Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray and New York Public Library President Tony Marx, alongside local elected officials, today honored Harry Belafonte by renaming the 115th Street Library the Harry Belafonte–115th Street Library. … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell The 24th New York African Film Festival opened this year at the Film Society of Lincoln Center in Manhattan with the U.S. premiere of award-winning South African director Akin Omotoso’s Vaya, a moving film about … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell Africa-America Institute hosted a screening of highlights from Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.’ documentary Africa’s Great Civilizations at the United Nations headquarters on April 26, 2017. Related Images:
Photos & video by Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] In recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Health Department and the newly formed New York Knows Women’s Advisory Board hosted on March 18, a Women’s Health … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] ImageNation’s RAW SPACE hosted an evening of short films by women of colour titled BlackGirlMagic on March 16, 2017 in Harlem. The filmmakers featured included Christine Turner, Dana Verde, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Harlem Fashion Week honored Princess Jenkins of the Brownstone during its Opening Night Gala held at the Hamilton Landmark Gallery on February 10, 2017. Several designers including Princess Jenkins showed a sneak … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Stressing the importance of remembering slavery and slave trade in human history, the legacy of which “resounds down the ages”, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Friday highlighted the contributions that people of African descent have … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams was joined today by several community leaders at an emergency community response to the murder of Timothy Caughman who was stabbed to death by James Jackson, a 28-year-old … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Africa Now! returned for the fifth time at the legendary Apollo theater in Harlem on March 11, 2017 with a lineup of contemporary African artists including Mbongwana Star, Songhoy Blues’, Daby Touré, TUELO … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The office of New York City Council Member, Vanessa L. Gibson, celebrated Ghana’s 60th year of independence on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at City Hall Chambers in Manhattan. Were honored for their contributions … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Day of Empathy, hosted by The Gathering for Justice and Justice League NYC, calls on New York State to raise the age of criminal responsibility. [/column] [column width=”47%” padding=”0″] La Journée de l’Empathie, … Read More
The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield who on Friday began a two-day (17-19 February) official mission to Gambia attended the inauguration of Gambia’s President Adama Barrow on February 18, in Banjul. A brief statement by … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) honored Geoffrey Canada, Debra L. Lee, and Bernard J. Tyson during its 28th annual National Equal Justice Award Dinner (NEJAD) held on November 6, 2014, at the Hilton … Read More
Rescheduling due to bad weather didn’t keep Harlem’s Fashion Row from getting a full house for their fashion presentation on February 14, 2014, in Manhattan. Brandice Henderson, founder of Harlem’s Fashion Row kicked off Valentine’s day fashion event with a … Read More
TGT: Tyrese, Genuine & Tank By Isseu Diouf Campbell Thousands attended Harlem Day, the summer festival held on the 135th St corridor between Saint Nicholas and 5th Ave on August 18, 2013. The highlight of the festival was certainly the back … Read More
L-R: Senator Bill Perkins, Aisha Al-Adawiya, Murtada NDiaye, and Imam Tafsir Ly with participants By Isseu Diouf Campbell Translated in French by Aisha Dabo Senator Bill Perkins hosted a Six Annual Eid Celebration on August 10, 2013 at the Adam … 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
