David Tlale at Mercedes Fashion Week NY

L-R: Model wearing David Tlale By Isseu Diouf Campbell South African designer David Tlale returned to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York on September 9, 2012 to present his Spring/Summer 2013 Collection. Photos of the event Related Images:

5 designers selected for Harlem Fashion Row’s 5th anniversary

L-R: Model Fior Mendez wearing Nzinga Knight By Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Fashion Row had this year a lineup of 5 designers: Latisha Daring, Nzinga Knight, Joseph Bethune, Omar Salam, and Kevan Hall who presented their Spring 2013 collection on … Read More

Tracy Reese presents a colorful spring 2013 collection

R-L: Model By Isseu Diouf Campbell Tracy Reese presented a sophisticated and colorful spring 2013 collection on September 9, 2012 at Lincoln Center. Photos of the event Related Images:

Senegalese singer Titi performs in NY

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L-R: Senegalese singer Titi By Isseu Diouf Campbell Senegalese singer Titi who broke into the music scene in 2008 with her single Music, was in New York last week-end for a concert. Photos of the event Related Images:

Rashida Kamara wins New Miss Sierra Leone New York crown

L-R: Rashida Kamara, Miss Sierra Leone New York 2012 with her mother By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Union of Sierra Leonean Organizations in New York State hosted the 2nd Annual Miss Sierra Leone New York Tristate Pageant on August 25, … Read More

The Malian Cultural Center wants to save the North of Mali

L-R: Keynote speakers Mamadou Karambe and Imam Idrissa Touré By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Malian Cultural Center hosted an Iftar dinner under the theme “Save Timbuktu, Save Mali” on August 10, 2012 in Manhattan to raise awareness about the pillage … Read More

New Campaign to reduce maternal mortality in Africa

L-R: Dr. Teguest Guerma, director general of AMREF By Isseu Diouf Campbell The African Medical and Research Foundation, the largest African-led health development organization on the continent, recently launched in New York the Stand up for African Mothers campaign to train … Read More

Africa Fashion Week NY 2012 closing shows

Model wearing Nadir Tati By Isseu Diouf Campbell Africa Fashion Week NY 2012 ended on July 14 with a lineup of 14 designers including Korto Momulu, MABM, House of Marie, Fikirte Addis, Allex Kangala, Studio D-Maxsi, Marianne G. G., Afritili, … Read More

South-Soudan, Africa’s newest nation celebrates 1st birthday

L-R: South Sudan’s Ambassador to the UN H.E. Francis George Nazario, human rights activist Simon Deng with actor, model and activist Ger Duany By Isseu Diouf Campbell Citizens and supporters of South-Sudan, the youngest nation in Africa, celebrated its first … Read More

Bikini Under the Bridge 2012

L-R: JR Giddings, founder of Bikini under the Bridge with designer Teri of Silver Mosquito and models By Isseu Diouf Campbell JRG Entertainment hosted its 7th Annual Bikini Under the Bridge Swimwear Fashion Show on July 8, 2012 in Brooklyn. … Read More

Shaggy launches Ranch Entertainment in NYC

L-R: Red Fox, Rayvon and Shaggy By Winston Rodney Jamaican-American reggae singer Shaggy hosted the official launch of Ranch Entertainment, his new record label on June 4, 2012 at Santos Party House in Manhattan. Artists signed to the label include … Read More

Haitians celebrate Flag Day

L-R: Council member Jumaane Williams, Elsie Accilien, Bishop Sem celestin, Lisa Noble, Council Member Mathieu Eugene, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, E-Uneek Kebreau, Detective Joseph Dejoie, and Assemblyman Perry By Isseu Diouf Campbell Haiti-born Council Member Mathieu Eugene hosted the banner of Haiti … Read More

Minority & women firms seek city and state contracts

L-R: Tom Allon, Bill De Blasio, John Liu, Sandra Wilkin,  Rev. Jacques Andre Degraff, Christine Quinn, William Thompson, and Scott Stringer By Isseu Diouf Campbell Minority and women business owners networked, gained information and made a resounding call for more … Read More

Kenyan women help create Pikolinos Massai Collection

L-R: William Kikanae Ole Pere, Maasai community leader with Olivia Palermo, ambassador of the Maasai project By Isseu Diouf Campbell William Kikanae Ole Pere, Maasai community leader and Olivia Palermo, newly-appointed ambassador of the Maasai project for the Pikolinos company, … Read More

The African Union celebrates Africa Day

H.E. Tété Antonio, permanent observer of the African Union to the UN with guests By Isseu Diouf Campbell The African Union hosted a reception in celebration of Africa Day at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan on June 1, 2012. … Read More

New International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor comes to town

R-L: Incoming International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda with outgoing International Criminal Court prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo By Isseu Diouf Campbell Incoming International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda was in New York on June 4, 2012 for a daylong … Read More

Sauti Yetu Center for African Women opens new Bronx office

L-R: Zeinab Eyega Sauti Yetu’s founder with Bintou, Sarata, and Mamou By Isseu Diouf Campbell Sauti Yetu Center for African Women, one of the few nonprofit organizations dedicated to protecting the rights and improving the quality of life African immigrant … Read More

Winners galore at McDonald’s Gospelfest 2012

Vickie Winans By Isseu Diouf Campbell and Don Sherrill The anticipated McDonald’s Gospelfest returned May 12, 2012, bringing its annual talent competition, concerts series and comedy show to the Prudential Center in New Jersey. Rising stars competed in a variety … Read More

Pan Africanists in N.Y. pay tribute to late Ambassador Dudley Thompson

Cecile Thompson, widow of Ambassador Dudley Thompson By Isseu Diouf Campbell The African Union, with the African Union Diaspora Task Team and the World African Diaspora Union, hosted a posthumous tribute to longtime pan-Africanist Ambassador Dudley Thompson on May 14, 2012 … Read More

2011 Miss Nigeria Independence’s fight against HIV

Ololade Olayokun, 2011 Miss Nigeria Independence By Isseu Diouf Campbell Doing her part to combat HIV/AIDS, Ololade Olayokun, recently hosted AYE (A Youth Effort fighting against the HIV/AIDS virus), her first event as 2011 Miss Nigeria Independence. The event, aimed at … Read More

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