PROGRAMS
African Diaspora Dialogues
Raising PanAfrican Consciousness and Building Transnational Alliances
“Curated community discussions to strengthen relations between Black immigrants and African Americans by addressing complex expressions of Black identity, culture, and race. These dialogues create space to decolonize minds, confront historical distortions, and build community alliances rooted in shared history and connection.”
The following resources provide a deeper understanding of the ADDs
KPFA Interview with Gerald Lenoir & Nunu Kidane on Upfront with host Jeannine Etter
Youth Leadership Program
The PAN Youth Leadership Program is a nine-month, Bay Area–based initiative that empowers Black and African diaspora college students through leadership development, community organizing, and career support. Designed for first and second year college students, the program combines bi-weekly workshops, mentorship, hands-on projects, and a capstone experience to build critical skills in advocacy, public speaking, cultural awareness, and emerging technologies.
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Participants receive academic guidance, explore career pathways, and take part in a field trip to historic Black institutions and civil rights landmarks. Graduates receive a stipend and continued access to mentorship and leadership opportunities. Grounded in Pan-African values, the program prepares students to lead with purpose and make lasting impacts in their communities.
Current Projects We are Working on
African Diaspora Dialogues
This program fosters cross-community dialogues between African American and Black immigrant populations. These curated discussions are crucial for raising awareness of shared histories, confronting historical distortions, and building solidarity around common goals of racial equity and immigration justice. They serve as the basis for collective organizing and power building through developing an understanding of shared histories, shared fates, and principles of mutuality.
Immigration - Legal Services
PAN’s culturally tailored directory of services helps community members access critical support, including legal assistance, healthcare, and social services. By providing these resources, PAN ensures that Black immigrants, particularly women and families, can navigate the complexities of the U.S. system with greater confidence and security.
This work addresses the need to build capacity and leadership of Black immigrant youth whose experiences are not neatly held within a single narrative African American framework setting out to include distinctly different lived experiences and identities of Black immigrant youth
PAN Programs reach in numbers:
450
partner organizations/groups
250
members/constituents each
Total of estimated
10,000
reached in community regularly!