AFRICA DAY: May 25
Africa Day is the annual commemoration on May 25 of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). On this day, leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Celebrating with Rev. Jesse Jackson
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the nonprofit organization LE HESED in collaboration with a couple of local organizations hosted an impressive event with Reverend Jesse Jackson as the guest speaker.
Hip hop showcase mixes up Cape theatre scene
CAPE TOWN’S hip hop scene will never be the same again after the British Council South Africa’s new hip hop dance theatre showcase, Mixing It Up. It takes place on 10 and 11 March and is set to revolutionise the way hip hop is perceived in the Mother City.
Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron to host Miss Africa USA Pageant 2011
The Count Down continues for the 2011 Miss Africa USA Pageant, a pageant like no other in the United States of America, celebrating African beauty. Miss Africa USA Pageant empowers young African girls as Goodwill Ambassadors and prepares them for leadership roles. African women are beautiful, bold, ambitious and very savvy but most of all they are intelligent.
Leila Lopes from Angola is crowned Miss Universe!
Born in Benguela, Angola, to parents of Cape Verdean background, Lopes is a business management student in Great Britain, where she was crowned Miss Angola UK on October 8, 2010, the official representative of the Angolan community in the United Kingdom to the 2011 Miss Angola pageant.
2011 NAFCA AWARDS (AFRICAN OSCARS)
[caption id="attachment_2073" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="NAFCA 2011"][/caption] The highly anticipated, long awaited historical moment for African Film industry is finally here. The 2011 NAFCA Awards which...
Mother’s Day – The Situation about Women and Girls
In the United States, Mother’s Day is an annual holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Mother’s Day recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well the positive contributions that they make to society.Although many Mother’s Day celebrations world-wide have quite different origins and traditions, most have now been influenced by the American traditions.
Clayton County Cultural Celebration 2011
[caption id="attachment_1942" align="alignleft" width="201" caption="Fifi Souma - Miss Africa USA 2010"][/caption] Clayton County Cultural Celebration 2011! Saturday April 16, 2011 • 7:00 p.m. - 10:00...
Cameroon Medical Missions: Maryland, DC Luncheon – Mini Conference
African Women’s Development Foundation Inc and Hope Floats Initiative invite you to the 3rd Cameroon Medical Missions Luncheon and Mini Conference coming up April 16th in Maryland. Please kindly RSVP by return email or Phone call. Join us and network with a great team of Professionals, business men and women, Community leaders and very dynamic movers and shakers.