African Immigrant New Yorkers
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell The Senegalese community of New York City celebrated 57 years of independence at the headquarters of the Association of Senegalese in America in Harlem on April 4, 2017. Several government officials from the Permanent Mission … Read More
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the acceptance by the previous government of President John Dramani Mahama of two ex-Guantanamo Bay prisoners in January 2016 was unconstitutional. By a 6-1 majority decision the court ordered the new government to, … Read More
Stars from the world of entertainment and sports joined Super Dads, a new UNICEF initiative launched for Father’s Day to celebrate fatherhood, and highlight the importance of love, play, protection and good nutrition for the healthy development of young children’s … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Ruben Diaz Jr. welcomes Mayor de Blasio and his team to the Bronx during City Hall in Your Borough week Related Images:
On Tuesday, May 23, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Bronx Borough President Ruben Díaz, Jr. will host a City Resource Fair during City Hall in Your Borough week. Top representatives from City Hall, the Department of Transportation, Department of Finance, … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell West African street vendor Souleymane Porgo regained consciousness yesterday evening at the intensive care unit of Lincoln Hospital. His brother Issa, a cab driver who has not been to work since the incident occurred said … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Community members gathered on 149th street and 3rd avenue in the Bronx on May 9, 2017, a week after West African street vendor Souleymane Porgo was brutally assaulted, to speak out against violence and call for … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell In a video that captured the assault of West African street vendor Souleymane Porgo, you see Porgo collapse and hear the sound of his skull hit very hardly the ground. Porgo was attacked by a group … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Actress, screenwriter and executive producer Ebbe Bassey talks about the making of her second short film Saving Father. Saving Father is a short narrative film about a daughter trying to convince her widowed and actively dating … Read More
A major campaigner against racial abuse in sports, Garth Crooks, has called for all “self-respecting black players” to boycott Italian Serie A games in response to ban on Ghanaian player, Sulley Muntari. Muntari was banned after being issued with a … Read More
On April 12, 2017, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation enacting the Excelsior Scholarship to provide tuition-free college at New York’s public universities to families making up to $125,000 a year. If you are a 19+ US citizen, legal permanent … Read More
Borough President Gale Brewer and NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) Commissioner Fidel F. Del Valle will partner with Harlem and African immigrant community organizations to put on an educational event, How to Respond to Summonses from … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] IDNYC is partnering with Muslim Women’s Institute for Research and Development (MWIRD) to host an IDNYC Pop-Up center in the Highbridge area of the Bronx from April 25, to May 5, to help community members obtain an … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The Network Journal (TNJ) honored 25 women who are corporate and community leaders at its 19th Annual 25 Influential Black Women in Business Awards Luncheon held on March 23, 2017 at the … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] First Lady Chirlane McCray and Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Richard Buery announced on March 23, the launch of the Contract Financing Loan Fund, allowing M/WBEs to apply for low-interest contract … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] NYC Health + Hospitals hosted on March 28, 2017, at Harlem Hospital, an “Immigrant Health Care Rights” panel discussion to help educate immigrant communities and provide access to information and resources. The … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Holding signs reading, “no permission needed”, several NYC Muslim women leaders marched from Grand Concourse and Burnside to the Bronx Courthouse on 160th Street and Grand Concourse on March 25, 2017, to … Read More
Photos & video by Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] In recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Health Department and the newly formed New York Knows Women’s Advisory Board hosted on March 18, a Women’s Health … Read More
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Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] ImageNation’s RAW SPACE hosted an evening of short films by women of colour titled BlackGirlMagic on March 16, 2017 in Harlem. The filmmakers featured included Christine Turner, Dana Verde, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, … Read More
