Once again, the African Community Center celebrated Thanksgiving like no one else. At an ACC Thanksgiving the turkey and sweet potatoes share a plate with injera, curry, and more traditional dishes than a plate can hold. Though the name may suggest otherwise, the African Community Center serves refugees from all over the world, and it [...]
Photographic Exhibit – The Women’s College, University of Denver
January 15 – February 28
Project Education Sudan and The Women’s College of the University of Denver (TWC) recently announced a “sister school” partnership, through which they will assist the Ayak Anguei Girls Primary Boarding School in Konbek, southern Sudan. Together PES and TWC are bringing awareness and [...]
Afro-rock fusion band Toubab Krewe will be returning to Colorado with two dates in February. They will be performing at Fox Theater in Boulder on the 26th. Denverites can catch the band at Cervantes on February 27th. These shows will mark Toubab Krewe’s third show in the area in recent months.
MetroAfrican had the good fortune [...]
Since metroafrican.com launched only about three months ago, a retrospective of the year may seem a bit much, but here’s a look back at the most popular stories of the last quarter of 2008.
metroAfrican.com launched in September with an appearance on African Roots radio show on KGNU with host Moutiou Yessoufou.
Yohannes Gebregeorgis of Ethiopia Reads [...]
Congratulations to Jane Kirema of Denver who won two tickets to see Toubab Krewe perform live at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom. Thanks to everyone who entered the contest.
Tickets to the shows on the 30th and 31st can be purchased here.
Toubab Krewe returns to Colorado to kick off their new tour on December 30th, and you can win tickets.
MetroAfrican has two tickets to the first show of the tour on December 30th at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom. To enter the contest, simply send an email to metroafrican@gmail.com telling us why you want the tickets. We [...]
If you have not yet been to the Palava, here are two very good reasons to go. They are throwing a party on Christmas Eve and another on New Year’s Eve. Celebrate the year that was 2008 in style with great music, tasty eats, and an impressive selection of mixed drinks.
Both events begin at 7pm [...]
Threatening weather has forced Change the World It Just Takes Cents (CTWIJTC) to relocate the Monday, December 15 “Children to Children – Denver to Darfur” candle light vigil indoors into the downtown St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1600 Grant Street, on the corner of 16th Avenue and Grant Street.
The event starts and 6:30 pm and [...]
This national NextAid fundraiser www.nextaid.com promotes aids education and financially assists the youth in Africa orphaned by AIDS. Come get wild at another soulful house, afrobeat party with guest DJ IVY, Blackridge and resident DJs RJ Duran & CES in the name and energy of our fellow African peoples!!! Located at Bar Standard in downtown [...]
This is the space that was supposed to have been reserved for my rave review of K’naan’s performance at the Ogden this past Saturday. The only problem with that is that he didn’t actually show up to the concert. When we arrived the opening act Trevor Hall was on stage, so we made our way [...]
