African Immigrant New Yorkers
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer honored African Communities Together, The Senegalese Association of America and Catherine Cudjoe, president of the National Ghana Parade Council during its first African Immigrant Heritage reception held on September 24, 2018 at … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Junior Achievement Africa, an organization building the capacity of Africa’s youth in 14 sub-Saharan countries hosted a fundraiser with special advisor Frank Aswani as the keynote speaker on September 21, 2018 at Facebook office in Manhattan. … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell NYU Africa House hosted a book reading of “The Journey of My Life: From a Barefoot Schoolboy to President”with H.E. Dr. Jakaya M Kikwete, former president of Tanzania and visiting scholar in residence on September 20, … Read More
Photos: Mr. Gueye On September 18, 2018, the NYC Commission on Human Rights held in Manhattan a forum to build coalition among African immigrant, African American, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Latinx communities, and other self-identified Black communities and inform them of their … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The home going Service of Randolph Edward Weston The Chief aka Randy Weston was held on September 10, 2018 at Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Harlem. Related Images:
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Wake Service of American Jazz pianist Randy Weston was held on September 9, 2018 at Frank Bell Funeral Home in Brooklyn where family and friends gathered to remember his life. Randy Weston died at his … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Fashion Week hosted its 5th season on September 8, 2018 at the Museum of the City of New York. Senegalese designer Adama Paris opened the runway show and was followed by N/USAM, Julianne D’Errico, Aisha … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell UN Women, in partnership with the Global Innovation Coalition for Change, a unique alliance with 27 partners from the private sector, non-profit organizations and academic institutions, hosted the launch of the Gender Innovation Principles on 7 … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Fashion Week hosted on September 6, 2018 at the Renaissance Restaurant in Harlem its opening night charity gala honoring Eugene Adams, director of collaborative education at Bronx Community College ; Qubilah Shabazz, Malcolm X’s second … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Members of the New York City Murid Brotherhood kicked off their annual cultural weeks celebration with a Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Day Celebration on July 28, 2018 in Harlem. The march starting on 116th Street and Adam … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and her African Immigrant Task Force hosted a reception for His Imperial Majesty Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ile-Ife in Nigeria on July 27, 2018 in Manhattan. Related … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Participants in the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders met with NYC International Affairs Commissioner Penny Abeywardena and Ambassador Annick Josiane Capet-Bakou, Consul General of Côte d’Ivoire in New York City on July 24, 2018 … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Face2face Africa honored International Model and Humanitarian Millen Magese; Commissioner of NYC Small Business Services Gregg Bishop; award-winning lawyer and speaker Chinwe Esimai; Senior research fellow at Lilly F. George Njoroge P.H.D., and the senior pastor … Read More
Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Face2face Africa’s 2018 Pan-African Weekend kicked off with a Women Forum on July 12, 2018 at the Metropolitan West in Manhattan. The forum moderated by TV Commentator, Legal Analyst & Attorney Yodit Tewolde included Sherrexcia Rolle, … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell The African Union celebrated Africa Day on May 25, 2018 at the Manhattan Center with the newly appointed African Union Permanent Observer to the United Nations H.E. Fatima Kyari Mohammed. Related Images:
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell The Brooklyn Academy of Music hosted a dress Rehearsal on May 22, 2018 for the 41st Dance Africa this year under the theme Remembrance, Reconciliation, Renewal and directed by Abdel R. Salaam. Related Images:
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Malcom X’s daughters Ilyasah and Malaak Shabazz celebrated their father’s 93rd birthday at the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Educational and Memorial Center on May 19, 2018. Related Images:
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray kicked off ThriveTogether with remarks about Mental Health at African Mosque Yankasa Masjid in the Bronx on May 18, 2018. Related Images:
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem EatUp! Festival co-founders Marcus Samuelsson and Herb Karlitz hosted the annual Harlem EatUp! Luminary Award Dinner honoring Dapper Dan & Bevy Smith on May 17, 2018 at the Red Rooster in Harlem. Harlem EatUp! is … Read More
Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell The 25th New York African Film Festival opened at Film Society of New York under the theme “25 Years of the New York African Film Festival,” on May 16, 2018. The Opening Night film is Apolline … Read More
