Students for Africa

DU’s Students for Africa Host Community Dinner After Elections

African Community Stories, Africans and African Americans, Africans in Colorado, Colorado, Elections and Democracy, Headline

The recent com­mu­ni­ty din­ner orga­nized by the Stu­dents for Africa group at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Den­ver’s Kor­bel School of Inter­na­tion­al Stud­ies was spe­cial. It was spe­cial because the con­cept of unit­ing the com­mu­ni­ty for dia­logue occurs only occa­sion­al­ly in this town. As a par­tic­i­pant, I had not seen any­thing like this for quite some time,…

United Alliance for African Communities

Colorado’s United Alliance for African Communities is Taking Shape

African Community Stories, Headline, Uncategorized

The idea of an alliance unit­ing Colorado’s African com­mu­ni­ties has been dis­cussed exten­sive­ly. But it’s nev­er been real­ized. That dream appears to be gain­ing some ground.    It’s the vision of a hand­ful of Col­oradoans of African descent to pull their resources togeth­er and have the com­mu­ni­ty “speak with one voice.”   For many months, the United…

Cameroonian Pharmacists in the US

Cameroonian Pharmacists in the US Share Knowledge, Experiences During Denver Convention

African Community Stories, African News Review, Africans and African Americans, Headline

Amer­i­can phar­ma­cists of Cameroon­ian ori­gin play an impor­tant role in the med­ical com­mu­ni­ty by deliv­er­ing care at home and abroad. Yet, in a world chal­lenged by mis­in­for­ma­tion and neg­a­tive stereo­types, their con­tri­bu­tions and that of the broad­er African dias­po­ra to nation­al and inter­na­tion­al devel­op­ment nev­er receives the atten­tion it deserves.  A Shared Pro­fes­sion­al Expe­ri­ence But…