Africa Agenda hosted a fundraising movie showing of Africa United on Saturday, July 28. With a humorous spin on critical issues in Africa, this film captures the story of five African children with different backgrounds that unites them as they embark on an adventure they will never forget. Dudu is a young orphan who lectures…
There are many strange facts in this world that are best kept within the realm of fiction. Some of these facts even border on the ridiculous and they make you wonder whether even facts can be adjusted and thus, in extrapolation, the truth also. Americans often refer to things being fast; fast food restaurants aka McDonald,…
Vote for Africa’s own Yohaness Gebregeorgis as CNN hero of the year. This story has not filtered much into the local media in Colorado but I take this opportunity to bring it up. After reading about Yohannes Gebregeorgi’s story many times, I am now compelled to do something about it. If you have heard all the commercials…
Africa Agenda has been selected to be the spotlight non-profit that will help showcase this year’s Building Aurora’s Future. Building Aurora’s Future is in its second year and was started by Aurora City Council member Ryan Frazier as a way to bring together a community that “lives, works and plays together.” This year, the focus…
The 2007 Annual Banquet of the Colorado Association of Black Journalists(CABJ) took place on August 3 at the Denver Mariott City Center. The event featured journalists and media professionals all over Colorado. The theme for the 2007 event was Embracing New Media. Awards were presented to journalists in various categories, including Broadcast, Public Relations, and…
The Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver is where a lot of discussions are held every year on many hot-button international affairs. There was no exception to that rule on Saturday, July 23, 2007, when a group of Africans across the United States came together to discuss the state of democracy…