L-R: Lamido Sanusi, Central Bank Governor of the Federal Bank of Nigeria, with Ngowari Harry and Foday Sackor, 9th Annual African Economic Forum co-chairs By Isseu Diouf Campbell Organizers of the 9th Annual African Economic Forum, which started on April 13th, … Read More
L-R: Jennifer Adaku Akabue, Yvonne Orji, Joy Notoma, Ngozi Anyanwu, and Mfoniso Udofia By Isseu Diouf Campbell and Winston Rodney Through storytelling, song, dance and multimedia, five Nigerian-American writers and performers – Jennifer Adaku Akabue, Ngozi Anyanwu, Joy Notoma, Yvonne … Read More
R-L: Mahen Bonetti, Founder of the New York African Film Festival with Richard Pena, Program Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center By Isseu Diouf Campbell African filmmakers converged on Film Society of Lincoln Center on April 11, 2012 … Read More
L-R: Papa K. Diagne, owner of Joloff Restaurant with his sister and two daughters By Isseu Diouf Campbell The recent closing party for Papa K. Diagne’s Le Joloff Restaurant located on Fulton Street was not supposed to be a sad … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell On March 29, 2012, Senegalese rapper Baay Bia, producer Ben Herson, reporter Christian Thiam, doctorate student Etienne Smith and Rosalind Fredericks of New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, were members of a panel titled … Read More
L-R: The 2013 Terrafugia Flying Car By Winston Rodney For those who love beautiful cars, the New York International Auto Show which starts on April 6, will give you plenty of reasons to rejoice with this year a new type … Read More
L-R: Curtis Jacobs, Founder & President of Renaissance Fine Art, Inc., sculptor Ousmane Gueye, and Paula Coleman, Director of RFA By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Renaissance Fine Art gallery recently hosted the opening reception of sculptor Ousmane Gueye’s latest exhibition, … Read More
L-R: Washington Roberts’ Fall/Winter 2012 Collection By Isseu Diouf Campbell Nigerian-born fashion designer Washington Roberts presented his Fall/Winter 2012 Collection during an intimate event at the Bryant Park Hotel in Manhattan on March 30, 2012. Roberts has stayed true to … Read More
L-R: Isaac Boateng with Alek Wek By Isseu Diouf Campbell Part of a generation of Africans who are tired of the continent’s negative portrayal in mainstream media, Isaac Boateng and Sandra Appiah want to do something about it –through a … Read More
L-R: Students of the first Harlem branch classroom By Isseu Diouf Campbell NPower, a national nonprofit that brings information technology services to nonprofits and training to young adults held a graduation ceremony for its first Harlem branch classroom on March … Read More
L-R: Quenia Abreu, President & CEO of the New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Councilman Robert Jackson, and Ann Rascon, Department of Small Business By Isseu Diouf Campbell There was a lot of frustration in the room during the State … Read More
L-R: Winsome Sinclair, Malikha Mallette, Jacquie Lee, Melba Moore, Lilias White, Mona Scott-Young, and Havilah Malone By Isseu Diouf Campbell Six successful black women – Jacquie Lee, Lilias White, Malikha Mallette, Melba Moore, Mona Scott-Young, and Winsome Sinclair – recently … Read More
Nelson Mandela By Isseu Diouf Campbell H.E. George Monyemangene hosted at the Consulate General of South Africa, in New York, the official launch of the Nelson Mandela Digital Archive on March 27, 2012, a few hours after Johannesburg. The Nelson … Read More
L-R: Honoree Lisa Lovatt-Smith, Quddus, host of the evening and Saran Kaba Jones, founder of Face Africa By Isseu Diouf Campbell FACE Africa, a clean water and women’s empowerment non-profit held its 3rd Annual Gala at the St. Regis New York … Read More
L-R: A Senegalese citizen voting in Harlem By Isseu Diouf Campbell Senegalese citizens are going back to the polls on March 25, 2012, for the second round of the presidential elections opposing incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade and former president of … Read More
L-R: Rosalind McLymont, TNJ Executive Editor, honoree Arva R. Rice, President & CEO, New York Urban League, and TNJ Publisher and CEO Aziz Gueye Adetimirin By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Network Journal held on March 22, 2012, its 14th Annual 25 … Read More
L-R: Teenagers at the event By Isseu Diouf Campbell Young Women of Color HIV/AIDS Coalition which mission is to address HIV and the structural issues that impact the lives of young women of color ages 13-24 hosted on March 17, … Read More
L-R: Teresa Clarke, Tselane Tambo, Llyod A. Williams, Tseliso Thipanyane, and Godfrey Sithole By Isseu Diouf Campbell The African Diaspora film festival hosted on March 17 and 18, 2012, an event titled Celebrating 100 years of ANC Film Series and … Read More
L-R: Honorees Sokhna Oumou Sy, Rama Dial, and friends By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Senegalese Association of America honored on March 11, 2012, ten members of the Senegalese Diaspora for their dedication to community service. The ceremony took place in … Read More
L-R : Senator Perkins, Dr. Tejada, Commissioner Fatima Shama, and Betha Lewis By Isseu Diouf Campbell Senator Bill Perkins hosted on March 9, 2012, a forum on Immigration Reform and Empowerment at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building. Fatima … Read More
