The multinational oil giant Shell must not be allowed to palm off its responsibility to clean up decades of oil pollution which continues to blight the Niger Delta, human rights watchdog Amnesty International has said ahead of the Nigerian government’s … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Images and quotes of late heavy weight champion Muhammad Ali were projected at the intersection of 125th St. and Saint Nicholas Ave in Harlem on June 5, 2016, a day after Ali died in Phoenix. The … Read More
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali who was hospitalized on June 2 with a respiratory condition has died on June 3, 2016 at age 74. Highlights of Muhammad Ali’s life January 17, 1942: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born, in Louisville, Kentucky … Read More
Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts degree by the prestigious Harvard University in the US at its May 26, 365th commencement ceremony for 2016. Prof. Anatsui, who taught at the University of Nigeria, … Read More
Adult literacy students, City Council leaders, and advocates gathered last week at City Hall Park urging Mayor de Blasio to invest $16 million in adult literacy services, which they say is a necessary down payment for a system of universal … Read More
There is a mood of impatience among the ministers, businessmen and education experts attending this year’s eLearning Africa conference in Cairo. Aware of the opportunity offered by information and communication technologies to spread education, training and access to information throughout … Read More
Guinean immigrant Mamadou Diallo was released yesterday from police custody after being arrested a day prior for the death of Earl Nash, a 43-year-old man who attempted to rape Diallo’s wife in their Bronx apartment. Mamadou Diallo who was called … Read More
Environment ministers from around the world have agreed on a new plan to promote accountability in the use of natural resources found in Africa. The resolution was agreed on Wednesday at the ongoing second UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) holding in … Read More
Former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré was sentenced on Monday in Dakar, Senegal, to life imprisonment, convicted of war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture during his reign from 1982 to 1990. The prosecutor at the Extraordinary African Chambers, Senegalese Mbacke … Read More
The African immigrant and refugee communities, partners and stakeholders, in collaboration with the Office of Minority Health (Department of Health and Human Services) will host its 4th annual United States Conference on African Immigrant and Refugee Health (USCAIH 2016) under … Read More
The New York Department of Education published the 2017 New York City High School Directory two weeks earlier than last year to allow families to begin their high school search earlier. For the first time, the directory published in English … Read More
The World Health Organization confirmed that the Zika virus strain in Cape Verde was imported from the Americas. In a statement, WHO said: “Sequencing of the virus in Cape Verde by Institut Pasteur, Dakar, confirms that the Zika virus currently … Read More
L-R: Terrie Williams, Erin Davis (Miles’ son) and Miles Davis By Terrie Williams Today, May 26, Miles Davis, the iconic, one-of-a-kind jazz artist, would have celebrated his 90th birthday. Those who loved and appreciated his musical genius – and there … Read More
The New York City Council passed yesterday the Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA), a package of bills, which will lower penalties for low-level, non-violent offenses. It is estimated that the CJRA will divert over 100,000 cases from the criminal court … Read More
L-R: Ilfenesh Hadera, ASC co-directors Kim Nichols, Asfaha Hadera, and Bakary Tandia, policy advocate of African Services Committee pose with their Member of the Year award The first award of the New York Immigration Coalition 2016 Gala – the … Read More
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will host on May 26, 2016, at 6:30 pm a free screening of Sembene!, a film told through the never-before-seen archival footage of colleague and biographer Samba Gadjigo. Sembene! tells the story … Read More
The deadline for families to pre-register their children for pre-K has been extended until next Friday, May 27. Failure to register by the deadline will result in the seat being offered to another family on the wait-list. To pre-register, families must … Read More
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Tuesday said that the federal government is on the verge of securing repatriation of the country’s 300 million pounds looted funds from Jersey Island. Towards this, Onyeama said, President Muhammadu Buhari will … Read More
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has hailed the Friday’s release of human rights defender, José Marcos Mavungo, after the Angola Supreme Tribunal upheld his appeal against a six year sentence is a long overdue triumph for justice. Amnesty International said … Read More
The New York Immigration Coalition will present a “Member of the Year” award to African Services Committee for their strong engagement in the Coalition’s work advocating for immigrant communities at its annual gala held at Capitale in Manhattan’s Lower East … Read More
