Ginjan brothers Mohammed and Ibrahim Diallo celebrate first Black History Month at Ginjan Café in Harlem

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Six months after opening their Café in Harlem, Ginjan bothers Mohammed and Ibrahim Diallo celebrated their first Black History Month on February 27, 2020. Entertainment was provided by DJ NESS, a local artist named Jhodge, and … Read More

Impact of 2020 New York State Bail Reform on Central Harlem Community discussed at The Greater Harlem Coalition meeting

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Greater Harlem Coalition invited Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennanto to discuss the impact of the 2020 New York State Bail Reform on the Central Harlem Community, at their meeting held on February 27, 2020 … Read More

Brooklyn NAACP hosts Community Conversations on Education

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Brooklyn Branch of the NAACP hosted the first of the 21st Century Education for All: Fireside Chat Series on February 27, 2020 at the Brownsville Community Culinary Center. The fireside chat, moderated by Tracy L. … Read More

NYC recognizes ten centennial small businesses for their contributions to local communities

Photos; Isseu Diouf Campbell Small Business Services Commissioner Gregg Bishop, and Council Member Mark Gjonaj recognized, during an inaugural event, ten centennial small businesses across the five boroughs and their contributions to local communities, on February 27, 2020 in Manhattan. … Read More

Actress S. Epatha Merkerson honored at Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray’s Black History Month Celebration

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray honored actress S. Epatha Merkerson during their annual Black History Month Celebration held on February 25, 2020 at the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. S. Epatha … Read More

A Taste of Africa USA celebrates Black History Month with African Popup Festival at MIST Harlem

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell A Taste of Africa USA celebrated Black History Month with an African Popup Festival on February 22, 2020 at MIST Harlem. The African Festival featured food tastings, vendors, live cultural performances, DJ Sets with Afrobeats, a … Read More

Ilyasah Shabazz gives talk about her father Malcolm X at 55th Annual Commemoration of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Ilyasah Shabazz, the third of Malcom X’s six daughters gave a talk about her father during the 55th Annual Commemoration of El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz held on February 21, 2010 at the Malcom X and Betty Shabazz … Read More

Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs unveils IDNYC videos in Fulani, Wolof and Arabic

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs unveiled a new series of more than 15 IDNYC videos in native languages spoken by local community members, including Fulani, Wolof, and Arabic, during a celebration of the annual International … Read More

Eric Garner’s mother Gwen Carr and Nikole Hannah-Jones honored at One Hundred Black Men 40th Annual Benefit Gala

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Eric Garner’s mother Gwen Carr and Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of The 1619 Project, were among the individuals honored at the One Hundred Black Men 40th Annual Benefit Gala on February 20, 2020 at The Sheraton Times … Read More

NYS Assembly member Al Taylor honors five Harlem Unsung Heroes

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell NYS Assembly member Al Taylor honored five Harlem Unsung Heroes during his 2nd Annual Black History Month Celebration held on February 20, 2020 at the Harlem State Office Building. Assembly member Taylor honored: Clayton Banks, Co-Founder … Read More

Deputy Mayor Thompson gives keynote speech on future of MWBEs at City & State Diversity Summit

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives J. Phillip Thompson gave a keynote speech on the future of MWBEs at the City & State Diversity Summit held on February 20, 2020 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage … Read More

Black Freedom Movement expert Dr. Richard D. Benson II holds talk on Malcolm X at the People’s Forum

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Dr. Richard D. Benson II, a historian specialized in education, the Black Freedom Movement and transnational social movements, held a talk titled, “Malcolm X, the Man vs the Myths: Examining a Revolutionary Life,” on February 18, … Read More

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte and Senator James Sanders, Jr. host 1st Annual MWBE Networking Reception at 49th Annual Legislative Conference

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte and Senator James Sanders, Jr. hosted the 1st Annual MWBE Networking Reception during The New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican Legislators, Inc.’s 49th Annual Legislative Conference in Albany on February 15, … Read More

African New Yorkers Madina Touré and Waheera Mardah honored at 2nd Caucus African Diaspora Networking Reception in Albany

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell African New Yorkers Madina Touré, Education reporter at Politico and Waheera Mardah, Senior Project Manager at the NYC Economic Development Corporation were honored during the 2nd Caucus African Diaspora Networking Reception held on February 15, 2020 … Read More

Diversity is scarce in NYC’s multibillion-dollar budget spend Comptroller Stringer says

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell “More than 80% of New Yorkers identify as women or people of color, and yet when it comes to purchasing goods and services from the City’s multibillion-dollar budget, that diversity is few and far between,” said … Read More

Senegalese painter Akassa opens first solo exhibition at Kente Royal Gallery in Harlem

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell   Senegalese painter Akassa opened his first solo exhibition in America at the Kente Royal Gallery in Harlem on Saturday, February 8, 2020.   The exhibition titled ‘No limits” is open to the public until February … Read More

Center for New York City Affairs hosts talk on school integration

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Center for New York City Affairs and the Academy for Teachers hosted on February 6, 2020, a talk on school integration and its historical roots with author Clara Hemphill.     Related Images:

Deputy Mayor Thompson hosts 2020 Census Black media roundtable to boost response rate in Black and immigrant communities

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell New York City Deputy Mayor J. Phillip Thompson hosted a 2020 Census Black media roundtable on Monday, February 3, 2020 at City Hall in an attempt to reverse the low response rate in Black and immigrant … Read More

African scholar Boukary Sawadogo gives book talk on African Cinema

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Boukary Sawadogo, Ph.D., Professor of Cinema Studies at City College, hosted a book talk titled, “West African Screen Media: Comedy, TV Series, and Transnationalization” on January 30, 2020 at the NYU Center for the study of … Read More

Immigrant advocates denounce Supreme Court decision allowing public charge rule to go forward

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Immigrant advocates gathered at the New York Immigration Coalition for a press conference on January 28, 2020, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 vote that now allows the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) public … Read More

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