By Isseu Diouf Campbell Following an informal meeting at the United-Nations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was joined by M. John Ashe, President of the 68th session of the General Assembly, Baleka Mbete, Speaker of the National Assembly of South … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Senator Bill Perkins in partnership with Imbizo Host Committee and several local elected officials will host the 2nd Annual Nelson Mandela Day Celebration, today, July 18, 2014, at 5:30 pm at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. … Read More
Two weeks after the passing of poet and activist Maya Angelou, the black community is mourning the loss of another legend, actress Ruby Dee who died at 91 from natural causes on June 11, 2014, in her New Rochelle home. … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Several members of New York City’s Burkinabé community gathered at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, across the United Nations headquarters, on June 10, 2014, to protest against any attempt to revise Article 37 of the Constitution that would … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Grammy Award-winning singer and HIV/Aids activist, Alicia Keys, attended the Gordon Parks Foundation Awards dinner held on June 3, 2014, at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan. Keys who rocked a plunging neckline red dress was escorted … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell The South African Consulate General in New York hosted a reception in celebration of twenty years of South African democracy on May 30, 2014 at Broad Street Ballroom in Lower Manhattan. 20 years ago, South Africa … Read More
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By Isseu Diouf Campbell Half of a Yellow Sun, the adaptation of Chimamanda NGozie Adichie’s award winning novel starring Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Anika Noni Rose, premiered on May 9, 2014, during the 21st New York African Film Festival … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Community pride, a program of Harlem Children’s Zone working with adults and families to build a healthy Harlem, hosted a brunch celebrating women on May 3, 2014 at the HCZ Academy in Harlem. The event … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] In celebration of the centenary of Nigeria’s unification, the 21th New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) opened this year with Confusion Na Wa, on May 7, 2014 at the Walter Reade Theater in … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The Pan-African inspired fashion house, 54 Kingdoms, launched in New York its Score For Unity Collection for any soccer fan ready to cheer for his favorite team during the Fifa World Cup taking … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell H.E. Mr. Ken Kanda, permanent representative of Ghana to the United Nations and the UNSRC Ghana Cultural Club, hosted a memorial celebration for the late Ghanaian journalist Komla Dumor on Friday, May 2, 2014 at Church … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Sierra Leonean singer Azania was one of the emerging African artists selected to perform at the second Africa Now Festival held in April at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem. She speaks about her career and … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Dr. Chika Onyeani, the African Sun Times publisher, Ibrahima Kaw Saw, permanent secretary of the Association of Senegalese of America, and Bukola S. Shonuga, founder of Welcome to America, were among the twenty one immigrants honored … Read More
New York, US (PANA) – American Meb Keflezighi won, on Monday, the men’s event of the 2014 Boston Marathon, breaking the dominance of African runners who have won 19 of the past 23 editions. But Kenyan Rita Jeptoo lived up to the … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell At the forum titled “Doing Business in Côte d’Ivoire” and hosted by the Economic Promotion Bureau in the USA, Canada and Mexico, on April, 14, 2014 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Manhattan, Primer Minister Daniel Kablan … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell President Barack Obama was in New York City yesterday, April 11, 2014, to deliver remarks at the National Action Network’s 16th Annual Convention held at the Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan. Introduced by Rev. Al Sharpton as … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell The 11th Annual African Economic Forum (AEF) was held last weekend at Columbia University’s School of Law in Harlem. This year’s conference themed Africa Rising: Emergent Perspectives from the Frontier kicked off on April 4, with … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Author and journalist Dr. Herb Boyd paid tribute to late anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela during a Black History Month celebration and business networking reception hosted on February 26, 2014 by the South African … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell South African singer and songwriter Tuelo Minah known for her blending of African melodies with American soul will release with her “cousins”, their debut self-titled album on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at SubCulture New York in … Read More
