UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Danai Gurira rings a bell about increasing sexual violence on women and children

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Photo credit: UN  UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, award-winning playwright and actor Danai Gurira has delivered on April 24, 2024 powerful remarks at the UN Security Council during  the annual open debate on conflict-related sexual violence. The debate, organized under the Malta Presidency of the Security Council, … Read More

Photos: Imagenation Revolution Awards

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By Isseu Diouf Campbell Imagenation, a Harlem-based media arts group, hosted its first Revolution Awards on February 20, 2016 at the SVA Theater in Manhattan. The event honored Ava Duvernay, Hill Harper, Melissa Harris-Perry, Danai Gurira and Black Lives Matter. … Read More