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HISTORIC AFRICAN-AMERICAN  ETHNIC NOTIONS COLLECTION TO BE SOLD IN FEBRUARY 2008 What:    A Sale Of Historic, African-American Artifacts When:    Sunday, February 10, 2008   9:00am Until 5:00pm Where:  Four Point Sheraton, 1603 Powell Street,  Emeryville, California  94608 Who:      Sociologist,  Historic Artifact Collector and Lecturer, Jan Faulkner Admission is $5.00 and due to the fragile nature of […]

June 14-21, 2008 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Amsterdam Roots Festival Subscribe to our email newsletter for the latest news. Click here And visit (and become a friend) us at www.myspace.com/amsterdamroots http://www.amsterdamroots.nl/index.php?id=8

September 13-28, 2008 Los Angeles, CA The fourth World Festival of Sacred Music will be hosted in Los Angeles from Sept 13-28, 2008. WFSM- LA is the largest and most diverse city wide Festival in LA with 40 events of music and movement in venues all across the city. The 16-day Festival will share music […]

June 3-8, 2008 Beverly Hills, California The Hollywood Black Film Festival aims to enhance the careers of emerging and established Black North American filmmakers through a public exhibition and competition program, and bring independent works by Black filmmakers to Southern California area audiences, thereby fostering a greater appreciation for Black filmmaking. http://www.hbff.org/

February 7-18, 2008 Los Angeles, CA About PAFF:The Pan African Film Festival is the largest film festival in the United States dedicated to the exhibition of Black films. Each year PAFF exhibits more than 175 films made in the U.S., Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, Latin America and Canada. In 2007, 40,000+ people […]

Don’t Miss the 8th Annual “MUSICAL NIGHT in AFRICA” – A Dance for Peace – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 in BERKELEY with Three Bands, featuring Master Musicians from FELA KUTI, KING SUNNY ADE, and HUGH MASEKELA, colorful costumes and compelling dance rhythms. AN EVENT FOR ALL AGES * * * * * * * * The […]

MadCat Women’s International Film Festival co-presents VIEW FROM A GRAIN OF SAND 12:00 noon, Sunday, November 18th, Roxie Theater, San Francisco Admission: $9 Director: Meena Nanji Country: USA (2006) Running Time: 80 min, Color / B&W, DV English, Dari, Pashto with English subtitles Three remarkable Afghan refugee women (a doctor, a teacher and a women’s […]

Mario Savio Memorial Lecture Fund Angela Davis. “From Jim Crow to Guantanamo: Prisons, Democracy and Empire” November 1, 2007 · 7:00 PM · Pauley Ballroom, Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, UC Berkeley Admission Free THE LECTURES This free public lecture is given each fall on the Berkeley campus of the University of California. It […]

Bette LaVette R&B Vocalist Nov. 12 Doors 7:30 PM | Show 8 PM Tickets $23 The Independent 628 Divisadero Street San Francisco, CA 94117 Box Office – 415.771.1422 http://www.theindependentsf.com/

Dionne Farris R&B Vocalist Nov 8, 2007 – Nov 11, 2007 Thurs 8pm & 10pm $26 Fri & Sat 8pm & 10pm $30 Sun 7pm $30 & 9pm $22 Yoshis east bay jazz club and restaurant Dionne Farris came to the attention of the music world with her vocal contributions to Arrested Development’s breakthrough hit […]