African Immigrant New Yorkers
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Society for Africans in Diaspora hosted its 8th Annual African Diaspora Awards on December 1, 2018 at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem. The award ceremony celebrating the new breed of African … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The 125th Business District improvement hosted its 25th Harlem Holiday Lights ceremony, which kicks off the holiday season in Harlem on November 19, 2018 with fashion icon Dapper Dan as the grand marshal. The Harlem Holiday … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC Department of Small Business Services hosted the Manhattan M/WBE Forum on November 27, 2018 at MIST Harlem. The event was an opportunity for SBS to connect entrepreneurs with over 20 NYC agencies, teach them how … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Nigerian-American designer Ray Darten hosted a runway show and popup shop in Manhattan on November 17, 2018. Related Images:
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell The Museum of Food and Drink hosted a discussion with Chefs Pierre Thiam and Carla Hall titled: Cooking as Inheritance: Beyond Soul Food in the African Diaspora on November 14, 2018 in Brooklyn. Related Images:
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Friends of the Congo’s spokesperson, Kambale Musavuli participated in the New York Bar’s forum on the Congo entitled, “Election Delayed – Governance Denied: The Way Forward For The Congo” held on November 8, 2018 at the … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Muslim Guinean-American Charles Fall wins elections and becomes Assemblyman of New York’s 61st district covering the North Shore of Staten Island on November 6, 2018. Related Images:
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell On November 5, 2018, a coalition of elected officials joined Rodney Leon, architect of the African Burial Ground Monument in Lower Manhattan, to condemn the act of racist vandalism that occurred at the site on November … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell On November 4, 2018, the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce hosted Harlem Miles, a salute to New York City Marathon with 5 musical stages located along the route and a celebration in the Marcus Garvey Park. … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The United African Coalition in partnership with the Guinean community of America, The Senegalese Association of America and the Gambian Student Association held, on October 31, 2018 in the Bronx, a fundraiser to support the campaign … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell We All Really Matter hosted its 8th Annual Domestic Violence Forum with Queen Afua as keynote speaker on October 25, 2018 at the Salem United Methodist Church in Harlem We All Really Matter, founded by Stephanie … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Deputy Mayor Phil Thompson, Departnent of Social Services Commissioner Steve Banks, Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs Bitta Mostofi, Human Ressources Administrator Grace Bonilla, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst CEO Israel Rocha held a community and ethnic media … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Business Alliance hosted, on October 17, 2018 at MIST Harlem, a Black Economic Empowerment Breakfast with Shawn D. Rochester the author of The Black Tax, which Rochester defines as, “the financial cost of discrimination against … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Friends of the Congo hosted a film screening of Kinshasa Makambo on October 14, 2018 at the People’s Forum in Manhattan. The screening was followed by a panel discussion moderated by professor Zachariah Mampilly that included … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Bedford Stuyvesant Museum of African Art (BSMAA) honored Ruth Carter, Black Panther’s costume designer; Rob Garria Founder pf Throwaway Children Foundation; Keninee Gilmore, founder of Fostercare; Minister Tony Muhammad of the United in Peace Movement, … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell In celebration of its 6th anniversary, New York African Restaurant Week, a celebration of African cuisine, restaurants, and chefs, hosted a food festival on October 13, at MIST Harlem. The founder of New York African Restaurant … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Mamoudou Gassama aka “Le Spiderman” received an award during a celebration hosted on September 28, 2018 by Soninkara in America and The Council of African Imams at African Services Committee in Harlem. . Mamadou Gassama saved … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio honored Tsidii Le Loka, actress, vocalist and composer from South Africa and The Kingdom of Lesotho at the first African Heritage reception held at Gracie Mansion on September 26, … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Ugandan communities in New York, Boston, and Washington D.C. along with friends of Uganda held a rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York City on September 26, 2018 to denounce the government’s violation of … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Africa-America Institute 65th Anniversary Gala was held on September 25, 2018 at the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. The international organization dedicated to strengthening human capacity of Africans, honored that evening H.E. Filipe Nyusi … Read More
