L-R: William Kikanae Ole Pere, Maasai community leader with Olivia Palermo, ambassador of the Maasai project By Isseu Diouf Campbell William Kikanae Ole Pere, Maasai community leader and Olivia Palermo, newly-appointed ambassador of the Maasai project for the Pikolinos company, … Read More
H.E. Tété Antonio, permanent observer of the African Union to the UN with guests By Isseu Diouf Campbell The African Union hosted a reception in celebration of Africa Day at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan on June 1, 2012. … Read More
John Legend arriving at the gala By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Gordon Parks Foundation celebrated 100 years of Gordon Parks at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on June 5th, 2012. The centennial gala, hosted by Anderson Cooper … Read More
R-L: Incoming International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda with outgoing International Criminal Court prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo By Isseu Diouf Campbell Incoming International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda was in New York on June 4, 2012 for a daylong … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Under the theme “Strengthening Families,” the Abyssinian Development Corporation (ADC) hosted its annual “Harlem Renaissance Day of Commitment Leadership Breakfast” on May 23, 2012 in City College of New York’s Great Hall in Harlem. The organization … Read More
L-R: Designer Michael Jerome Francis with models By Isseu Diouf Campbell The DeZign Intervention networking movement presented an environmentally-aware fashion statement, the “Save the Bees” collection by New York-based designer Michael Jerome Francis, on May 23, 2012 at the Brooklyn … Read More
L-R: Zeinab Eyega Sauti Yetu’s founder with Bintou, Sarata, and Mamou By Isseu Diouf Campbell Sauti Yetu Center for African Women, one of the few nonprofit organizations dedicated to protecting the rights and improving the quality of life African immigrant … Read More
L-R: Charles Blow recipient of the Frederick Douglass Medallion with Crystal McCrary By Isseu Diouf Campbell The New York Urban League hosted its 47th Annual Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner on May 16, 2012 at the Mandarin Hotel in Manhattan, honoring … Read More
Vickie Winans By Isseu Diouf Campbell and Don Sherrill The anticipated McDonald’s Gospelfest returned May 12, 2012, bringing its annual talent competition, concerts series and comedy show to the Prudential Center in New Jersey. Rising stars competed in a variety … Read More
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L-R: Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, Cheryl A. Hall and Aletha Maybank By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Caribbean Women’s Health Association hosted “Who Runs the World? Girls!” – a girls empowerment and mentorship symposium – on May 12, 2012 at St. Francis … Read More
Cecile Thompson, widow of Ambassador Dudley Thompson By Isseu Diouf Campbell The African Union, with the African Union Diaspora Task Team and the World African Diaspora Union, hosted a posthumous tribute to longtime pan-Africanist Ambassador Dudley Thompson on May 14, 2012 … Read More
Ololade Olayokun, 2011 Miss Nigeria Independence By Isseu Diouf Campbell Doing her part to combat HIV/AIDS, Ololade Olayokun, recently hosted AYE (A Youth Effort fighting against the HIV/AIDS virus), her first event as 2011 Miss Nigeria Independence. The event, aimed at … Read More
L-R: Writer, director, and actor, Oliver MBamara with Yomi Ajaiyeoba, President of the Nigerian Lawyers Association By Isseu Diouf Campbell Writer, director, and actor Oliver MBamara premiered episodes of his first TV series titled “Cultures” during the Nigerian Lawyers … Read More
Ozwald Boateng Photos By Arise British fashion designer of Ghanaian descent, Ozwald Boateng, presented his Japanese inspired Fall/Winter 2012 collection in Lagos during Arise Magazine Fashion Week. For more information, visit ozwaldboateng.co.uk. Photos of the event Related Images:
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Lisa Noble, Gil Noble’s daughter By Isseu Diouf Campbell The New York Association of Black Journalists hosted its 24th annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet on May 15, 2012 in Manhattan and recognized the contributions of several journalists, including “Like It … Read More
African Student Union members in traditional attire By Isseu Diouf Campbell The African Student Union and the Senegambian Student Association of the City College of New York hosted Vive l’Afrique Part II – a cultural show celebrating Africa with dance, … Read More
Ruby Dee By Isseu Diouf Campbell Back in Harlem where she grew up, Ruby Dee spent Mother’s Day at an evening of spoken word and music at the Apollo Theater on May 13, 2012. Photos of the event Related Images:
Adiatu Bangura, 2011 Miss Sierra Leone NY receiving a certificate from H.E. Shekou Toure, Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Union of Sierra Leonean Organizations in New York State hosted the 51st independence … Read More
