Photos & News – African immigrant and African-American New Yorkers in Harlem and Beyond
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The on and off rain did not deter the masqueraders of the 52nd West Indian American Day Carnival Parade. More than 20 adult bands competed during the biggest celebration of Caribbean Heritage and Culture in New … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The West Indian American Day Carnival Association held its 52nd VIP breakfast, the official start of the West Indian American Day Carnival Parade with elected officials and Grand Marshals on September 2, 2019 at Lincoln Terrace … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Muslim Community Network, founded in 2003 to respond to urgent needs after 9/11, hosted on August 29, 2019 in Manhattan, a “Civic Action Day: Muslims for Migrant Rights” event in response to the ICE Raids … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell New York Immigration Coalition held a multilingual media briefing on August 27, 2019 in Manhattan to draw attention to the decreasing number of programs for older immigrants entering NYC education system. Expert community leaders and advocates … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Brooklyn-born actress Nia Long with roots in Trinidad, Grenada and Barbados was honored by Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray at the West Indian and Caribbean American Heritage Reception held on August 27, … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell African brothers Mohammed and Rahim Diallo opened Ginjan Café on August 24, 2019 on 125th & Park in Harlem. The move is the second step of an entrepreneurial journey the two brothers originally from Guinea started … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Imagenation Outdoors Film and Music Festival hosted a Kids Night Out event on August 24, 2019 at Saint Nicholas Park in Harlem. The event included face painting, games, performances, backpack giveaway and screening of Spiderman: into … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Community Development Corporation held a workshop on Buyer Persona and Influencer Marketing on August 21, 2019 in Harlem. Angelina Ramirez, former director of Washington Heights BID, conducted the workshop. Related Images:
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The 6th Annual Source 360 Conference and Festival stopped by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Harlem for a music panel on ‘How to Thive in Today’s Music industry on August 16, 2019. The … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell An hour after Commissioner James O’Neill announced the firing of NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo for using a banned chokehold that killed Eric Garner; Garner’s two children Eric Garner Jr. and Emerald Garner along with Reverend Al … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell African New Yorker and candidate for New York City Council District 16 Abdourahamane Diallo held a pre-launch campaign press conference for the African community on August 14, 2019 in the Bronx. The 28-year-old Guinean American who … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Imagenation Cinema Foundation highlighted entrepreneurs in music, fashion and film, during a celebration of black enterprise featuring a panel discussion on doing business in Harlem, a fashion show of OKETSA by acclaimed South African Designer Thulare … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce held New York City Economic Development Day on August 8, 2019 at Columbia University in Harlem. The day featured a Business and Health Summit, a Public & Private Sector Business … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Door of our Return Foundation hosted a community stakeholders breakfast Forum on Africa, Africans in America and the 400-year journey at the Thomasina’s Catering Hall in Queens on August 6, 2019. Speakers included Brooklyn Borough … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Week commemorated the 400th anniversary of kidnapped Africans’ arrival in America with performances by Uptown Dance Academy, Harlem Bomb Shelter & Impact Repertory Theatre on August 3, 2019 at the African Burial Ground in Manhattan. … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Community Development Corporation held a workshop on how to launch an e-commerce business on July 24, 2019 in Harlem. Angelina Ramirez, former director of Washington Heights BID, conducted the workshop. Related Images:
Photos: Winston Rodney The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce presented iconic filmmaker Spike Lee with an award in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of his film “Do the Right Thing” at the 45th Annual HARLEM WEEK celebration kick off, “A … Read More
Photo: Hakim Mutlaq The Murid Brotherhood of New York hosted Bamba Day on July 28, 2019 in Harlem. The day started with a march from 116th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd to the State Office Building where Serigne Mame … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Face2Face Africa honored Rebecca Enonchong, CEO of AppsTech: Kevin Okyere, CEO of Springfield Group; Abrima Erwiah, Co-founder of Studio 189, Haitian Actor Jimmy Jean Louis, Peter Akwaboah Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and tech mogul Iddris … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell A’lelia Walker Bundles, Great-great Granddaughter of Madam CJ Walker and Richelieu Dennis, CEO of Sundial Brands and Essence Magazine hosted the street renaming and sign unveiling ceremony of West 136th Street as Madam CJ Walker & … Read More
