11-year-old Alfa Barrie left his mother’s apartment in the Bronx on Friday, May 12, 2023, with his older sister to go to Democracy Prep Charter School in Harlem like he does every morning, but he never returned home. The young … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On the morning of February 21, 2023, Ilyasha Shabazz, one of Malcolm X’s daughters, joined civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump and co-counsel Ray Hamlin at the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz … Read More
The New York Urban League announced the release of the 2023 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholarship application. One-time scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $10,000 will be awarded to college-bound students starting college in Fall 2023. Scholarship Application Eligibility Requirements: New … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Members of the Senegalese political party PASTEF led by opposition leader Ousmane Sonko held a press conference on February 11, 2023, at Meli Café in Morningside Heights to discuss Senegal’s current political climate. Panelists were … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On January 28, 2023, Mohamed and Rahim Diallo, also known as the Ginjan brothers, hosted an official opening ceremony for their new GinjanCafé Brooklyn at 333 Nostrand Ave, in Bedstuy. The brothers started the festivities … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Dr. Yusef Salaam, prison reform activist, best-selling author, motivational speaker, and member of the Exonerated Five, announced on February 4, 2023, in Harlem his intention to run for City Council. “I’m here to announce my … Read More
Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick announced on February 1, 2023, that 30 supermarkets have opened under the City’s Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (“FRESH”) program, which is now serving 1.2 million New Yorkers that live within a … Read More
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Kevin D. Kim announced, on January 23, 2023, the groundbreaking creation of the $75 million NYC Small Business Opportunity Fund, the largest public-private … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell African immigrant New Yorkers said their final goodbye to community activist Khady Diaby after Jummah and the two-Rakat-prayer led by Imam Konate on January 20, 2022, at Masjid Aqsa in Harlem. The Consul of Ivory … Read More
The African immigrant community in New York is mourning the loss of Khady Diaby, a wife, mother, and community activist from the West African country of Ivory Coast, who lost her battle with cancer on January 15, 2023. The funeral … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Community members and elected officials gathered at 333 East 181st a year after the January 9th, 2022, tragic Bronx fire to remember the victims and honor the memory of Abdoulie Touray, the first Gambian to … Read More
Photo credit: NYC health + Hospitals On January 11, 2023, the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) will host its first Board Meeting of 2023 at the Harlem Hospital Center. Members of the public will be able to stream and participate … Read More
Photos credit: Bill Moore On April 20, 1989, the lives of five Black and Latino teenagers, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise, and Yusef Salaam, took an unexpected turn when they were arrested by the NYPD and questioned … Read More
In our latest Africa in Harlem Live, New-York based Senegalese activist Ousmane Tounkara explains why investigative journalist Pape Alé Niang was arrested on November 6, 2022, by the Police and why he has yet to be released. Niang, who started … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Bronx Community College Muslim Student Association, the Male Empowerment Network, and the African Students Association held, on December 1, 2022, a roundtable discussion with the college’s President, Dr. Thomas Isekenegbe, to discuss issues affecting them. … Read More
As New York City enters the holiday season, COVID-19 and other seasonal illnesses are seeing unusually high concurrent spikes. To slow the transmission of these viruses, the New York City Health Commissioner issued a Health Advisory that urges New York City residents … Read More
By Mayor Eric Adams Our city is facing a crisis. New Yorkers with severe and untreated mental illness are living out in the open, on our streets and in our subways. They are in danger and need help, yet often, … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On November 29, 2022, Senator Cordell Cleare hosted a panel discussion on intersectionality of housing and race, which followed a tour of the Redlining Exhibit held at Barnard College. Panelists included David R. Jones, President … Read More
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Rachid and Kim Niang, the owners of Jacob Restaurant, opened their doors for the 13th year in a row to provide a hot, nutritious meal to New Yorkers on Thanksgiving Day. Related Images:
Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On November 22, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed two bills to provide support for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence in New York City. Intro. 153-A amends New York City’s administrative code … Read More
