DALLAS- The Black Men’s Film Festival  kicks off with a screening of “ Malcolm Echo: The Legacy of Malcolm X” on Friday, May 15, 2009, at 8 p.m., and “Tribute to Malcolm X” on Saturday, May 16, with a discussion about Bro. Malcolm X’s life by Dr. Oba T’Shaka the Professor in the  Black Studies Department at San Francisco State University. The festival will be held at the South Dallas Cultural Center, 3400 Fitzhugh. General admission tickets are $5 per person.
Dr. T’Shaka  served as Chair of the Black Studies Department at San FranciscoStateUniversity for twelve years.  Dr. T’Shaka  is one of the principal architects of the African Centered Educational Movement, which led to the development of an African-centered discipline that incorporates physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics into the core discipline of Black studies. He also led the move to define ancient African philosophy as the foundation of the Black studies discipline. Dr. Oba T’Shaka is the national vice chairperson of the National Black United Front and author of five books.
The Festival continues on May 22-23 with more films by, for and about Black men.
For more information, call (214) 939-2787.