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

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

AfroPoP celebrates 10 years

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Black stars and filmmakers converged on the Harlem Stage Gatehouse on February 9 ,2018 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the acclaimed series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange. The event featured a screening of the documentary … Read More

NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer honors Courtney Bennett, Cicely Harris and Candis Tolliver

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer hosted Trailblazers, a Black history month celebration that honored Courtney Bennett, Executive Director, 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Cicely Harris, Chair, Community Board 10 and Candis Tolliver, Deputy Political Director, SEIU … Read More

NYC Council Member Andy King honors Black leaders at Black History Month celebration

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC Council Member Andy King and the Bronx Youth Empowerment Program kicked off Black History Month by celebrating New York’s Black leaders and Black voices that have made groundbreaking history in our lifetime. The annual “Celebrating … Read More

The Christian Times hosts Martin Luther King, Jr. forum titled An Economic Shift

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Rev. Dennis Dillon, founder of the Christian Times, hosted a Martin Luther King, Jr. forum titled An Economic Shift : Strengthening the Connection between the African Diaspora and the African Continent on January 15, 2018 at the … Read More

NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray launches Sisters Thrive to promote mental health literacy in Black communities

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray launched Sisters Thrive, a women-led, family-centered volunteer effort to promote mental health literacy in Black communities on December 11, 2017 in Manhattan. The effort is in partnership with 5 Sisters Thrive … Read More