Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell and Babacar Campbell On November 6, 2022, NYC Marathon runners were greeted in Harlem with music, confetti, and words of encouragement. Related Images:
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 20 years at the service of minority business owners on November 3, 2022, during its first in-person Women of Excellence Award Ceremony in two years. The … Read More
Photos credit: Bill Moore On October 28, 2022, Harlem lost one of its most influential religious leaders: Reverend Calvin Butts III, who led the Abyssinian Baptist Church, founded in 1808, for over 30 years. Reverend Butts also served as President … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On November 4, 2022, NYS Senator Cordell Cleare hosted and moderated a public forum for asylum seekers at the Historic Masjid Malcolm Shabazz to discuss the rules, rights and resources affecting asylum seekers in the … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell African American Women-led Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. held a domestic violence panel on the impact on children on November 3, 2022 at the Kennedy Center in Harlem. Shamara Kelly from Voices of Women, Returning … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Africa in Harlem focused on Harlem children this past Halloween. The celebration for the little ones is always about having fun and getting as many candies as possible. This year was no different! Related … Read More
Kick off the holiday season in Harlem with the Harlem Night Market at La Marqueta, created through a partnership between NYC Public Markets (run by NYC EDC), Uptown Grand Central, TBo Harlem & Union Settlement. This season’s edition returns Saturday, … Read More
Photo credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell By Mayor Eric Adams Tuesday, November 8th, is Election Day in New York City – your last chance to join millions of New Yorkers in making your voices heard and casting your ballots in these … Read More
Photos credit: Bill Moore New York State Senator Cordell Cleare held a “Paint the Cure” event in Harlem on October 29, 2022, to raise awareness about breast cancer. Related Images:
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) and the Civic Engagement Commission (CEC) hosted an in-person Community and Ethnic Media Roundtable to discuss the upcoming series of “The People’s Money” boroughwide idea generation sessions. The … Read More
Photos credit: isseu Diouf Campbell Guinean singer/songwriter and Harlem resident Natu Camara curated on October 16, 2022, a free Harlem Meets Africa concert at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park. The goal was to connect, sing, dance, and … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The African Burial Ground National Monument commemorated the 19th anniversary of the reinterment of the ancestors with libation, singing, dancing, and drumming on October 8, 2022. The African Burial ground is the oldest and largest … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Mayor Eric Adams honored Nigerian-American designer Moshood during his first African Heritage Celebration held on October 6, 2022, at Gracie Mansion. During the celebration, Mayor Adams joined the crowd to shake hands and even pose … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Mayor Eric Adams presented a proclamation to the World Boxing Council in honor of Louis ‘Battling Siki’ Fall during a ceremony held at City Hall on October 4, 2022. Battling Siki, the first athlete born … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The 14th Annual Black Panther Party Film Festival, under the theme “Remembering Our Political Prisoners,” screened the documentary Attica, on September 30, 2022, at the Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem. A Q&A with Emmy-winning … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Collective of the Senegalese Diaspora partnered with Friends of Morningside Park to host Our Common Ground Fall Family Festival 2022 on September 24, 2022, in Harlem. The event featured yoga, African drumming, dance, and … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell New York State 30th District Senator Cordell Cleare held her first annual Back-to-School Resource Fair in collaboration with Reach Week on September 24, 2022, at the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Building Public Plaza. The … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The first in-person New York City Department of Small Business Services’ (SBS) Citywide Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) Procurement Fair since 2019 took place at Barclays Center on September 22, 2022. The event featured … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Wutiko, a pan-African company providing jobs, training, and funding opportunities, organized in partnership with Pace University the second edition of Opportunities in Africa on September 21, 2022, in Manhattan. Opportunities in Africa connects African-based organizations … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Africa-America Institute (AAI) – the premier U.S.-based international organization connecting Africa to America through education, training, and dialogue – celebrated the contributions of Africa and its worldwide diaspora at its 38th Annual Awards Gala … Read More
