Pan-African Connection Bookstore and Resource Center. Photo by Victoria Hernandez.
The Texas Theatre will host a special showing of the documentary “At the Pan-African Connection” in collaboration with the Oak Cliff Cultural Center for Marcus Garvey Day.
Created by filmmaker Anthony Asota, the project focuses on the Oak Cliff business located in the Glendale Shopping Center. Described as a bookstore, art gallery and resource center, the organization has provided high-quality products as a beacon of African culture since 1989.
Asota in particular uses the project to focus on the socio-economic stalls of Black America, exploring the center to understand his community’s struggles and find the answer: can they overcome these issues or did the unity and equity they sought die with past leaders?
Following the showing of the film, a panel discussion will be moderated by Jerry Hawkins, founder of The Hawkins Archives and Works. Panelists include Akwete Tyehimba, CEO and owner of Pan-African Connection, Marilyn Clark, founder of Black Cinematheque, and Patrick Washington, board chair of Dallas Weekly.
Doors open Sunday, August 17 at 4 p.m. with the event starting at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are available for $15.85 via Eventbrite.
The Oak Cliff Cultural Center is located at 223 W. Jefferson Blvd. next to the Texas Theatre at 231 W. Jefferson Blvd.
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Victoria Hernandez is an editor for the Advocate. Prior to joining the Advocate, she wrote for Walton Insights, KUAF 91.3 and UARK Student Media. Victoria studied at the University of Arkansas, earning a B.A. in English/Journalism with minors in history and gender studies and a M.A. in Journalism with a Graduate Certificate in African and African American Studies. She can be reached by email at vhernandez@advocatemag.com