UGANDAN DANCE TROUPE AS CULTURAL AMBASSADORS

2012/03/11

Spirit of Uganda dance troupe

 

If you desire to take a trip to Uganda without leaving the United States, you must buy a ticket to see the US tour and dance troupe extravaganza the “Spirit of Uganda.”  Last week performances on March 2nd and 3rd at NYU Skirball Center, showcase the triumph of the human spirit by empowering Ugandan orphans through music and dance.    It is hard to believe many of the beautiful faces and strong bodies of the dancers ranging from 8-18 years old, have lost one or both parents to the AIDS epidemic in Uganda.  It is through the vision and support of Empower African Children organization, founder Alexis Hefley and creative director Peter Kasule training that turned orphans into talented artists. The  New York show dates were made possible with the support of NYU Africa House, Stanley and Marion Bergman Family Charitable Fund in cooperation with Miracle Corners of The World. Read More…

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NYC’s GUINEAN IMMIGRANTS – HERE BEFORE DSK SCANDAL, HERE AFTER IT

2011/09/27

Guinean Immigrant Moussa Dabo in his NYC midtown diamond business office.

The Guinean immigrant community in New York City has been the center point for two high profile legal cases: Nafissatou Diallo, the Sofitel hotel maid that accused former IMF financial chief Dominique-Strauss Khan of sexual assault; and the senselessly murdered 23-year-old Amadou Diallo, who was shot 41 times by NYPD police officers in 1999. Despite the press coverage, very few New Yorkers understand anything about the community. Like most immigrants, their lives are not sensational and tragic, but consumed with their efforts to achieve political and economic freedom.
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A RAID RAISES DEEPER PRESS CONCERNS IN CZECH REPUBLIC

2011/03/30

When it comes to press freedom offenders, the Czech Republic is not among the countries that come to mind. So what happened to the main national television channel on March 11 left many flabbergasted. I arrived in Prague that day with a group of New York University graduate students to participate in a weeklong series of seminars with local journalists and media organizations. While we were discussing work conditions for Czech media, military police in ski masks were storming Czech Television offices.

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BOB STAN, LIBERIA PRESS PIONEER, CAPTIVATES AT 80

2011/03/10

The Liberian press is flourishing, but press freedom is a concern, says Stanton B. Peabody.

Veteran journalist Stanton B. Peabody, a pioneer of press freedom in Liberia, turned 80 last month. Peabody, known to family and friends as “Bob Stan,” is a captivating figure full of wisdom and humor. We talked recently about his journalism career, one that has tracked the blossoming of the press in Liberia.

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