Mayors break ground on City of Axum Park renovations
Axum Mayor Ato Hagos Gebrewahid and Denver Mayor Hickenlooper were on hand to break ground on more than $620,000 in improvements to Denver’s City of Axum Park, funded through the Better Denver Bond Program, Capital Improvement Funding and a Park Hill Thriving Communities Grant. The renovations include a new playground, picnic shelter, new basketball court, [...]
Art as a bridge to memories
The following article was written for A Little Something – The Denver Refugee Women’s Craft Initiative. Their mission is to help refugee women achieve self-sufficiency through the beauty of handmade crafts. Read more about the program on their blog and connect with them on Facebook. Words and photos by Sharon McCreary. Reprinted with permission. One [...]
Angelique Kidjo Returns to Boulder Theater
A week after performing at the World Cup Kick-off concert in Johannesburg, Angelique Kidjo visited Boulder Theater for the first of only four US shows on her current tour. Kidjo has a history with Boulder, having performed there several times in recent years. “Boulder is one of my five favorite cities in America,” Kidjo told [...]
A Conversation with Dr. Karambu Ringera of International Peace Initiatives
by Isabella Muturi Sauve I am often inspired when I hear of African women pursuing development initiatives in Africa because I know that women uniquely perceive the challenges encountered when a people lack access to basic necessities, education, and health amongst other challenges. So when I heard that Dr. Karambu Ringera was going to be [...]
Coming to America: From Rwanda to the American dream
To listen to Freddy Kaniki, you’d never know how much he has lost and how far he’s come. In 1994, at the age of 18, he saw civil war break out in his homeland of Rwanda. Two years later, his father and three brothers were killed by Hutu militia. Touched by 100 days of mass [...]
Yohannes Gebregeorgis receives honorary doctorate from Regis University
Yohannes Gebregeorgis was honored this past Sunday at Regis University where he was presented with an honorary doctorate. Gebregeorgis was recognized for his tireless work promoting literacy and access to books amongst children in Ethiopia through his nonprofit organization, Ethiopia Reads. Gebregeorgis was previously named one of the Top 10 heroes of the year by [...]
Photos from the 10th Annual CU West African Highlife Concert
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African Children’s Choir at Green Mountain United Methodist Church
The African Children’s Choir performs at Green Mountain United Methodist Church in Lakewood, CO March 28, 2010.
Francis Bok visits Denver, tells his story of escaping slavery
By Daniel Sauvé I first met Francis Bok in New York seven years ago. He was soft-spoken and chose his words carefully as he recounted the ten years he lived as a slave in Sudan. At that time he had been in the US for four years and was still working on his English. Originally [...]
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o book reading in Ft. Collins (Video)
Earlier this month Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o visited Reader’s Cove bookstore in Fort Collins as part of the inaugural Uhuru Film Festival. Below is video of the author reading from and discussing his novel Wizard of the Crow. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o book reading in Ft. Collins, CO from MetroAfrican on Vimeo.
CU West African Highlife Ensemble: Rockin’ for 10 Years and Still Going Strong
January 15, 2010 – The University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music is proud to announce the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the CU West African Highlife Ensemble, April 17th at 7:30 PM in Macky Auditorium. Joining in the anniversary celebration will be a delegation of chiefs and queenmothers from the Asante Kingdom of Ghana [...]
Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o kicks off the Uhuru Film Festival
When the time came to get his picture taken Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o did not say “cheese”. He said “githeri” – the name of a popular Kenyan dish. The renowned author takes every opportunity to slip into Kiswahili and Kikuyu languages switching from English to either with ease. Wa Thiong’o was in Fort Collins this week [...]
African BoldLeaders Interview Former Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff (Video)
In December we wrote about a group of student leaders from four African countries who came to Colorado for a leadership program run by Critical Mass Leadership Education. The BoldLeaders Project offers the chance for the participants to re-consider long-held beliefs about how they can engage in their communities and the role they can play [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Mayors break ground on City of Axum Park renovations
Axum Mayor Ato Hagos Gebrewahid and Denver Mayor Hickenlooper were on hand to break ground on more than $620,000 in improvements to Denver’s City of Axum Park, funded through the Better Denver Bond Program, Capital Improvement Funding and a Park Hill Thriving Communities Grant. The renovations include a new playground, picnic shelter, new basketball court, [...]
Art as a bridge to memories
The following article was written for A Little Something – The Denver Refugee Women’s Craft Initiative. Their mission is to help refugee women achieve self-sufficiency through the beauty of handmade crafts. Read more about the program on their blog and connect with them on Facebook. Words and photos by Sharon McCreary. Reprinted with permission. One [...]
Pius Kamau: A Few Steps to Assure Refugees’ Safety
A Few Steps to Assure Refugees’ Safety Dr. Pius Kamau Originally aired on KUNC March 29, 2010 I recently took care of a patient with severe burns that she sustained while cooking. What distinguished her from the many burn patients I have managed over the years is where she came from. She was an African [...]
Win Tommy T’s “The Prester John Sessions” on CD
MetroAfrican has a copy of The Prester John Sessions on CD to give away to one lucky reader. To enter the contest simply leave a comment anywhere on metroafrican.com before April 1, 2010. We will pick one random winner from all the comments left during that time. Be sure to provide a way for us [...]
Some Journalists’ Scientific Ignorance by Pius Kamau
Some Journalists’ Scientific IgnoranceDr. Pius KamauOriginally aired on KUNC March 1, 2010 Link to the Show / Show Notes For some time now I have been thinking of how many conservative columnists’ have misinterpreted the information that’s out there on climate change. Scientific data has had little influence, and the ever changing picture on the [...]
Get your copy of the African Yellow Pages today
The first edition of the Colorado African Yellow Pages & Guide has been around for several weeks now, so if you haven’t gotten your copy yet, stop by your local African market today to pick one up. Inside you will find many of the same listings you see here at metroAfrican, including African restaurants and [...]
