chief Editor.

Who are We? The primary purpose of the Pan African and National Cultural Heritage Society and The Alliance is to promote and advocate for the interest, preservation and development of historic destinations, attractions, traditions and economic markets of the diverse cultures of Pan Africa, to include the cultural and economic development of their villages and the welfare of their people.

The Pan African Cultural Heritage Society is open to all cultures and people that have an interest to acquire knowledge of the culture and heritage of people of African descent in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and the Americas.

The Publisher and Editor

Eugene Franklin- Publisher 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 Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc., 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 underserved 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’.

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-in-Charge 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 Florida Black Business Support Corporation. He supports community by his service on the Finance Committee of the Pensacola Habitat for

Humanity and as a board member for the Escambia County Health Facilities Authority and Every Child a Reader in Escambia. 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 by Florida Trend Magazine. 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 of a local ministry. His thirst for knowledge and service continues………!

Chief Editor

Kitty Pope-Chief Editor Kitty J. Pope is the founder/ executive director of the International Association of Black Travel Writers. A graduate of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, she is also the publications manager for AfricanDiasporaTourism.com, an online magazine, exploring the culture and heritage of people of African descent around the world in order to promote travel.

The author of one book, 'Beside Every Great Man' (Amber Publishers), Pope is the former lifestyle editor of the Atlanta-based Upscale Magazine and the former Coordinator of Counseling at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is also the director of membership development in North America for the International Council of Tourism Partners. (ICTP) Pope is also a black heritage travel consultant, and has served as a member and media partner for the African Travel Association (ATA). She is also the founder and executive producer of the African Diaspora World Tourism Awards, a gala-ceremony that recognizes achievements of people in the areas of black culture and heritage tourism.

The Pan African American Cultural Heritage Alliance

FLORIDA BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC. (State Chamber of Commerce, charged with developing and promoting National Cultural Heritage Tourism and Economics Initiative.) www.floridablackchamber.com

NATIONAL BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC. (Business projects and policy issues, nationally and international. 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 and historic communities) www.nchtc.com

PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTE (International Education and Research Institute. Speakers alliance. Focus: Commerce, Culture, Community, Education, Influence, Faith. www.panafricanchi.org

NATIONAL BLACK TOURISM MARKETING CORPORATION. National and Pan African Cultural Heritage Tourism Marketing and Alliance Management. www.nbtmc.org

PAN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE MARKET PLACE: CORPORATION. Global Business Marketing, Advertising and Promotion Portal for Pam Africa and Americans. www.paachmp.com

The National Black Business Support Corporation (NBBSC) provides Access-To-Capital and Technical Assistance to black, rural and small businesses throughout the nation. www.nbbsc.org

“THE NEWS” Who’s WHO!

Meet Dr. Phyllis Gray Ray Director of Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc.

Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute

By Kitty J. Pope (Tallahassee, Florida)The Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute has appointed as its first director Dr. Phyllis Gray Ray, Chair and Professor of Sociology/Criminology at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL The Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute was founded by Rev. Dr. Eugene Franklin, chair of the Florida Black Chamber of Commerce, as a part of the Pan African American Cultural Heritage to educate, celebrate and promote the culture and connectivity of the people of the African Diaspora. Dr. Yvonne Freeman, the owner of the Alliance for Global Education and Leadership in Atlanta will serve as chair of the Institute.

As director of the Institute, Dr. Gray Ray, who has produced approximately 20 professional research final reports, and has presented nearly 60 papers at national and international conferences, will be in charge of providing documentation and research related to black culture.

A foremost researcher and veteran in getting needed funding, Dr. Gray Ray has generated close to 10 million dollars in external research funds. Her research has been funded by such noted Organizations as the National Science Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U. S. Department of Education, the Kellogg Foundation and various departments of the government of Mississippi.

