The Forgotten Communities Program
The “Forgotten Communities Program’ is the cornerstone of the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute and the National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center, Inc. The program is a major program under the National Cultural Heritage Initiative and serves as the catalyst for the promotion and marketing of the culture, heritage and the communities of people of African Descent in partnership with the National Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Washington, D.C.
The program was created and developed to support the efforts of chambers of commerce, economic and community development entities address economic and job creation issues in disadvantaged communities. The leadership at the local level is comprised of entrepreneurs, artist, educators, government, and community activists/leaders. The goal by all is to access the viability of creating a tourism destination, by establishing an arts cluster as an attraction. Art that focuses on the cultural history and people of the city and community, told in paint, with emphasis on faith and tradition.
The program has proved itself as very successful and has allowed an industry to take hold and renewed interest in historic Black communities. With the support of talented painters and performing artists, the program has been able to spiritually recapture the people’s memories and visions and dreams of the people that resided there, outside of the view of mainstream America. Forgotten Communities is not Black Art, it is a spiritual movement, to showcase a people of dignity and neighborhoods that are a part of us. Only through the arts, can the spiritual moment and importance of a culture be recreated and conveyed to another culture.
The Forgotten Communities Program is a ‘call to all artists’, particularly those of African descent, to begin painting their visions and memories of their culturally significant and historic communities. The National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center was created to allow those images to be shared with the world and rekindle an interest in these forgotten communities. The knowledge required to sustain the community and help it grow is provided by the research and teaching of the fellows and members of the Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute.
The National Black Chamber of Commerce, National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center, and Pan African Cultural Heritage Institute are poised to share their knowledge and resources to assist in ultimate goal being to create artistic images and performances that will cause a nation to think and consider redeveloping these cultural treasures for future generations reeducate others and ourselves on the value and importance of our culture in America and the Diaspora.
Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place
Community and Business
'Marketing - Advertisement - Promotion'
'The New World Market Place'
The Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place was created to PROMOTE Cultural Businesses across the Globe
American Educator and Cultural Economist Booker T. Washington once stated:
“If we just build our businesses and only do business with each other, we not only will survive but prosper.”
“If we just build our businesses and only do business with each other, we not only will survive but prosper.”
'The Market Place' has also partnered with the National Black Business Support Corporation to facilitate Access to Capital and the National Black Tourism Marketing Corporation to enhance marketing. Access to Capital and Marketing are the weakness of all micro-enterprise and cultural businesses.
The clustering of cultural businesses is our tradition. Our ancestors and all cultures created the Market Place by clustering businesses to serve the cultural and communal needs of the people in the region. Clustering also produce other business opportunities. Most importantly, it creates wealth and jobs. The Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place and serves the cultural needs of a global people, Pan Africans.
The Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place is a cultural business cluster, not unlike a China Town. The Market Place will consistently strive to become the NEW WORLD MARKET PLACE; to showcase the products and services of our affiliate members, and increase the business opportunities for our members, by marketing their products and service to the African Diaspora across the globe. Our network of partners includes our Chambers of Commerce, the National Black Tourism Marketing Corporation, and Pan African entrepreneurs and Sponsors.
Our desire will always be to educate, connect national and global communities, and to create jobs and opportunities for our members and international affiliates.
Join the Cultural Heritage Movement! Market, Advertise, and Promote your business in the: “PAN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE MARKET PLACE”
The clustering of cultural businesses is our tradition. Our ancestors and all cultures created the Market Place by clustering businesses to serve the cultural and communal needs of the people in the region. Clustering also produce other business opportunities. Most importantly, it creates wealth and jobs. The Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place and serves the cultural needs of a global people, Pan Africans.
The Pan African American Cultural Heritage Market Place is a cultural business cluster, not unlike a China Town. The Market Place will consistently strive to become the NEW WORLD MARKET PLACE; to showcase the products and services of our affiliate members, and increase the business opportunities for our members, by marketing their products and service to the African Diaspora across the globe. Our network of partners includes our Chambers of Commerce, the National Black Tourism Marketing Corporation, and Pan African entrepreneurs and Sponsors.
Our desire will always be to educate, connect national and global communities, and to create jobs and opportunities for our members and international affiliates.
Join the Cultural Heritage Movement! Market, Advertise, and Promote your business in the: “PAN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE MARKET PLACE”