TransAfrica is a research, education, and advocacy center dedicated to global justice for the African World. A center for activism focusing on conditions in Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America and other parts of the African Diaspora, TransAfrica sponsors seminars, community awareness projects and training programs. These activities help promote alternative perspectives on the economic, political, and moral ramifications of U.S. foreign policy. TransAfrica disseminates information on issues of concern to the African World with various events in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and beyond. These include our Cabral/Truth Circle, African World Visions Film Series, Viewpoint Lecture Series, Readers’ Corner and Writers’ Corner.
Friday, May 31, 2013 at 07:00PM In recognition of the Caribbean Heritage Month in June, Caribbean Association of World Bank and IMF Staff (CAWI), Caribbean Professional Network (CPN), Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS), TransAfrica, and AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center are proud to present the DC Caribbean Filmfest MAY 31-JUNE 2, 2013—now in its thirteenth year.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 07:00PM Join TransAfrica and BloomBars as we commemorate African Liberation Day (May 25), with the presentation of The Prodigal Son (2008, 64 min), by Kurt Orderson. The Prodigal Son retraces the lost history of the Orderson family, and the West Indian community who left the Caribbean in the late 1800’s as emancipated enslaved Africans, to settle in District Six, Cape Town, South Africa.
Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 02:30PM The next regular meeting of TransAfrica’s Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Foreign Policy Library Readers’ Corner will be held Sunday, May 5, 2013 2:30 to 4:30 PM, discussing the book Camwood at Crossroads, by Femi Euba (2001, Xlibris Press, 230 pp.). Venue: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW, Room 221, Washington, DC 20001-4531, (Nearest Metro Station: Gallery Place on the Red Line).
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 07:00PM Date: April 30, 2013 7:00 - 9:00PM
Venue: BloomBars, 3222 11th Street, NW Washington, DC 20010
Join TransAfrica and BloomBars as we commemorate Freedom Day in South Africa (April 27th), with the presentation of The Creators: South Africa Through the Eyes of Its Artists (2012, 89 min), by Laura Gamse
THE CREATORS explores the chaotic reality of modern day South Africa through the work of artists.
Apartheid's legacy left marks of injustice throughout South African society. While the young generation still struggles with violence and poverty, some have chosen a creative way to express their feelings. These "creators" use the strongest weapon they have in their hands: their art.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 01:31PM One Thousand Caribbean and African Immigrants Rally in DC to Demand that Their Distinct Needs Be Addressed in Policy
*** TransAfrica is proud to support and promote this important and historic event! Please join the 1,000 activists demonstrating on the Capitol Grounds on Wednesday, March 20th! ***
WHAT: Black Communities for Immigrant Justice Rally
WHO: An estimated 1000 Progressive African Americans and Black Immigrants from the Caribbean, African, Latin America and around the globe. Led by Churches United to Save and Heal (CUSH), Black Immigration Network (BIN) and The Black Institute (TBI).
WHEN: Wednesday March 20, 2013 at 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
WHERE: Washington, DC – United States Capitol Grounds, Section 1
BACKGROUND: For years several grassroots black-immigrant led organizations have been advocating for different types of immigration reforms pertaining to their distinct community. On Wednesday March 20th they are coming together to demonstrate their strength and unity when it comes to having the needs of black immigrants met in the immigration reform debate.