Dr. Gray Ray will use her expertise in funding to help with some of the Institute’s projects. In addition to cultural heritage and cultural commerce research, some of the goals of the Institute include the launch of the Leadership Academy which will serve to develop leaders and cultural ambassadors with character and integrity. The Institute has already set up youth academies, a speaker’s bureau and an arts and entertainment department will do various conferences, workshops and seminars and festivals related to black cultural awareness. The Institute will help to enhance the platforms and visibility of cultural heritage artists in various cities, thereby contributing to the livelihood of the artists.

For the past 30 plus years, in addition to her research, Dr. Gray Ray, the founding Director of the National Black Graduate Student Association, Inc., has used her professorship to teach about the African American Experience in areas of race relations, classicism, the justice system and crime and several other topics related to race. Her administrative leadership skills include having once served as a coordinator, director, department head, dean, and a vice-president where her social and scholarly network has spanned across the African Diaspora. She is the author of “From Imagining to Understanding the African American Experience” which will be the basis of the core curriculum of the Institutes Leadership Academy.

Dr. Gray Ray wrote this book to aid individuals in developing their “sociological imaginations” and to broaden their understanding of the “Sociology of the Black Experience,” particularly in the United States’ multicultural society. Her book provides a unique sociological exploration of the African American experience and how it has been specifically impacted by culprits such as slavery and racism. “The reality of slavery and racism is deeply threaded throughout the fabric of the current state of African Americans and this threading must be understood,” explains Dr. Ray.

Dr. Gray Ray says that “From Imagining to Understanding the African American Experience” is applicable to the goal of the Institutes’ Leadership Academy since the focus of the academy will be teaching the next generation of leaders from a cultural perspective by using proven historical experiences as a teaching foundation. She hopes that the book will serve as inspiration to prepare individuals to appreciate their responsibilities in seeking out opportunities that will make their communities a better place.

“Individuals and young adults who are interested in participating in the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute’s “Leadership Academy” must be trained about the book as a part of its core of the curriculum. I hope that the Institute will have a profound and lasting impact on today’s youth, blacks in general and other races,” says Dr. Gray Ray. She intends to lead the Institute in such a way to accommodate African American students who still find themselves subjected to segregated and inferior schools that are located within their own neighborhoods.

Dr. Gray Ray knows firsthand about inadequate schooling because even though she was bright as a student, she was often overlooked and unsupported in a white school system. “The importance of educating “Negros” (African Americans) “the right way,” was first boldly introduced by William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) DuBois and Carter G. Woodson.”

W.E.B. DuBois who advocated that blacks are going to have to save and educate themselves, was a crusader for the creation of a black college educated elite group leaders and teachers to educate the masses with an emphasize on heritage. Woodson, known as the “Father of Black History,” wrote the book “The Mis-education of the Negro” where he blasted the educational system in America, and described the vicious cycle that occurs when mis-educated people graduate from schools, and then go on to teach and mis-educate others. Both of these, through leaders believed that black children are denied the real truth about their race and culture. Both scholars were ahead of their time, and contributed monumental knowledge through their writings, and their message is still very relevant today.

“If some of their knowledge teachings had been rigorously applied especially throughout the black community, perhaps the outcome for Blacks in terms of education would have been a lot better,” says Dr. Gray Ray. “The Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute embraces these men’s philosophies, and hopes to fill gaps within the current educational system. My hope is that the Institute will have a global impact and contribute to the re-education of Americans and the Global Diaspora in terms of contributions of black people.”

The philosophies and teachings of these great men will be incorporated in the curriculum and mission of the Institute, which is one of the basis for Rev. Franklin founding it. Dr. Gray Ray will work with Rev. Franklin as well as Dr. Freeman towards accomplishing these and other goals and missions of the Institute. Other goals of the Institute include working to improve and alleviate disparities not only in education, but also regarding cultural commerce issues that affects economic development in African Americans communities in particular.

