L-R: Trenelle Gabay (widow) and Aaron McNaughton (brother) of the late Carey Gabay hold commemorative street signs honoring the memory of their loved one in Clinton Hill New York – Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo … Read More
L-R: Assemblyman Herman Denny Farrell, Jr., former Mayor David N. Dinkins, HCCI Chair Rev. Charles A. Curtis, Ed. D., Congressman Charles B. Rangel, Council Member Inez E. Dickens and Assemblyman Farrell’s daughter Sophia Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc. … Read More
A coalition of immigrant advocates representing Black, African, Caribbean, and Afro-Latino communities announced this month a new collaboration to engage and uplift black immigrants called the Black Immigrant Engagement Initiative (BIEI). This initiative will support black immigrant-led community-based organizations and legal … Read More
“I am outraged to read reports of future Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids planned for May and June targeting Central American mothers and children. Many of these families have fled violence in their home countries and seek safety here, in … Read More
L-R: Dennis Lim, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Angelique Kidjo, and Mahen Bonneti After opening at Film Society of Lincoln Center on May 4, 2016 with Tanna, the astounding feature debut of Bentley Dean and Martin Butler and the first feature shot entirely in … Read More
The Uptown Short Film Festival (USFF), a 2-day festival seeking the next generation of writers, directors, producers, and actors from diverse and inclusive backgrounds will kick off on Friday, May 13, 2016, at MIST Harlem. The Uptown Short Film Festival … Read More
Botswana’s education minister Unity Dow has expressed concern about the continued sexual abuse of young girls. Dow in a letter addressed to “all you men who have engaged in sexual relations with young girls” issued on Wednesday indicated that 407 girls … Read More
By Madina Touré At a peace conference seeking to encourage active listening among leaders of the African diaspora, Ivorian activist Drissa Koné called on his people and others to overcome religious and ethnic differences to gain a better understanding of … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa – In the latest race row to rock South Africa, a senior white judge is under fire for implying that the act of rape is part of black culture. Gauteng High Court Judge Mabel Jansen said … Read More
Burkinabe actress Mouna Ndiaye was crowned Best Actress on Saturday, during the first edition of the Sotigui Night Awards, a festival held in Ouagadougou rewarding actors of the African and Diasporic cinema. She received that distinction thanks to her role … Read More
As part of the City’s Women Entrepreneurs (WE NYC) initiative, the first of its kind program in the U.S. to address the gender gap in entrepreneurship, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen and … Read More
The City Council passed the Plastic Bag Bill sponsored by Council members Margaret Chin and Brad Lander in a vote of 28-20 on May 5, 2016. The bill will require retail and grocery stores to charge no less than 5 … Read More
Malian vocalist and percussionist Awa Sangho will perform in a free Carnegie Hall neighborhood concert on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Queens Library. For more information, visit queenslibrary.org or call 718-661-1200. Related Images:
On March 22, 2016, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced that he will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone for an additional six months, until November 22, 2016. The TPS program was originally … Read More
The Apollo Theater, in partnership with World Music Institute, presents the fourth edition of the Africa Now! a concert celebrating the best of the contemporary African music scene, on Saturday, March 26, at 8 pm. Hosted by Sahr Agaujah, from the … Read More
L-R: Maria Lizardo, Deputy Mayor Richard Buery, Nisha Agarwal, C. Mario Russell, Esq. and Linda Sarsour Deputy Mayor Richard Buery and Commissioner Nisha Agarwal of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) hosted a roundtable discussion on the launch of ActionNYC … Read More
L-R: Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs Nisha Agarwal By Isseu Diouf Campbell Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs Nisha Agarwal met at City Hall for … Read More
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Six terrorists who were involved in Sunday’s attack on the Ivorian town of Grand-Bassam, 40 km east of the main city of Abidjan, have been “neutralized”, the Ivorian Minister of the Interior and Security, Hamed … Read More
New York, US (PANA) – Improving water and sanitation services may be the best answer to addressing the outbreak of the Zika virus, according to United Nations human rights experts, who stress that such critical factors should not be in … Read More
Paris, France (PANA) – Almost 16 million girls between the ages of about 6 and 11 will never get the chance to learn to read or write in primary school compared to about 8 million boys if current trends continue, … Read More
