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Fifteen Diverse and Impressive African Related Films at VIFF

on September 19th, 2015 by Ariadne Sawyer

Once again TAN The Afro News is honoured to preview these great offerings! Proud Sponsor of The Mask from San WED. SEP 30, 4:00 PM, CINEMATHEQUE WED. OCT 7, 6:30 PM, CINEMATHEQUE Décor (Egypt) A leader of the Egyptian independent film scene, Ahmad Abdalla (Microphone) gets a much bigger budget than usual to fashion this

Filed under: Canadian News, Entertainment, Entertainment News, International News, Local News, The Bridge Tagged as: Africa Film, Africa News, Afro Entertainment, Afro Film, Afro News, Black film, Crumbs, Film Festival, The Dream of Shahrazad, vancouver, VIFF

African Cultural Winter Celebration 2009

on December 31st, 2009 by The Afro News

By Jenny Francis The Afro News Burnaby An important community event took place at Eastburn Community Centre in Burnaby on 12 December 2009. The 3rd annual African Cultural Winter Celebration, hosted by REACH Multicultural Family Center (MFC) brought together approximately two hundred people from all over the world. Following prayers in Arabic and English, guests

Filed under: Local News Tagged as: 2009, african, African women, Afro News, Burnaby, Celebration, cultural, Ensemble, Family Center, Jenny Francis, Khayanga Jenipher Wasike, Multicultural, REACH, Togolese, Winter

TAN Facing Forward-A Life Long on Learning

on December 28th, 2009 by The Afro News

Helena Kaufman The Afro News Vancouver In the midst of a book detailing the life journey of a Canadian woman from girlhood to unexpected gratification, lies a formula for happiness. It is nestled in the chapters of “Pinch Me, A Long Walk From Home”, a first volume of stories by author Beth Rowles Scott. Extraordinarily

Filed under: Features Tagged as: A Life Long on Learning, ACCES, Afro News, AIDS orphans, Beth Rowles Scott, Canadian woman, CIDA, Facing Forward, helena kaufman, Kenya, Pinch Me, vancouver

Emerging African development thinking Part 3

on December 26th, 2009 by The Afro News

SPECIAL INTERVIEW (Part 3)   Development/Africa Kofi Akosah-Sarpong continues his discussions with Prof. George Ayittey on his argument that US President Barack Obama’s Accra proclamation that Africa’s future is in Africans hands is an “intellectual vindication” for the “Internalist School” of African development Q. Did the “Internalist School” demonstrate that African intellectuals have finally come out

Filed under: Opinion/Comment Tagged as: african, African leaders, Afro News, Barack Obama, Black Americans, Black Ghana, Emerging African development thinking, Freedom of expression, Kofi Akosah-Sarpong, Prof. George Ayittey, The Economist, The Washington Post

Wyclef Jean to promote Western Union Money Transfer

on December 11th, 2009 by The Afro News

The Western Union Company A leader in the money transfer segment of global payments, officially began its holiday season today by announcing a strategic alliance with multi-platinum Grammy-Award winning international recording artist Wyclef Jean to promote Western Union Money Transfer® to consumers. Western Union’s relationship with Wyclef will be multi-faceted and will include outreach through

Filed under: Entertainment News Tagged as: Afro News, education projects, Haiti, Random Acts of Giving, Transfer, Western Union Money, Wyclef Jean

Think Globally: Changing Population, Environment and Food

on December 7th, 2009 by The Afro News

By Frank T. Scruggs  M.A.Ph.D. The Afro News USA International When venturing away from one’s own city, town or village a keen sense of the vastness of the African Diaspora becomes apparent. Even more people of African descent populate our planet when serious consideration is given to Keith O. Hilton’s TALO theory which explores the

Filed under: Opinion/Comment Tagged as: African Diaspora, Afro News, Black People, Environment and Food, Frank T. Scruggs, Global energy, global policy, Global Warming, Immigration, Keith O. Hilton TALO, Migration, Mortality, Think Globally: Changing Population, USA

Essay/Ghana/Africa Koku Anyidoho and the anatomy of hate

on December 1st, 2009 by The Afro News

By Kofi Akosah-Sarpong The Afro News International Koku Anyidoho, the director of communications at President John Atta Mills’ Osu Castle, says he hates ex-President John Kufour’s face more than any other person in Ghana. “I don’t like his face, so I don’t want to hear anything about him.” That’s disturbing from a high profile government

Filed under: Opinion/Comment Tagged as: Africa, Afro News, Charity, Culture, education, Essay, ghana, Integrity, John Atta Mills, Kofi Akosah-Sarpong, Law, Love, President John Kufour

Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout freed

on November 30th, 2009 by The Afro News

CTV.ca News Staff Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout has been freed in Somalia after 15 months in captivity, along with Australian photographer Nigel Brennan. In a telephone interview from Mogadishu on Wednesday afternoon, Lindhout told CTV News Channel that she had only been freed for a few hours and provided minimal details on the process that

Filed under: International News Tagged as: Africa, Afro News, Amanda Lindhout, Canada, Canadian journalist, Nigel Brennan, Somalia, Stanley Park

Talk show Queen Oprah Winfrey makes the tearful announcement

on November 20th, 2009 by The Afro News

Oprah Winfrey makes the tearful announcement A tearful Oprah Winfrey has announced her talk show will end in September 2011 after 25 years on the air. Speaking to her live studio audience, the chat show queen said she had decided to end the show “after much prayer and months of careful thought”.  “I love this

Filed under: Entertainment News Tagged as: Afro News, Dr Maya Angelou, Michael Jackson, Oprah Radio, Oprah’s Book Club, Queen Oprah Winfrey, Talk show, Tom Cruise, US President Barack Obama, wealthiest black woman in the world, Winfrey’s empire

Musical Tribute to Lincoln Alexander – First Step Towards New Jazz Space

on November 20th, 2009 by The Afro News

By michelle-lee The Afro News Toronto The Jazz Performance & Education Centre, recently obtained charitable status and held its first fundraising gala October 2nd. The event, held at Glenn Gould Theatre, was a $250.00 per person musical tribute to former Ontario Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander. Alexander is an honorary co-chair of the organization with Ontario

Filed under: Entertainment News Tagged as: Afro News, Canada, Education Centre, jazz in Toronto, Lincoln Alexander, michelle-lee, Musical Tribute, The Jazz Performance
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