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,…

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…

Sierra Leone Independence Day

Coloradans Gather for Sierra Leone’s Independence Day Celebration

Africans and African Americans, Africans in Colorado, Culture and Society, Headline, West Africa

April 27 marked 62 years since the African nation of Sier­ra Leone attained its inde­pen­dence from Great Britain.  The local com­mu­ni­ty of Sier­ra Leoneans in Col­orado did not want this impor­tant his­tor­i­cal event to pass by silent­ly. So, they sent out invi­ta­tions, pre­pared dish­es, ordered a vari­ety of drinks, and gath­ered in the halls of…

My Skin Global —Raising Awareness about the Dangers of “Skin Bleaching”

Africans and African Americans, Colorado, Headline

  Skin Bleach­ing or “col­orism” among peo­ple of col­or is a top­ic that rarely comes up in com­mu­ni­ty dis­cus­sions in the Unit­ed States or in African coun­tries. The prac­tice is also known as “skin light­en­ing.” It involves the use of chem­i­cal prod­ucts by most­ly black and brown peo­ple to help change or light­en their complexion…