For filmmaker Anthony Asota, a routine visit to Dallas in 2021 became a reclamation and an unexpected journey back to himself. What started out as a casual exploration of one of Dallas’ iconic Black ...

DALLAS — As Kwanzaa celebrations came to a close at the Pan-African Connection Bookstore and Resource Center, drums delivered the final beat. “It’s an exhilaration,” Leo Hassan said. “It’s healing.” ...

For our Best of Dallas 2025 issue, celebrating banned books, we spoke with some of the players in Dallas’ book world, including Akwete Tyehimba from Pan-African Connection. Check back for our ...

To close out Juneteenth weekend, the Pan-African Connection Bookstore and Resource Center will host a second screening of the film At The Pan-African Connection at Angelika Film Center. The ...

The Pan-African Connection Bookstore in Dallas has been holding daily Kwanzaa activities to bring the community together in celebration of the 7 principles of Kwanzaa: Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia ...

Join the Oak Cliff Cultural Center (OC3) at the Texas Theatre for a screening of At the Pan-African Connection (2025) on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at 4:30 PM (doors at 4:00 PM). This presentation of ...

On the Saturday morning of the “Twist and Ties” father-daughter natural hair workshop, Hailey Robinson and nine volunteers set up tables on the right back end of the Pan-African Connection bookstore.

DALLAS – As temperatures hit triple digits outside, inside Pan African Connection fans are running full force. And lots of them. “We’re just doing the best we can,” said shop owner Akwete Tyehimba.