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
Cheikh Lô By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Senegalese singer Cheikh Lô performed with his band at an intimate concert in Carnegie Hall’s Zankell Hall on April 20, 2012. The artist, who defines his music as colorful, released his … Read More
Nthabi and Nohlanhla, the picnic organizers By Isseu Diouf Campbell South Africans in New York celebrated Freedom day on April 28, 2012, during a picnic at the Riverbank State Park in Upper Manhattan. What started last year with less than … Read More
“Celebrating Women Awards” recipient Merble Reagon, executive director of the Women’s Center for Education and Career Advancement By Isseu Diouf Campbell The New York Women’s Foundation, which has been empowering women for a quarter-century through its programs, hosted its 25th … Read More
Toni Braxton, honorary chair By Isseu Diouf Campbell Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater held its annual spring gala benefit on April 8, 2012 at the Apollo Theater. The event started with a one-night-only performance by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, … Read More
Par Isseu Diouf Campbell and Winston Rodney Myrline Belzince knows the value of education. If it wasn’t for the generosity of a stranger who paid her tuition for a private school in Haiti for seven years, she would have stayed … Read More
