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2011 CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH TRIBUTE TO HOLLYWOOD & THE ARTS held on SATURDAY, JUNE 25th.
Honorees included Tatyana Ali of Trinidadian heritage and Roger Bobb, Former Executive Vice President of Tyler Perry Studios, who is of Guyanese heritage. For more information, click here
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ACCLAIMED ACTOR JIMMY JEAN LOUIS...
has been named National Spokesperson for National Caribbean American Heritage Month celebrations in 2011. The Haitian born actor star of HBO Heroes has once again signed on to be spokesperson for CAHM 2011. He joins Sheryl Lee Ralph who served as Spokesperson since 2006. |
CAHM MUSICAL AMBASSADOR CEN ' C LOVE TO CARRY THE MESSAGE...
Hot newcomer Cen 'C Love is named 2011 Musical Ambassador. Cen C' Love the daughter of reggae legend Buuny Wailer is one of the next-generation artistes from the Caribbean such as Andrew Tosh, Stephen Marley, Sean Kingston, Nikki Minaj, and Shontelle that have been making waves with their musical genius and native intellect. ICS West Coast representative Marva Herman, President of the Caribbean Heritage Organization, stakes out new ground with with the record industry heavyweight. To Book CenC in June... give us a call. Find out more about Cen' C Love in her interview here PepTalk!!!
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ANANCY FESTIVAL, South FLorida June 11th to become official partner of Caribbean American Heritage Month
ANANCY FESTIVAL is endorsed as ICS partner National Caribbean American Heritage Month. Anancy the Spider Trickester Hero is a fundamental part of Caribbean mythmaking. Xavier Murphy of Jamaicans.com has once more proved his wisdom in launching the Anancy or Anansi Festival and thus ensuring the retention of a key icon of Caribbean culture. For more on the festival visit http://www.anancyfestival.com/
AFI Silver Theater to host DC Caribbean FilmFest 2011...JUNE 3 - 6
This year marks the 11th Anniversary of the DC Caribbean FilmFest and AFI Silver Theater will serve as the Host and main venue for this year's eventl. Nominations for the Annual FilmFest are now closed. For Schedule of Film Showings, Click Here 
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ICS Launches Faith-based Leaders Dialogue
CALL TO ACTION: Building the Kingdom, Empowering the Community
ICS organized a One Day Roundtable Leadership Dialogue, on Tuesday, June 21st in Washington DC, to explore the themes of 'Community Development At Home and Abroad'. This Special Event targeted to leaders of all faiths in the Caribbean American community, drew 35 leaders in the faith community from across the country. Speakers from the Department of Education, USAID and SBA shared how faith based organizations can tap into federal funding. For more information on how you or your Pastor/Bishop/Imam/Pandit can become involved, send email to cabfln@yahoo.com or REGISTER HERE  to join the network.
ICS also calls on faith-based leaders to become active in commemorating Caribbean American Heritage Month. Citing the critical role of the faith community in nationbuilding, ICS calls on the faith community to participate through hosting Days-of -Praise Special Services, the first weekend in June; and hosting Saturday School on Caribbean Heritage and Culture, for the children and youth in their congregation.
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VISION
The vision of ICS CAHM Program is to create a network of Caribbean American leaders driven by a passion to cultvate an enduring community. Throiugh the establishment of a network of Caribbean American Heriatge Councils/Orgfanizations aroynd the Country, Americans of all backgrounds and nationalities will join in the commemoration of June as National Caribbean American Heritage Month.
Our goal for 2010 is to have 20 participating cities. Help us meet that goal by becoming a Leader of the Change you Wantg to see. Help ensure that City or County declares June as Caribbean American Heritage Month. Show your pride. Count as Caribbean!
MISSION
ICS is dedicated to building bridges between Caribbean Americans and the US population at large and advocating for the wellbeing of the Caribbean American community. The misision of the CAHM Program is to create and dissemiante knowledge about the contributions of Caribbean immigrants to America, and to be a crucible for a dialogue between Caribbean peoples and the American public. Additionally, the CAHM program is to ensure that Americans at large are advised of the many and great contributions of immigrants of Caribbean heritage to the nation.
The overall mission of ICS is to provide our partners with solutions to the challenges they face, that will enable their survival, growth, and prosperity in the ever changing global marketplace, by providing world class analysis and action that supports their missions. For more information go to http://icsdc.org/
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