African New Yorkers Highlight Culture and Unity at the African Unity Festival in Harlem

Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The African Unity Parade, Inc., in collaboration with the New York City African Council and The Africa Center, hosted the inaugural African Unity Festival at The Africa Center in Harlem on October 19, 2024. According … Read More

Free exhibition titled “Reframing Neglect” is now open at The Africa Center until September 3

Photo credit: Aïda-Muluneh The Africa Center, in partnership with The END Fund, announced Reframing Neglect, a new photography series at The Africa Center highlighting the need to end neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) globally. The entire series includes 38 photos by … Read More

States of Becoming is now “Pay as you Can” at The Africa Center

States of Becoming, an exhibition curated by Fitsum Shebeshe and produced by Independent Curators International (ICI) on view at The Africa Center at Aliko Dangote Hall through February 26, 2023 is now “Pay as you Can”. States of Becoming, which … Read More

NYC celebrates African Heritage Month at The Africa Center in Harlem

Photos credits: Isseu Diouf Campbell The rain didn’t stop event host NYC Commission on Human Rights nor members of the African Diaspora who came to The Africa Center in Harlem to celebrate African Heritage Month on September 9, 2021. The … Read More

The Africa Center partners with The Africa Soft Power Project to celebrate Africa Month

Every May 25th, Africans on the continent and in the Diaspora celebrate the formation of the Organization of African Unity, an intergovernmental organization spearheaded by then Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah and established on May 25, 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. … Read More

The Africa Center’s CEO Uzodinma Iweala shares thoughts on Trump supporters’ desecration of US Capitol

Like many of you I watched yesterday as rioters and terrorists desecrated the United States Capitol building. I was not shocked. That such violent opposition to U.S. democratic institutions would manifest after years of sustained assault should not be shocking. … Read More

The Africa Center unveils art installation in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement

The Africa Center unveiled in Harlem, on Juneteenth, a new 45-foot window installation in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Related Images: