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SHARED INTEREST 2020 GALA PROGRAM link

BPAF strongly encourages all visitors to our own website to WATCH THIS IMPORTANT, INFORMATIVE,  AND VERY EMOTIONALLY MOVING PROGRAM  <> Shared Interest  2020 GALA: above is photo of Shared Interest founder and leader Donna Katzin and program poster “Making HerStory: Celebrating the Power of Women in Southern Africa” a program  that live streamed on YOUTUBE […]

Donna Katzin and Program poster

2019 Roxbury “Juneteenth” Commemoration re Reparations issues videos

Cover of program  Program details part 1 Program details part 2 Video footage links to UTube postings  (ignore the UTUBE video ads, they are not posted by  BPAF) Barry Gaither introduction of Senator Bill Owens https://youtu.be/yUF0pKBD50M Sen. Bill Owens speech continues https://youtu.be/kTA8_N-Pcp0  main portion of  Sen. Owens speech          


NYAKA AIDS ORPHANS PROJECT: update and appeal

Here is the latest from this important project that BPAF has supported. Please consider giving it your and/or your organization’s support.   For “Victor’s Poster” and note, click here, and open >  Insert Fall Appeal 2019 V2 High Res Print For Fall Appeal letter from project, click here, and open>  Fall Appeal 


Video re AfricanStudiesAssociation racial RUPTURE issue

The African Studies Association  (ASA)  Racial  “RUPTURE” issue:  In the 1969 ASA annual conference, held in Montreal Canada that year, the African Americans and  Africans walked out, following the members’ rejection of demands from “The ASA Black Caucus” for serious improvement in the representation and recognition of Blacks in the leadership, programs and awards of […]