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SBS Connects MWBEs with NYC Agencies and Private Companies for Contracting Opportunities

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On November 4, 2024, the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) hosted its 16th Annual Citywide Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Procurement Fair at Cipriani South Street in Lower Manhattan. The fair aimed … Read More

NY State Senator Cordell Cleare Organizes Legal and Health Resource Fair for African Migrants in Harlem

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By Isseu Diouf Campbell On May 11, 2024, New York State Senator Cordell Cleare organized a Legal and Health Resource Fair at the Malcolm Shabazz Mosque in Harlem. The event’s objective was to assist migrant New Yorkers, particularly those from … Read More

CUNY’s Harlem Health Initiative Sheds Light on Black Maternal Mortality Crisis

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By Isseu Diouf Campbell CUNY’s Harlem Health Initiative organized a thought-provoking event focused on addressing the issue of Black maternal mortality. The event featured a screening of “Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story,” a poignant short film exploring racism, toxic stress, … Read More

Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs discuss newly expanded Workers’ Bill of Rights

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Photo credit : Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs On May Day, The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) hosted an immigrant media roundtable in honor of May Day to discuss the … Read More

UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Danai Gurira rings a bell about increasing sexual violence on women and children

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Photo credit: UN  UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, award-winning playwright and actor Danai Gurira has delivered on April 24, 2024 powerful remarks at the UN Security Council during  the annual open debate on conflict-related sexual violence. The debate, organized under the Malta Presidency of the Security Council, … Read More

City of New York launches “Project Home” to swiftly connect victims of domestic violence with permanent housing

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Photo credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office On April 15, 2024, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Molly Wasow Park announced “Project Home,” a pilot program to provide intensive, specialized housing … Read More

Where to Find an Eid Outfit in Harlem, New York City? Explore the Malcolm Shabazz African Market!

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As Eid approaches, searching for the perfect outfit becomes a delightful adventure, especially in Harlem, New York City. One of the gems of Harlem’s cultural scene is the Malcolm Shabazz African Market, a vibrant hub of African-inspired fashion and culture. … Read More

Mayor Adams launches $25 million facility for minority-women-owned businesses

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic, and Workforce Development Maria Torres-Springer, and Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation President and CEO Lindsay Greene announced on March 7, 2024, a new, total cost $25 million state-of-the-art manufacturing, incubator, and accelerator facility — AYO Labs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard — focused on … Read More

Sexually Transmitted Infections on the rise in New York City

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The Health Department released on February 13, 2024, its 2022 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Surveillance Report highlighting the ongoing need for New Yorkers to get tested and treated for STIs and employ prevention tactics that work for them. While the … Read More

Guinean-American boy vanishes in Harlem

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11-year-old Alfa Barrie left his mother’s apartment in the Bronx on Friday, May 12, 2023, with his older sister to go to Democracy Prep Charter School in Harlem like he does every morning, but he never returned home. The young … Read More

City Hall displays Exhibit “Home Address” in honor of International Women’s Day

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell New York City Mayor Eric Adams displayed, on March 8, 2023, artist Elena del Rivero’s participatory public artwork, “Home Address,” in the New York City Hall Rotunda in honor of International Women’s Day. “Home Address” … Read More

Ghanaian New Yorkers celebrate 66 years of independence with flag-raising ceremony at Bowling Green

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Photos credit: Bill Moore On March 6, 2023, Ghana’s Independence Day, the country’s flag was flying high at Bowling Green in lower Manhattan after a flag-raising ceremony. City officials, including Mayor Eric Adams, joined Ambassador Harold Agyeman, Ghana’s Permanent Representative … Read More

New Report shows New York Black population evolving, except for African Americans!

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Photo credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On February 27, 2023, the NYC Districting Commission, in partnership with CUNY Graduate Center, hosted a press conference to discuss the latest report on how communities of interest are evolving in the city. A key … Read More

Cannabis NYC kicks off listening and learning tour at NYCHA Melrose Community Center in the Bronx

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Cannabis NYC, an initiative under the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS), launched in 2022 to support the development of a thriving and equitable cannabis industry kicked off its Lift Off! Cannabis NYC Listening … Read More

Senegalese New Yorkers rally at Times Square to denounce President Macky Sall’s abuse of power

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Senegalese New Yorkers, mainly members of the political party PASTEF led by opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, rallied at Times Square on February 15, 2023, to denounce what they call President Macky Sall’s abuse of power. … Read More

The Ginjan brothers open new café in Brooklyn

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On January 28, 2023, Mohamed and Rahim Diallo, also known as the Ginjan brothers, hosted an official opening ceremony for their new GinjanCafé Brooklyn at 333 Nostrand Ave, in Bedstuy. The brothers started the festivities … Read More

The New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce continues to open doors for minority entrepreneurs

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce, an advocate of gender equity, parity, and social-economic justice for women and entrepreneurs of color, held its Contract HER New York Procurement Fair 2023 on January 11, 2023, … Read More

New Yorkers earning $80,000 or less can file their taxes for free

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga kicked off the tax season on January 28, 2023, and encouraged single-filing New Yorkers who earned $56,000 or less … Read More

City of New York launches $75M fund for small businesses

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Kevin D. Kim announced, on January 23, 2023, the groundbreaking creation of the $75 million NYC Small Business Opportunity Fund, the largest public-private … Read More

African immigrant New Yorkers say final goodbye to community activist Khady Diaby

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell African immigrant New Yorkers said their final goodbye to community activist Khady Diaby after Jummah and the two-Rakat-prayer led by Imam Konate on January 20, 2022, at Masjid Aqsa in Harlem. The Consul of Ivory … Read More

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