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The Pan-African media company Face2face Africa will honor today business mogul Dr. Mo Ibrahim, fashion icon Alek Wek, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Afrobeat singer Femi Kuti, entrepreneur Bethlehem Alemu and general manager of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors Masai Ujiri … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Following an informal meeting at the United-Nations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was joined by M. John Ashe, President of the 68th session of the General Assembly, Baleka Mbete, Speaker of the National Assembly of South … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Senator Bill Perkins in partnership with Imbizo Host Committee and several local elected officials will host the 2nd Annual Nelson Mandela Day Celebration, today, July 18, 2014, at 5:30 pm at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell It was Barbara Teer’s vision to create a special night, “a night for showing appreciation, acknowledgement and praise” to members of the black community who had extraordinary vision and talent. As Teer, the founder of … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Think Like A Man Too, the American comedy, which premiered in New York City at the 18th Annual American Black Film Festival on June 19, 2014, is still going strong. The film was number 1 at the … Read More
In this month of Ramadan where many Muslims around the world are fasting in devotion to God, Asma Bint Shameem shares with us common mistakes that people make during this period. Mistake #1: Taking Ramadan as a ritual For many … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Photo Credit: Rob Bennett Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray hosted a Ramadan Iftar Dinner on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Gracie Mansion, but the media was nowhere to be seen. The event, … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Nigeriens converged in front the UN headquarters, Saturday, June 14, 2014, to protest against the lack of freedom of expression and democracy in Niger lead since April 7, 2011 by president Mahamadou Issoufou. Protesters came from … Read More
Africa Fashion Week Nigeria was held in Lagos on May 17, and May 18, 2014, and featured more than 30 designers based in Africa and abroad. Related Images:
Two weeks after the passing of poet and activist Maya Angelou, the black community is mourning the loss of another legend, actress Ruby Dee who died at 91 from natural causes on June 11, 2014, in her New Rochelle home. … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Several members of New York City’s Burkinabé community gathered at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, across the United Nations headquarters, on June 10, 2014, to protest against any attempt to revise Article 37 of the Constitution that would … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Grammy Award-winning singer and HIV/Aids activist, Alicia Keys, attended the Gordon Parks Foundation Awards dinner held on June 3, 2014, at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan. Keys who rocked a plunging neckline red dress was escorted … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell The South African Consulate General in New York hosted a reception in celebration of twenty years of South African democracy on May 30, 2014 at Broad Street Ballroom in Lower Manhattan. 20 years ago, South Africa … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Filmmaker Christian Thiam will host, in partnership with Senator Bill Perkins’ office, a free screening of his latest documentary on the Casamance conflict on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 6pm at the State Office Building in … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the United Nations celebrated on May 23, 2014, in New York, Africa Day, the annual commemoration of the founding in 1963 of the Organization of African Unity, … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Guinea beat Burkina Faso in the final by 2-1, becoming the winner of the 5th Annual African Nations Soccer Tournament hosted by the Bronx African Advisory Council on May 17, 2014 at Macombs Dam Park. Guinea … Read More
Anika Noni Rose at the Half of the Yellow Sun NY Premiere Related Images:
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Half of a Yellow Sun, the adaptation of Chimamanda NGozie Adichie’s award winning novel starring Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Anika Noni Rose, premiered on May 9, 2014, during the 21st New York African Film Festival … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Community pride, a program of Harlem Children’s Zone working with adults and families to build a healthy Harlem, hosted a brunch celebrating women on May 3, 2014 at the HCZ Academy in Harlem. The event … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] In celebration of the centenary of Nigeria’s unification, the 21th New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) opened this year with Confusion Na Wa, on May 7, 2014 at the Walter Reade Theater in … Read More
