Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer co-hosts My Brother’s Keeper convening in Harlem

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer co-hosted the first of four My Brother’s Keeper convenings in Manhattan for educators, youth services providers, researchers, and policymakers developing strategies to close opportunity gaps for young men of color … Read More

Kechie’s Project hosts Men –Talk with Dapper Dan

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell On Saturday, April 14th, 2018 Kechie’s Project hosted Men –Talk a conversation where adult men and young men of our local communities gathered to discuss the “Realities of our Time” and other challenges facing young men … Read More

African Communities Together hosts training on videotaping ICE with African immigrant community in Harlem

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell African Communities Together hosted on April 14, 2018 in Harlem, a training on videotaping ICE with advocacy organization Urban Justice Center and Witness, an organization using video to create human rights change to prepare members of … Read More

The Abyssinian Baptist Church celebrates the life of Mama Winnie Mandela

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell The Abyssinian Baptist Church led by Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III and South African New Yorkers celebrated the life of Mama Winnie Mandela on April 12, 2018 in Harlem. Related Images:

House of the Lord Church and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams host Tribute to Mama Winnie Mandela

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry, Dr. Karen S. Daughtry, the Sisters Against South African Apartheid (S.A.S.A.A.) and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams hosted on April 10, 2018 at the House of the Lord Church a tribute … Read More

Harlem Common Wealth Council hosts Fireside Chat with Harlem Entrepreneur and model Chris Collins

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Common Wealth Council hosted a Fireside Chat with Harlem Entrepreneur, model and creator of Alchemy of Fragrance Chris Collins on March 28, 2018 at Ginny’s Supper Club in Red Rooster. The conversation was moderated by … Read More

Shared Interest honors South African activist Kumi Naidoo and US Congresswoman Barbara Lee

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Shared Interest, a non-profit social investment fund raising capital to support micro-lending, agriculture cooperatives and small businesses across Southern Africa hosted it annual benefit fundraiser on March 20, 2018 in Manhattan. The benefit honored South African … Read More

African Hope Commitee celebrates 14 years of service in the African immigrant community

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell African Hope Commitee celebrated 14 years of service in the African immigrant community empowering women and fighting against HIV/AIDS. The celebration took place on March 17, 2018 at Parafiffi in the Bronx.   Related Images:

NYC Council Member Andy King celebrates “Three-Fifths Clause Awareness Day” in Harlem

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell The City of New York observed on March 5th the annual “Three-Fifths Clause Awareness Day” with a free program hosted by NYC Council Member Andy King at The National Black Theatre in Harlem. The Three-Fifths Clause … Read More

Young Gifted and Black Entrepreneurial Awards honors Yvette D. Clarke

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell The Young Gifted and Black Entrepreneurial Awards 2018 honored Yvette D. Clarke along with other 30 individuals nominated by their peers on February 28, 2018 in Brooklyn. Related Images:

Gale A. Brewer hosts Black History Month Activism Awards in Harlem

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer hosted the Manhattan Black History Month Activism Awards, honoring five young black activists fighting for justice on a variety of fronts in New York and across the country on February … Read More

Boyer Lodge No. 1 honors Sam Hill and Professor James Smalls

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Boyer Lodge No. 1 honored Sam Hill and Professor James Smalls during a Black History Month Celebration held on February 24, 2018 at Friendship Baptist Church in Harlem. Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III of the … Read More

One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York hosts 38th Annual Gala The New Harlem Renaissance

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York held their 38th Annual Gala titled The New Harlem Renaissance: Awakening a generation of Leaders on February 22, 208 at Sheraton Manhattan. The organization honored that evening Meredith … Read More

Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray honor Loretta Lynch

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray hosted a Black History Month Celebration at the American Museum of Natural History on February 22, 2018. The event honored former Attorney General of the United States … Read More

C&M Events hosts New York Black Panther Red Carpet Showing at the Magic Johnson Theater

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell C&M Events hosted a New York Black Panther Red Carpet Showing on February 17, 2018 at the Magic Johnson Theater in Harlem. Members of the African Diaspora came from the five boroughs to showcase with pride … Read More

Ghanaian community says final goodbye to Emmanuel Owusu Mensah

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell On February 17, 2018, members of the Ghanaian community held a Memorial Service for Emmanuel Owusu Mensah, an American soldier of Ghanain descent who died on December 28, 2017 rescuing neighbors from a fire. Emmanuel Owusu … Read More

NYC Commission on Human Rights hosts panel discussion on racial profiling & discrimination based on immigrant status

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC Commission on Human Rights held a panel discussion on racial profiling and discrimination based on immigrant status within the African community in NYC on February 15, 2018 at Columbia University in Harlem. The conversation moderated … Read More

African New Yorkers rally against racism, modern slavery and human trafficking

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell The African Diaspora Coalition for Justice and I Am Proud African hosted a rally against racism, modern slavery and human trafficking on February 15 at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in Manhattan.   Related Images:

UN Women celebrates Black History month with new partnership with NAACP

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell UN Women celebrated Black History Month in the United States with the announcement on February 13, 2018 of a new partnership with Civil Rights organization NAACP that will promote gender equality in the continuing struggle to … Read More

Millen Magese Group hosts Sip N’ Shop New York with Nigerian designer Matopeda

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Millen Magese Group hosts Sip N’ Shop New York with Nigerian designer Matopeda on February 11, 2018 at Bryant Park in Manhattan. Related Images:

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