With the National Black Chamber of Commerce as a strategic partner and member of the Pan African Alliance, the Institute has a goal of contributing to cultural economic development. The

Institute will support and work with other chambers of commerce, state and local governments, community and economic development groups of the US and global African Diaspora. Colleges, including HBCUs; institutes of higher learning, schools, churches and faith based initiatives, as well as corporations and organizations have started partnering with the Pan African Institute to help in the preservation, education and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural economic development.

For more information and continued updates about the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, please visit panafricanchi.org.

Florida Black Chamber holds Cultural Heritage Leadership Conference

(Pensacola, Florida) The Florida Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc. recently held their annual Pan African Cultural Heritage Leadership Conference at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Downtown Pensacola to launch their Pan African and National Cultural Heritage Initiative. ‘The Initiative’ includes the use of cultural economics, cultural heritage tourism, and the arts to promote and develop disadvantaged communities. The Initiative was developed based on research conducted in the promotion of the Historic Belmont De Villiers Community and its businesses and leaders. The conference speakers presented their individual programs and businesses and explained how their entities support the Pan African and National Cultural Heritage Initiative.

Approximately seventy Initiative partners and leaders were in attendance from across the globe.

Nathalie Blanc Chekete, Cultural and Heritage Tourism Project Manager for the National Agency for Heritage and Tourism for the country of Benin, in Africa, spoke of her country’s work in developing a cultural heritage program and interviewed several of the conference attendees for feedback. Owen Roper traveled from Michigan to seek first hand advice on a community development project he is working on, that includes portions of the research model.

Highlights of the conference were presentations given by Dr. Phyllis Gray Ray, a professor and researcher at Florida A&M University and the Director of the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. Her review of her acclaimed book, "The African American Experience, Real and Imagined", that deals with the realities of African American history, was well receive. She was followed by Dr. Theresa Okorochukwu, a native of Nigeria, and graduate of the University of Florida and developer for African Network Television, located in Gainesville, Florida. Theresa’s presentation allowed the audience to see the potential of marketing to the African Diaspora and showcased the cultures and huge growth of the middle-class population. She warned against the traditional stereotyping of the Great Continent and its people. Everyone was thoroughly impressed with her presentation and speech.

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AWARD’S CEREMONY

Pictured: Franklin, Theresa and Victor Okorochukwu (ANTV), Hank Harris The Estevanico Awards’ were presented in several categories to each of the speakers for their work in support of the Pan African and National Cultural Heritage Initiative. The awards were presented by Captain Frank Smith, USN/Retired, and Chairman of the Florida Black Chamber.

Hank Harris, Director for the National Black Tourism Marketing Corporation and Conference Sponsor, assisted Chairman Smith.

Awards were presented as follows: ‘Chairman’s Award’: Dr. Phyllis Gray Ray, for work as Director, Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute, Inc. ‘Sponsor of the Year’: African Television Network, Inc., owned by Theresa and Victor Okorochukwu, for work in connecting and promoting Pan African culture and heritage.

‘Person of the Year’: Alison Davenport, President - Johnson Beach Society, for her work on the Private Rosamond Johnson Beach Celebration and Commemoration.

‘President’s Award’: Sonja Griffin Evans, Artist, for her work in support of Cultural Heritage Tourism and the Arts and her traveling exhibit, "From Whence I Came! – De Villiers!"

‘Partner of the Year’: Pam Tedesco, National and Florida Black Business Support Corporation, for her work in funding Black Businesses.

‘Cultural Heritage Tourism’: Kitty Pope, Publisher - African Diaspora Tourism Magazine, for her work in support of the Pan African and National Cultural Heritage Initiative.

Accolades were also given to Chef Judy Lewis and Chef Early McWilliams of Sister Sarah’s Catering for their outstanding meal and menu, and to Georgia Blackmon of the Gathering Awareness and Book Center for her excellent display of Black Classic Literature. Artist Erik O’Neal received praise for his artistic rendition of the ‘Estevanico Trail’. Kudos were also given to the National Black Tourism Marketing Corporation for their evolution as a national tourism marketing entity.

