New York City is home to hundreds of ethnic and immigrant groups from around the world, including Africans. But until recently, the African diaspora lacked a center dedicated to their needs, especially regarding HIV/AIDS prevention, counseling and treatment.
By Lil Nickelson The African American Day Parade, Inc. (“AADP”) was founded in 1968, and the 54th annual parade took place on a beautiful afternoon in Harlem on Sunday, September 17th, 2023.
Harlem Writers Guild (HWG) is the oldest organization of Harlem writers, originally established as the Harlem Writers Club in 1950.
Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) will celebrate the kickoff of the 30th New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) at FLC from May 10 to 16.
The W. E. B. Du Bois Museum Foundation yesterday unveiled plans and renderings for the new W. E. B. Du Bois Museum Complex in Accra, Ghana, designed by Sir David Adjaye.
Join The Africa Center on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022, at 6 PM ET for a community conversation about Africans in Harlem: An Untold New York Story, a newly released book by Dr. Boukary Sawadogo.
In the words of Fredrick Douglass, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
The Getty Research Institute has acquired The Whitney and Lee Kaplan African American Visual Culture Collection.
In our continued effort to transform narratives about Africa, its Diaspora, and the role of people of African descent in the world.
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), the largest non-profit cultural organization in the country focused exclusively on the African American experience and the arts of the African diaspora.
The 28th edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) returns with a virtual program celebrating the shared aspirations that drive humanity through time.
The Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series — the first Academy Qualifying Film Festival devoted to women filmmakers.
The Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series — the first Academy Qualifying Film Festival devoted to women filmmakers — will present an exciting lineup of films dedicated to self-care, wellness and healing.
On Thursday, July 18th, CCCADI presents social entrepreneur Brendez Wineglass who will moderate a conversation between Clayton Banks, co-founder and CEO of Silicon Harlem, and Nikoa Evans-Hendricks, founder of Harlem Park to Park.
President Trump recently signed a bill (HR 1242) that marks the year 2019 being the 400 years since the first enslaved African was brought to the United States.