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Hip Hop Film Festival Continues Through August

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Hip Hop Film Festival Continues Through August

The Hip Hop Film Festival kicked off its fifth season August 6-9 with four days of film screenings, Master Cyphers, the Boss Pitch competition, and more. Thousands of filmmakers, movie lovers, and culture enthusiasts from all over the world gathered together for a series of live events and film screenings. The Hip Hop Film Festival continues through the month as filmmakers host special private watch parties.

Media personality and host Shefik moderated a no-holds barrel discussion on the politics of being LGBTQ+ in film and the culture of hip hop with Academy Award-winning producer Bruce Cohen, Christopher Donaldson (producer/VP of content Here Media), Kareem Ferguson (writer, director, producer Gay Baby), and Peppermint (media personality) during LGBTQ+: The Culture & Film.

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About Shefik

Celebrating over 25 years in the entertainment industry, Shefik held senior-level positions at many Fortune 500 companies and celebrated brands, including IBM, NBCUniversal, and MTV World. He currently serves as a Technical Lead at NBCUniversal. His work was featured in television broadcasts and video productions for TIME, The Washington Center, "Unsung" (TV One), and Broadway World. He is currently the Executive Producer and Host of the nationally syndicated radio show "Shefik presents Invocation", which is broadcast on over 20 terrestrial radio stations and frequencies throughout the United States, as well as the internationally distributed video series of the same name via Prime Video and other notable outlets.

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Former Mt. Vernon Mayor André Wallace Receives Award From White House

December 10, 2024 Accolades

Former Mount Vernon Mayor & Councilman André Wallace received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award from the President of the United States Joe Biden. Sir Shefik presented Wallace with the award on behalf of President Biden and the White House.

Tags: André Wallace • Mayor • AJ Woodson • President Joe Biden • Community Service

Royal House of Ghassan participates on the UN Informal Briefing for the 2nd World Summit on Social Development

December 7, 2024 Special Envoy

Sir Shefik Macauley attended the briefing, where he was joined by representatives of relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, and the private sector. He observed conversations by such representatives.

Tags: Non-Governmental Organizations • Private Sector • H.E. Mr. Philippe Kridelka • United Nations • Civil Society Organizations

Royal House of Ghassan participates on the 25th Annual International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

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As part of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79), a high-level meeting to mark the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was held. Sir Shefik Macauley attended the meeting.

Tags: General Assembly Hall • United Nations Economic and Social Council • United Nations General Assembly • International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women • UN Women

Shefik served as a Marshal for the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington.

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Thousands of Americans commemorated the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington, a pivotal event in the 1960s civil rights movement at which Martin Luther King Jr. gave his galvanizing "I Have a Dream" speech. Shefik served as a Marshal for the March.

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. • March on Washington • Washington, D.C. • Arndrea Waters King • Yolanda Renee King

Shefik interviews P.R. Bryan during the post-film talk at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

August 24, 2023 Appearances

Director, writer, and producer P.R. Bryan personified time in his new feature "Playback", at the 8th Annual Hip Hop Film Festival. The film premiered at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Shefik interviews Bryan during the post-film talk.

Tags: Director • Writer • Producer • P.R. Bryan • Film Director