Photos & News – African immigrant and African-American New Yorkers in Harlem and Beyond
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell The City of New York observed on March 5th the annual “Three-Fifths Clause Awareness Day” with a free program hosted by NYC Council Member Andy King at The National Black Theatre in Harlem. The Three-Fifths Clause … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell The Young Gifted and Black Entrepreneurial Awards 2018 honored Yvette D. Clarke along with other 30 individuals nominated by their peers on February 28, 2018 in Brooklyn. Related Images:
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer hosted the Manhattan Black History Month Activism Awards, honoring five young black activists fighting for justice on a variety of fronts in New York and across the country on February … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Boyer Lodge No. 1 honored Sam Hill and Professor James Smalls during a Black History Month Celebration held on February 24, 2018 at Friendship Baptist Church in Harlem. Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III of the … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York held their 38th Annual Gala titled The New Harlem Renaissance: Awakening a generation of Leaders on February 22, 208 at Sheraton Manhattan. The organization honored that evening Meredith … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray hosted a Black History Month Celebration at the American Museum of Natural History on February 22, 2018. The event honored former Attorney General of the United States … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell C&M Events hosted a New York Black Panther Red Carpet Showing on February 17, 2018 at the Magic Johnson Theater in Harlem. Members of the African Diaspora came from the five boroughs to showcase with pride … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell On February 17, 2018, members of the Ghanaian community held a Memorial Service for Emmanuel Owusu Mensah, an American soldier of Ghanain descent who died on December 28, 2017 rescuing neighbors from a fire. Emmanuel Owusu … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC Commission on Human Rights held a panel discussion on racial profiling and discrimination based on immigrant status within the African community in NYC on February 15, 2018 at Columbia University in Harlem. The conversation moderated … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell The African Diaspora Coalition for Justice and I Am Proud African hosted a rally against racism, modern slavery and human trafficking on February 15 at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in Manhattan. Related Images:
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell UN Women celebrated Black History Month in the United States with the announcement on February 13, 2018 of a new partnership with Civil Rights organization NAACP that will promote gender equality in the continuing struggle to … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Millen Magese Group hosts Sip N’ Shop New York with Nigerian designer Matopeda on February 11, 2018 at Bryant Park in Manhattan. Related Images:
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Black stars and filmmakers converged on the Harlem Stage Gatehouse on February 9 ,2018 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the acclaimed series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange. The event featured a screening of the documentary … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer hosted Trailblazers, a Black history month celebration that honored Courtney Bennett, Executive Director, 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Cicely Harris, Chair, Community Board 10 and Candis Tolliver, Deputy Political Director, SEIU … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC Council Member Andy King and the Bronx Youth Empowerment Program kicked off Black History Month by celebrating New York’s Black leaders and Black voices that have made groundbreaking history in our lifetime. The annual “Celebrating … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC Commission on Human Rights held an African Muslim Leaders Roundtable on January 25, 2018 at the Commision’s central office in Manhattan. Commissioner Carmelyn P. Malalis attended the meeting, which helped the City agency get a … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Rev. Dennis Dillon, founder of the Christian Times, hosted a Martin Luther King, Jr. forum titled An Economic Shift : Strengthening the Connection between the African Diaspora and the African Continent on January 15, 2018 at the … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Cliff Frazier, founder of The New York Metropolitan Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolence and members of the community celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. with words of inspiration from the Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Mariama Camara was crowned Miss Guinea USA during a beauty pageant hosted by Fatima Diallo on December 24, 2017 at the National Black Theatre in Harlem. Related Images:
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Civil society and African Diaspora friends hosted on December 23, 2017 at the African Union’s headquarters in Manhattan a tribute and send-off celebration for H.E. Tété Antonio who left his position as the African Union Permanent … Read More
