Christian Women Fellowship

Cameroonian Women at the Aurora First Presbyterian Church Celebrate World Day of Prayer

Central Africa, Colorado, Headline, Uncategorized, Uncovering the News

The vibrant Chris­t­ian Women’s Fel­low­ship (CWF) of Aurora’s First Pres­by­ter­ian Church joy­ful­ly came togeth­er with women around the globe on March 9th to mark World Day of Prayer. This cher­ished cel­e­bra­tion, now a delight­ful annu­al tra­di­tion for the group, unit­ed mem­bers of the Pres­by­ter­ian Church, PC-USA con­gre­ga­tion, the Cameroon­ian com­mu­ni­ty, friends, and oth­er Chris­tians to…

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,…

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…