Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell Giving Back 4 Tomorrow hosted the Inaugural Diaspora Conference on April 29, 2017 in Manhattan with panelists including Khadiatou Diallo of the Amadou Diallo Foundation and Congressman Adriano Espaillat to discuss education and women empowerment. … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell Africa-America Institute hosted a screening of highlights from Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.’ documentary Africa’s Great Civilizations at the United Nations headquarters on April 26, 2017. Related Images:
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell Empire State Development, the economic development arm for New York State, hosted its first regional MWBE Opportunities EXPO on April 13, 2017 at Lehman College in the Bronx. The Regional MWBE Expo was designed … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Actress, screenwriter and executive producer Ebbe Bassey hosted a private screening of her second short film Saving Father on April 8, 2017 in Manhattan. Saving Father is a short narrative film about a daughter trying to … Read More
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
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
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 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
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%”] Mayor Bill de Blasio, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Nisha Agarwal kicked off the City’s annual celebration of NYC’s immigrant communities with Immigrant Heritage Week 2017. The citywide celebration, which … 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
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Africa Now! returned for the fifth time at the legendary Apollo theater in Harlem on March 11, 2017 with a lineup of contemporary African artists including Mbongwana Star, Songhoy Blues’, Daby Touré, TUELO … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The office of New York City Council Member, Vanessa L. Gibson, celebrated Ghana’s 60th year of independence on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at City Hall Chambers in Manhattan. Were honored for their contributions … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Africa Now! is happening on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem where legendary performers like Michael Jackson, Lauryn Hill, James Brown and Stevie Wonder to name a few launched their careers. Africa … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] African Health Innovations, Inc. (AHI) warmly welcomed Ndeye Drame, a 3 year-old Senegalese girl and her mother who arrived at JFK airport from Senegal on March 5, 2017. Ndeye diagnosed with a complicated sex disorder called DSD … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Africa-America Institute hosted a reception and a private screening of the film A United Kingdom on February 7, 2017 at the Paley Center for Media in Manhattan. A panel discussion with actor and … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The New York City Council voted unanimously on February 15, to increase the number of languages all City agencies must provide services in from six to 10. The four languages include French and Arabic. Executive Order 120, … Read More