Everyone was invited to attend the Private Rosamond Johnson Celebration, honoring the first person from Escambia County killed in the Korean War. Private First-Class Johnson lost his life saving three wounded soldiers.

Pictured below is his mother, Mrs. Alice Johnson and her son Ronald Reese. Mrs. Johnson is over 100 years old and attended the celebration. The event is sponsored by the National Park Service, the Perdido Chamber of Commerce, the Johnson Beach Society, and the Florida Black Chamber of Commerce.

Florida Black Chamber announces Board Members for 2017 – 2018 (Pensacola) The Florida Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc. announced its Boards of Directors for the Affiliates Organizations under the Pan African and National Cultural Heritage Initiative. The chamber was organized in 2004 as a ‘State Chamber’, with the mission of supporting the economic development platform of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, Incorporated, Washington, D.C.; and to act as a resource for minority chambers and economic development organizations in the State of Florida. The Florida Black Chamber’s primary focus is to be an advocate for Pan African American businesses and communities. All effort is placed on accurately marketing, advertising, and promoting the culture and heritage of African Americans and seeking opportunities for minority owned businesses and chamber members, by involving the community, as a whole in our efforts. No resource or relationship is discarded in Florida Black Chamber’s effort to create jobs and business opportunities. A Pan African and global cultural marketing strategy enhances the opportunities and success for all initiative and chamber members. See: www.floridablackchamber.com

FLORIDA BLACK CHAMBER BOARD MEMBERS Eugene Franklin: President/CEO, Florida Black Chamber, NBCC Director for Florida, Pensacola, Florida Frank Smith: Chair, Director of Business Development, Global Business Solutions, Pensacola, Florida Dr. Carolyn Ford: FBCC Immediate Past Chair, Executive Director, North Florida Educational Development Corporation, Quincy, Florida Lawrence Williams: Vice President, Retired Attorney, Orlando, Florida Debbie Beckford: Board Secretary, Business Manager, Pensacola, Florida Hank Harris: Board Treasurer, Director – National Black Tourism Marketing Corporation, Pensacola, Florida Tanisha Cliatt: Board Member, President/CEO Manatee Black Chamber, Bradenton, Florida David Williams: Board Member, Advertisement, Jacksonville, Florida Matthew Lawrence: Board Member, Developer, Miami, Florida

Lloyd Reshard: Board Member, Technology Professional, Pensacola, Florida Robert Kovacevich: Board Member, Strategic Planning and Fundraising Consultancy, Orlando, Florida Medhat Elmesky: Board Member, President, Design Arts Studio, Panama City, Florida Reverend Dr. R. Joaquin Willis: Board Member, Pastor, Miami, Florida Dr. Francis Ikeokwu, Sr. Ph.D.: Board Member, College Dean– Jacksonville, Florida.

Mark Scovera, Board Member, Palm Beach, Florida

NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM CENTER, INC. Eugene Franklin: Director/CEO, Pensacola, Florida Zazell Dudley: Louisiana, Louisiana Black Chamber, President, Shreveport, Louisiana Jerry Mitchell: Alabama State Black Chamber, President, Birmingham, Alabama Kitty Pope: Publisher – African Diaspora Tourism, Atlanta, Georgia Sonja Griffin Evans: Board Member, Artist, Beaufort, South Carolina Wilma E. Mosley Clopton: Ph.D.: Board Member, Film Maker, Jackson, Mississippi Hank Harris: Tourism Marketing and Advertisement, Pensacola, Florida Theola Bright: Art of Faith Director, Art & Music, Mobile, Florida

Erik O’Neil: Artist, Art and Entertainment Network Director, Pensacola, Florida Chef Kermit: Chef, Culinary Arts, Washington, D.C.

PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTE, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dr. Phyllis Gray Ray: Director/CEO, Tallahassee, Florida Dr. Yvonne Freeman: Chair, Atlanta, Georgia Robert Conners: Vice Chair, Tallahassee, Florida Dr. Gina Wilson Beckles: Immediate Past Chair, Melborne, Florida Sonja Griffin Evans: Board Secretary, Beaufort, South Carolina Debbie Beckford: Board Treasurer, Pensacola, Florida Frank Smith: Ex-Officio, Pensacola, Florida Eugene Franklin: EX-Officio, Pensacola, Florida

NATIONAL BLACK TOURISM MARKETING CORPORATION ADVISORY BOARD Hank Harris: Director/CEO, Pensacola, Florida Victor Chimezie Okorochukwu: Chair, African Network TV, Gainesville, Florida Reverend Dr. R. Joaquin Willis: Board Member, Pastor, Miami, Florida Dr. Phyllis Gray Ray: Director, Tallahassee, Florida Dr. Yvonne Blanchard Freeman: Program Manager, Atlanta, Georgia Wilma E. Mosley Clopton, Ph.D.: Board Member, Film Maker, Jackson, Mississippi Pam Tedesco: National Black Business Support Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida Sonja Griffin Evans: Board Member, Artist, Beaufort, South Carolina Erik O’Neil: Artist, Art and Entertainment Network Director, Pensacola, Florida Dr. CoSandra McNeal: Cultural Heritage Communities Development, Jackson, Mississippi Eugene Franklin: Director/CEO, National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center,Pensacola, Florida (Ex-Officio) Frank Smith: Chair, Chairman, Florida Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc., Pensacola, Florida (Ex-Officio)

THE CALL: Join the Pan African Cultural Heritage Movement!

‘PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY’

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AND LEVELS: Business Members will be listed in the 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. 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 Individual and Student Member will be listed in the Membership Directory of the Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place for one year from date of membership approval.

Corporate Business Membership........................................................................ $1000.00 a year Small Business Membership................................................................................. $100.00 a year Individual Membership............................................................................................ $50.00 a year Student Membership............................................................................................... $25.00 a year

PARTNER/SPONSOR LEVELS AND BENEFITS Gold Level Sponsor ($5000) Full page ad for one year in quarterly editions of ‘Pan Africa!’ and ‘The Cultural Heritage Traveler’ e-magazine. Option to submit Advertorial in place of Quarterly Advertisement.

Company logo featured on “Sponsors Page” on National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center, National Black Tourism Marketing, Pan African American Cultural Heritage Marketplace and Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute websites for websites for one year.

Company will be invited to promote products/services at all appropriate events for one for year at discounted rate.

Certificate of appreciation Silver Level Sponsor ($3000) Half page ad for one year in quarterly editions of ‘Pan Africa!’ and “The Cultural Heritage Traveler e-magazine. Option to submit Advertorial in place of Quarterly Advertisement.

Company logo featured on “Sponsors Page” on National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center, National Black Tourism Marketing, Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place and Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute websites for websites for one year.

Company will be invited to promote products/services at all appropriate events for one for year at discounted rate.

Certificate of appreciation Bronze Level Sponsor ($2000) Quarter page ad for one year in quarterly editions of ‘Pan Africa!’ and “The Cultural Heritage Traveler e-magazine. Option to submit Advertorial in place of Quarterly Advertisement.

Company logo featured on “Sponsors Page” on National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center, National Black Tourism Marketing, Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place, and Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute websites for websites for one year.

Company will be invited to promote products/services at all appropriate events for one for year at discounted rate.

Certificate of appreciation

“LIKE US” on FACEBOOK! THE PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY NETWORK The Pan African Cultural Heritage Society is an alliance of many partners. Those partners are Network partners, International Affiliates, State Affiliates, Regional Affiliates and US Territory Affiliates. The listings below document our partners. Please note the corresponding Code, which should be annotated to the membership/sponsorship application.

Network Partners and Affiliates N-01

FLORIDA BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC.

N-02

NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM SOCIETY

N-03

NATIONAL BLACK TOURISM MARKETING

N-04

PAN AFRICAN AMERICAN TRAVEL CLUB

N-05

PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTE, INC

N-06

PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, INC.

