On May 26, 2021, President Joe Biden made a statement on the 7-month long crisis in Ethiopia. A conflict started in November 2020 between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray Region leading to the killing and displacement of Tigrayan civilians … Read More
Photo credit: NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Jonnel Doris announced this week a new campaign to encourage New Yorkers to take a break from big box retailers and shop at … Read More
My Fellow New Yorkers, Writing this column has been bittersweet. I am leaving the de Blasio administration after seven years working with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) and three years leading the agency as commissioner. Before and during … Read More
Senegalese political activist Ousmane Tounkara was released from immigration custody on the afternoon of May 24, 2021 after a more than two-month battle with the US Department of Homeland Security. Tounkara ended up in the hands of immigration after an … Read More
Photo credit: Andrey Popov On May 24, 2021 NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter announced a full return to in-person learning for all New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) students, teachers and staff members beginning September 13, 2021. At least … Read More
On May 22, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced a new 18-month designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This new TPS designation enables Haitian nationals (and individuals without nationality who last resided in Haiti) currently … Read More
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on May 21, 2021, legislation to change New York State’s laws governing police violence to strengthen prosecutors’ ability to hold police officers accountable for unjustified and excessive use of force. The Police Accountability … Read More
Over the next month, forums will be held in all five boroughs to gather feedback and answer questions from school communities on the Executive Budget and school reopening From May 17 to June 9, 2021, NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Michelle Obama Community Democratic Club led by District Leader and City Council District 9 candidate Cordell Cleare and Valerie Jo Bradley, celebrated the life and legacy of Black nationalist Malcolm X with a day … Read More
Photos credit: Bill Moore The December 12th Movement held its 32nd Annual Black Power Rally and Shut’em Down March in Harlem along 125th Street to celebrate the 96th birthday of civil rights activist Malcolm X. Malcolm X supporters walked along … Read More
Photos credit: NYC Department of Education Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter announced on May 17, 2021 that New York City public schools are adding an additional eleven schools certified to serve meals as part of the Department of Education’s (DOE’s) halal … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell As New York City is opening back up, the Burkinabe community, on May 16, came out of its year-long hiatus caused by the coronavirus epidemic, for a cultural celebration and fundraiser at the Association of … Read More
Photo credit: Bob Gore Jeff Hamer, Senior Finance Account Manager at Upper Manhattan NYC Business Solutions has impacted the lives of so many business owners in Harlem, starting with mine. Afrikanspot LLC and Africa in Harlem would have not existed … Read More
As temperatures rise and windows are opened, the Health Department, the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) are urging landlords, homeowners and tenants to take action to prevent window falls. Properly … Read More
NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Jonnel Doris today opened applications for up to $2 million in grant awards to support Community Based Development Organizations (CDBOs) working in low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities. The grants, funded by SBS’ … Read More
Every May 25th, Africans on the continent and in the Diaspora celebrate the formation of the Organization of African Unity, an intergovernmental organization spearheaded by then Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah and established on May 25, 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. … Read More
On May 11, 2021, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced that it is seeking community partners to award up to $9 million in funds to increase vaccine awareness, information, and access. The purpose of the … Read More
The New York State coordinating committee of the Pan African Federalist Movement will host a virtual African Youth Town Hall on Sunday, May 16th, 2021 from 5 to 7 pm eastern standard time. The forum will be an opportunity to … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell, Sami Disu and Bill Moore Muslim New Yorkers in Harlem are celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan, today May 13, 2021, with a prayer at the Mosque and a day of celebration … Read More
Photo credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC Health Department’s two mobile units were in Harlem along Lenox Avenue between 125th Street and 124th Street uptown side on May 11, 2021, to offer Harlemites a shot of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 … Read More
