By Marie Y. Lemelle Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — For 26 years, the Pan African Film and Arts Festival has consistently brought to the West Coast the best in cinema from around the African Diaspora and the African American community. PAFF is the largest black film festival and the largest Black History Month celebration in the Read More…
LOS ANGELES — The 26th annual Pan African Film Festival will be held Feb. 8-19 at the Cinemark Rave 15 Theatres in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. “The Pan African Film and Art Festival has been recognized as one of the largest celebrations of black culture and black films,” said Ayuko Babu, executive director of Read More…
Marla Gibbs is best known for her iconic sitcom roles of the sassy maid Florence Johnston on the 1970s hit “The Jeffersons” and the neighborhood mainstay Mary Jenkins on “227” a decade later. So it was a quite a surprise when the show business veteran talked about how those roles changed the path of her Read More…
