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Oakland, California (USA)
November 9, 2008
NEWS RELEASE : Documentary Media Archiving and Preservation Project
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In September 2008, we were pleased to relaunch the AFRICAN CONNECTIONS web site, and to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the informational needs of Africa Focused Audiences throughout the world.
Today, we join the world in celebrating a rebirth of hope....
Congratulations Mr. President!

The Honorable Barack Husain Obama II
President of the United States of America
Since its inception in 1991, AFRICAN CONNECTIONS has made significant contributions in bringing about a more balanced and multi-faceted view of Africa and the African Diaspora. Our video productions have been warmly received by tens of thousands via broadcast, cable and Internet presentations.
With the redeployment of its flagship web site, AFRICAN CONNECTIONS has begun the necessary process of selectively focusing its resources and attentions in several vital areas: The Environment, Health, Communications, Education, Youth and Sustainable Development.
As we move forward, exciting new technologies will be employed to assist us in reaching and interacting with each of our core constituencies.
The new AFRICAN CONNECTIONS will continue to seek equitable and mutually respectful partnerships with progressive individuals, agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), educational institutions and media outlets.
We operate in the proud tradition of HARAMBEE - working together for a common purpose.
In the brief time that we have been gone, much has changed:

The concept of a continental federal government or "United States of Africa" is being advanced by several heads-of-state and government
The destructive (mis)administration of George W. Bush has ended
Barack Obama, an African-American with strong emotional and familial ties to Africa, has been inaugurated as the 44^th President of the United States of America
President Obama's Inaugural Address
During our hiatus, plans for creation of the AFRICAN CONNECTIONS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND (ACREF) have been carefully developed. Full details on the structure and direction of this new non-profit entity will be published later this fall.
The role of ACREF will be to:

Define the mission of AFRICAN CONNECTIONS in 2009 and beyond
Identify and prioritize legitimate opportunities for the production and distribution of 'Africa focused' media content
Assemble the human, technical and financial resources necessary to carry out the principal aims of the organization
Revive and institutionalize the Ethel L. Payne Awards for Excellence in Journalism - first awarded during the 4^th African-African American Summit, held in Harare, Zimbabwe (1997).
Shepherd and develop AFRICAN CONNECTIONS with strong international input, full transparency and a respect for differing points of view
     
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AFRICAN CONNECTIONS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND (ACREF)
Oakland, California (USA)

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