Featured
First Friday Broadcast Shines Spotlight on Colorado-Ghana Children’s Fund
Denver Open Media’s First Friday broadcast became a celebration of Ghanaian culture this weekend, with music and dance performances by artists from Ghana and Colorado. The event, which was broadcast live on Comcast channel 57, sought to raise awareness of the Colorado-Ghana Children’s Fund which helps children in Ghana achieve their educational goals. Amongst the [...]
African Fest Celebrates African Culture While Raising Funds for Sierra Leone
The African Culture Club and African Students Union at Auraria Campus hosted a celebration of African fashion, dance, and food this past weekend at the Tivoli Center. The African Fest featured poets Ralph Lazlo and Abstract, and a keynote address by Gatwec G. Dengpathot who shared his story of fleeing his country of Sudan.
Once [...]
Humanitarian Greg Mortenson Helps Launch AfricAid’s Kisa Project
“When I say I’m an African that confuses a lot of people in the U.S.,” joked Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson, referring to his childhood in Tanzania. Perhaps best known for his work in Pakistan and Afghanistan, Mortenson said East Africa remains close to his heart.
Mortenson was in Denver this week to help [...]
Educate! Hosts Climb for Uganda
It was a cool, foggy Colorado morning that gave way to a moderate and sunshiny day perfect for hiking. The Climb for Uganda was organized by Boulder-based non-profit Educate!, an organization that works to support and educate socially responsible leaders in Uganda. Educate! currently works with 415 young Ugandan students guiding them through a rigorous [...]
Ghanaian Association Channeling Culture for Humanitarian Ends
Words by George Bamu, Photos by Sean Voorhies and George Bamu
If you have never been to Ghana, the recent Asanteman Association of Colorado coronation and swearing in ceremony for Nana Wiafe and Nana Adwoa Serwaa Ampem, king and queen and their sub chiefs for the local community, was a perfect occasion to discover the country, [...]
Events
Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love opens today in Denver
An audience sensation at film festivals worldwide, I Bring What I Love takes you behind the scenes and into the world of Africa’s most famous musician: Youssou N’Dour. This never-before-told story follows N’Dour at a turning point in his life and career, as he releases his most personal and controversial album Egypt. But the singer’s [...]
“Out of Context” Premieres at 2009 Kisa Film Festival
We were recently invited to attend a digital storytelling workshop facilitated by our friends at AfricAid. Following the model developed by the Center for Digital Storytelling, we created a short video along with a number of other local folks with some connection to Africa. The videos produced in the workshop were then screened at Starz [...]
Get Your Halloween Fright on at a Local African Restaurant
As you know, tomorrow night is Halloween, and if you don’t yet have party plans you may want to check out one of the All Hallows Eve extravaganzas going on at two local African Restaurants.
In Denver, stop by the Palava from 9pm for a halloween bash with no cover charge. Be sure to wear your [...]
Korchach and Bekita Ali Concert a Great Success
The Denver chapter of Young People’s Front for Democracy and Justice recently hosted Eritrean stars Korchach and Bekita Ali at the Red Lion Hotel in Denver. If you weren’t there, check out the article below and the video that follows for a taste of what you missed. If you were there, let us know what [...]
Walk for Sudan Brings Community Together for Good Cause
by Martha Riley
What do Manute Bol, Smiling Moose Deli, Wystone’s World Teas, Two Worlds Connect, and 500 Sudanese and Americans have in common? A goal of bringing clean water to the people of the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. All of these converged at Campus Middle School and Cherry Creek State Park on Sunday afternoon, October [...]
Interviews
The 1010 Project Helps Bridge the Digital Divide in Kenya
Denver-based humanitarian organization the 1010 Project recently joined Global Giving on a challenge to raise $4000 in one month to fund a computer lab in a partner school in Kenya. The group’s supporters successfully met the challenge, raising enough money to provide computers for Candlelight School’s 307 students and securing the 1010 project a permanent [...]
Refugee Rights Activist MacGoddins Lushimba Tells His Story
Our friend MacGoddins Lushimba stopped by recently to record his story of leaving his country of DRC and the time he spent in a refugee camp in Namibia. He told us about the challenges he faced in the camp and why he became an advocate for refugee rights. Check out the video below:
Refugee Rights Activist [...]
Tim Ryan and Water for People Partner on Malawi Photo Exhibit
Earlier this month we were invited to attend a reception at Gallery 910 Arts which is currently exhibiting the work of local photographer Tim Ryan. Tim Ryan and his company (Tim Ryan Pictures) partnered with non-profit organization Water for People (WFP) to produce images of the people in countries where WFP works. The exhibit now [...]
Our Interview with Sensai Tate of Hiphocalypse
Sensai Tate co-founded the Hiphocalypse Radio Show in 2000, broadcast on Rhodes Music Radio out of Grahamstown, South Africa. A native of Zimbabwe, Tate grew the success of the radio show into the Hiphocalypse MOVEment, a movement for the advancement of sustainable youth development in Southern Africa through the use of hip hop culture.
In 2006 [...]
Our Interview with Mangar Amerdid of the Leadership Institute of New Sudan
We had the opportunity to speak with Mangar Amerdid, the founder and Executive Director of the Leadership Institute of New Sudan (LIONS) to learn more about the program. Visit www.sudanlions.org for more information.
This interview is the first in a series we will be conducting with influential Africans in the metro Denver and Boulder areas. [...]
In the News
Trouble: The Newest Bilingual Book from Ethiopia Reads
The Denver-Based literacy organization Ethiopia Reads recently announced the publication of a new children’s book written in English and Amharic. Trouble is a charming Ethiopian tale from award winning children’s author Jane Kurtz, who co-founded Ethiopia Reads with Yohannes Gebregeorgis. Artist Durga Bernhard donated her talents to illustrate the book.
Proceeds from sales of Trouble, and [...]
African Diaspora Marketplace Announces 60 Finalists
Entrepreneurial Proposals Collectively Represent More Than $22 Million In Diaspora Investment in African Communities
WASHINGTON DC & DENVER, October 26, 2009 — Sixty finalists for the African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM), with proposals representing more than $22 million of diaspora business investment to spur job creation in their native countries, were announced today by Western [...]
Bicycles for Humanity Colorado Changes Lives for Rural Africans
Provides Much Needed Access to Healthcare, Education and Economic Opportunities
DENVER–(Business Wire)–
Imagine having to walk 15 miles to get the medication you need to save your life. That`s just what Africans have to do in the rural town of Singalamwe, Namibia where the HIV infection rate has reached 40 percent. Bicycles for Humanity Colorado (B4H), a Denver/Boulder-based nonprofit organization, [...]
Dr. Pius Kamau on “The Black Conundrum”
Commentator Pius Kamau recently contributed a piece to KUNC entitled The Black Conundrum. Listen below and visit KUNC for the full transcript of Dr. Kamau’s commentary.
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A growing number of high-profile black Americans seem to be interested in knowing more about their African American heritage these days. KUNC commentator Pius Kamau says they’re turning to science for [...]
Sudan Leadership Institute (LIONS) Opens Application Process
The Leadership Institute of New Sudan (LIONS) is now accepting applications for their first leadership course beginning this December. We interviewed LIONS Executive Director Mangar Amerdid back in December of 2008, so check out that video to learn a bit of what LIONS is about. And be sure to visit their website for more details [...]
