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AFA Cinema Gateway

American Freedom Alliance

is pleased to present, in honor of Black History Month, the February Cinema Gateway

Runaway Slave

a film by Pritchett Cotten
to be followed by panel featuring:
AlfonZo Rachel, Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, and Joe R. Hicks 
Moderated by
Beverly Zaslow (producer of Runaway  Slave)

Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 7:00 pm

Location: Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Admission: $15.00

Parking: Street. Please read parking info here

About the Film:
Runaway Slave follows conservative Baptist minister C.L. Bryant around the country, trying to discern why the black community votes 95 percent for the Democratic Party. Along the way Bryant examines the civil war-era Underground Railroad, which brought "runaway slaves" across the Mason-Dixon line to freedom . Then we learn some interesting facts : it was not the Democrats, but the Republicans who initially opposed slavery; and it was only due to Republican support in Congress that LBJ was able to pass the Voters Rights Act of 1965, which was fiercely opposed by the southern Democrats. Yet due to LBJ's" New Frontier" and its many misguidedly generous welfare programs, the black community in general has not progressed in the way the initial legislation had intended, but become more dependent on government handouts. Towards the end of the movie, it becomes clear that black conservatives are in fact the "new" runaways slaves, creating a contemporary Underground Railroad, with many members of this movement vilified by black leaders for failing to adopt an abject sense of victimhood.

About the Speakers:

AlfonZo Rachel 
AlfonZo Rachel is a social/political humorist featured on PJTV where he presents his extremely popular video commentary, ZoNation. Known for his rapid-fire wit, Zo is a celebrated author and can also be found at his own site http://alfonzorachel.com and at http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=page&page-id=162.

Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson is the founder and president of two dynamic organizations: BOND (Brotherhood Organization Of A New Destiny), a national 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to "Rebuilding the Family by Rebuilding the Man," and BOND Action, a 501(c) (4) organization whose purpose is to educate, motivate and rally Americans – especially black Americans – to greater involvement in the moral, cultural and political issues that confront the United States. In 2011, He founded The South Central L.A. Tea Party. He's a media commentator and also hosts "The Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show" M-F, 6-9 a.m. Pacific, 9-Noon Eastern, and is the author of "SCAM: How the Black Leadership Exploits Black America." For more information, visit www.bondaction.org or www.bondinfo.org.

Joe R. Hicks
Joe R. Hicks is the Vice President of Community Advocates, Inc., a Los Angeles based privately-funded political think tank. Previously, he was the executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and is a former executive director of the Los Angeles City Human relations Commission. Hicks hosted “The Joe Hicks Show,” a KFI AM 640 talk radio show, and most recently was the host of “The Hicks File” and “Minority Report” for PJTV. He is a frequent guest on national and local radio and television media, as well as a contributor to many national newspapers and political journals. Once a member of America’s hard left, Hicks dramatically altered his views and beliefs and now identifies himself as a political conservative.

About the Moderator:

Beverly Zaslow
Beverly Zaslow has had over 30 years of solid entertainment industry experience, ranging from theatrical films and television to today’s world of new media. She has produced, distributed and marketed thousands of hours of film, television & video content worldwide. Having worked on major theatrical films and documentaries, she is now an independent producer of politically active content, producing such films as RUNAWAY SLAVE, a feature length documentary about entitlements and government dependency, HATING BREITBART, a film that captures the life and work of Andrew Breitbart, The Determinators, a documentary that shows us how those who pay for your healthcare will determine that care, and PolitiChicks, a web based series of politically active women who report on American politics and government.