Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell
Society for Africans in Diaspora hosted its 8th Annual African Diaspora Awards on December 1, 2018 at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem.
The award ceremony celebrating the new breed of African diaspora leaders, activists, artists, entrepreneurs and businesses solving the problems of today and tomorrow honored Lisa Issroff, Clayton Banks, King Baudouin, Ginjan brothers Ibrahima Diallo and Mohammed Diallo, Kely Nascimento DeLuca, Charles Fall, Professor Jacob K. Olupona, Dr. Margaret-Mary Wilson, Massah David and Miatta David Johnson, Olusola “Shala” Akintunde and Dr. Nnedi Okorafor,
The evening’s entertainers included Chief Obi, Anna Mwalagho, Somi and Rafiya.