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July 2017
Uhuru Afrika / AfroBrazil celebration feat. DJ G (São Paolo)
Uhuru Afrika returns with it's annual Afro Brazil celebration! We are excited to welcome from São Paolo Brazil, DJ G of Sambanismo, Wonderwheel and United Music Records. DJ G has been smashing the AfroHouse Charts recently with some of his powerful tunes including 'Samba Da Terra'. For this party, expect a musical journey full of explosive Samba drums, Berimbao laced tracks and songs of the Orixas mixed with the AfroHouse and Afrobeats jams you know and love. PLEASE come dressed…
Find out more »7th Annual Boston African Festival
The 7th Annual Boston African Festival *Vendors* *Fashion Show* *African Food* *African Music* *Entertainment* *Networking* Come and explore the African continent's diverse music, drum call parade, African-style face painting, health & wellness, children & family pavilion and a day of Afro-fashion show through performances by local and internationally known African artists Greenway Park is located across from Rowes Wharf Hotel and 0.3 miles from the Aquarium T station on High Street. & Atlantic Ave. Address: 70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA…
Find out more »October 2017
Hakuna Sundays 10.22.17
Please join us at our Hakuna Sundays mixer at Nigerian Restaurant Suja Joint in Boston ! Hakuna Sundays | Africans in Boston networking mixer WHEN: Sunday, October 22, 2017 | 5pm-9pm WHERE: Suya Joint Restaurant | 185 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119 WHAT: Join us to meet Africans, friends of Africans, students and professionals. Enjoy stylish, delicious food and drinks in a chic ambiance. Appetizers and light refreshments will be provided by Africans in Boston. Additional food and beverages available starting at $15 at your own…
Find out more »November 2017
Hakuna Sundays 11.19.2017 @Addis Red Sea
Please join us at our Hakuna Sundays mixer at Ethiopian Restaurant Addis Red Sea in Boston ! Hakuna Sundays | Africans in Boston networking mixer WHEN: Sunday, November 19, 2017 | 5pm-9pm WHERE: Addis Red Sea Restaurant | 544 Tremont Street - Boston, MA 02216 WHAT: Join us to meet Africans, friends of Africans, students and professionals. Enjoy stylish, delicious food and drinks in a chic ambiance. Food and beverages available starting at $15 at your own cost. Africans in Boston Inc. is an organization that…
Find out more »December 2017
How To Draw A Lion – Art from the Happy Family Children’s Village
SMFA Tufts Alumni transform lives in Tanzania together Two alumni from Tufts-founded programs in East Africa, who met unexpectedly in Tanzania, have now partnered to host a special evening at Tufts Art Gallery on behalf of the children of Nkoaranga. Tufts Art Gallery, Slater Concourse 40 Talbot Ave, Medford MA 02155 - December 7th 6PM-8PM – Tufts Gallery will present a vibrant evening of art and education, sponsored by two organizations that operate within East Africa. How to Draw a…
Find out more »March For Freedom against slavery in Libya and Beyond …
Please join us on Saturday December 16th at 10am in Boston (Boston Common - Park Street Station) as we march against slavery in Libya and Beyond ...
Find out more »February 2018
Say My Name … Oluwafunmi
Join us at the Museum of Fine Arts for an evening of immersion into Africa. For our biggest Afrimerican Vibes Community blog meeting yet, we will be discussing the importance of naming in African Culture and the void that exists in the African diaspora community. There will be refreshments and we will socialize/network all while visiting the Museums 2 African art exhibits... promises to be a memorable event...
Find out more »The City Talks: Family Lineage
Why should we know our “roots?” Join Boston-area thinkers, institutions, entrepreneurs, activists, city officials, and artists at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for a discussion inspired by themes found in the current exhibition "(un)expected families." Our moderator will be Heather Paxson, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Anthropology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Panelists include: • Dwight Allen, African Ancestry DNA participant • Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, professor of art at University of Rhode Island; director, URI Center for the Humanities; artist featured…
Find out more »March 2018
African Women’s Leadership Conference
The African Women’s Leadership Conference at Wellesley College is a first-of-its-kind convening of some of the most influential voices in African women’s leadership—from education and politics, health and technology, entertainment and the law. Organized by Wellesley College in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, this timely and important conference will expand our understanding of the many ways women leaders are transforming their communities and their nations; it promises to advance thought leadership and provide opportunities to learn from the women who are making a…
Find out more »April 2018
AD Net: “The Diaspora and the Digital Economy”
African Diaspora needs to be prepared for the growing digital economy Technology is driving change and socio-economic progress in the world and digital revolution has become a common theme in various economic platforms. Think of mobile money and other business transaction and banking systems, including wire transfers that the diaspora makes to send remittances to families in their home countries. One of the challenges for Africans in the diaspora is creating businesses that are sustainable and competitive in this digital…
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