N-07

PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SPEAKERS ALLIANCE

N-08

PAN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE MARKET PLACE

N-09

NATIONAL 'FOR ARTISTS-BY ARTISTS' SOCIETY

N-10

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK

N-11

FAITH!

Pan African International Affiliates I-01

AFRICA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-02

BAHAMAS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-03

BELIZE CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-04

BRAZIL CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-05

CANADIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-06

CARIBBEAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-07

CUBA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-08

EUROPEAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-09

FRANCE CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-10

HAITI CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-11

JAMAICA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-12

KINGDOM OF SPAIN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-13

SAINT LUCIA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-14

UNITED KINGDOM CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

I-15

SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

Pan African Cultural Heritage Society State Affiliates S-01

ALABAMA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-04

ARKANSAS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-05

CALIFORNIA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-DC

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-09

FLORIDA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-10

GEORGIA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-13

ILLINOIS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-14

INDIANA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-16

KANSAS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-17

KENTUCKY CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-18

LOUISIANA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-20

MARYLAND CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-21

MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-22

MICHIGAN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-23

MINNESOTA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-24

MISSISSIPPI CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-25

MISSOURI CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

-27

NEBRASKA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-30

NEW JERSEY CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-32

NEW YORK CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-33

NORTH CAROLINA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-35

OHIO CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-36

OKLAHOMA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-38

PENNSYLVANIA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-40

SOUTH CAROLINA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-42

TENNESSEE CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-43

TEXAS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-46

VIRGINIA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

S-49

WISCONSIN CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

City/Urban and Regional Affiliates R-01

ATLANTA (GA) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-02

BILOXI (MS) – GULFPORT CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-03

BIRMINGHAM (AL) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-04

DAYTONA BEACH (FL) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-05

FORT LAUDERDALE (FL) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-06

FLORIDA KEYS CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-07

GAINESVILLE-OCALA (FL) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-08

JACKSONVILLE (FL) - LA VILLA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-09

MEMPHIS (TN) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-10

MIAMI (FL) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-11

MOBILE (AL) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-12

MONTGOMERY (AL) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-13

NEW ORLEANS (LA) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-14

NORTHWEST FLORIDA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-15

ORLANDO (FL) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-16

PENSACOLA (FL) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-17

SAVANNAH (GA) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-18

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-19

TALLAHASSEE (FL) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-20

TAMPA – ST. PETERSBURG (FL) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-21

WEST PALM BEACH (FL) CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

R-22

THE “WEST” CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

US Territory Affiliates T-01

PUERTO RICO CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

T-02

VIRGIN ISLAND CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

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National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center, Inc. to Present in Atlanta "Cultural Heritage and Civil Rights Commemorative Arts Festival" As Atlanta is now a foremost city for the movie, film and music industries, the National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center (NCHTC) has plans for cultural arts to join these industries with the launch the "Cultural Heritage and Civil Rights Commemorative Arts Festival in Atlanta in 2018. The Center's founder Rev. Dr. Eugene Franklin says that it is fitting that Atlanta, a mecca for cultural arts becomes known as the hub for cultural heritage because the metropolis city, home to Delta Airlines is also home many creative artists with black culture and heritage resonating there.

"It is also the most noted city associated with Civil Rights. And some of the living Civil Rights iconic legends lives there," says Rev. Franklin. Atlanta is home to several outstanding HBCU's clustered in one community, and it is the Epicenter for critical thinking events, celebrations and important conferences such as the Southern Christian Leadership. Atlanta is the spiritual Civil Rights City that flows to Birmingham, Jackson, Mississippi and the Southern region. What better place," explains Franklin.

The Cultural Heritage and Civil Rights Commemorative Arts Festival will be open to all categories in creative cultural arts including visual, photography, performing, oral, literary cuisine, fashion, music, crafts as well as entertainment.

Stay Tuned. . . More information about Festival is Forthcoming!

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