By Isseu Diouf Campbell Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer hosted an Ebola community forum to raise awareness about the deadly virus on October 30, 2014 at The City College of New York in Manhattan. A team of experts provided … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Exemplary Africans were honored during the 4th Annual African Diaspora Awards hosted by Applause Africa on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College in Manhattan. Award winning actor and … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Aletha Maybank, director of the Center for Health Equity, discusses the social and economic impact of Ebola on the African immigrant community in New York and New York City’s efforts to deal with potential Ebola cases. … Read More
During a press conference held today at Bellevue Hospital, Dr. Craig Spencer who is now free of the Ebola virus reminded everyone that if he was now healthy, there were still thousands of Ebola patients who needed help. “When my … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell New York City’s first and only Ebola patient Dr. Craig Spencer will be released this morning from Bellevue Hospital where he was admitted on October 23, 2014. Dr. Spencer is declared free of the Ebola virus … Read More
Faces of NYC Marathon runners in Harlem – Photo essay By Isseu Diouf Campbell 50,000 runners who came from different parts of the world to participate in the NYC Marathon on November 2, 2014, jogged through the five boroughs of … Read More
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Ousmane Dramé with his two sons at the press conference By Isseu Diouf Campbell On October 24, 2014 two Senegalese brothers were brutally beaten at I.S. 318 Elementary School in the Bronx while the perpetrators shouted “Ebola”. This incident, many … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell The Association of Senegalese in America and the African Advisory Council (AAC) are calling for action after two Senegalese children attending I.S. 318 Elementary School located in the Bronx were assaulted on Friday, October 24, 2014. … Read More
Momodou Sawaneh, president of the African Day Parade By Isseu Diouf Campbell The 8th Annual African Day Parade and Festival will take place today Sunday, October 19, 2014, in Harlem. Members of the African Diaspora will start marching at 12 … Read More
Thomas Eric Duncan’s mother and nephew Josephus Weeks By Isseu Diouf Campbell Thomas Eric Duncan’s decision to come to the US after knowingly or unknowingly being exposed to the Ebola virus in his home country Liberia has changed the fate … Read More
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Ibrahim Ceesay with Lamin Tamba By Isseu Diouf Campbell Gambian youth activist and filmmaker Ibrahim Ceesay premiered his latest film, Sarata, on September 25, 2014, at Mayles Cinema in Harlem. Several members of the Gambian community based in New York … Read More
Isseu Diouf Campbell President Obama urged world leaders to lead the fight against climate change, insisting that “every country must play its part” at the Climate Summit 2014 held, on September 23, 2014, at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan. … Read More
Par Isseu Diouf Campbell The Africa-America Institute, a New York-based international organization which mission is to strengthen Africa’s youth capacity, will host its 30th Annual Awards Gala today, September 22, 2014, at Gotham Hall, in Manhattan. Held under the theme … Read More
Salif Keita at SOB’s in New York City on September 18, 2014 By Isseu Diouf Campbell Malian singer Salif Keita performed on September 18, 2014, at SOB’s in Manhattan, for albinism, a cause he knows all too well. To raise … Read More
Youssou NDour By Isseu Diouf Campbell Senegalese minister, singer and songwriter Youssou NDour performed two sold out shows on September 12 and 13, 2014, at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn as part of the 2014 Next Wave Festival. … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlemites had a lot of fun on Harlem day, which took place on august 17th, 2014, along 135th Street from St. Nicholas Avenue to 5th Avenue. The event featuring a children’s festival, a health village, an … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Nigerian professionals, academicians, entrepreneurs, and government officials will discuss Nigeria’s education and security challenges, present leadership issues and ways the Diaspora can contribute to the country’s economic growth at the 5th Annual Nigerian Leadership Summit held … Read More
