Our Afrikin Art Exhibit was a smashing success! On display at the Galvin Center for Art Basel in December 2023, it was deemed a must-see by the New York Times. Click here to read their review: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/arts/design/miami-art-fairs.html. Featuring artists directly from Africa, the show was part of my continuing series of events ‘Celebrating West Africa.’ […]
Category Archives: West Africa
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After Sierra Leone was recently lauded by TIME magazine (see my previous story), I thought it would be appropriate to award a Key to the City to its local Consul, the Honorable George Hamilton. He’s the Honorary Sierra Leone Consul to Miami, FL and accompanied the city council on our August 2023 trip to Africa. […]
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December 3 – 10, 2023, 11 am – 9 pm Showcasing a plethora of international artists, designers, performers, and scholars, AfriKin Art 2023 aims to illustrate the influence of ancient Africa on various visual and performing artists and how AI promises to democratize the art world. The exhibition seeks to redefine notions of beauty and […]
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In November 2023, I took the chance to visit the JFK Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts. I was there to spend Halloween night in nearby Salem. The morning after our spooky adventure, I had a few hours on my hand and decided to check out the library and museum. I’d long wanted to go so […]
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This week, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, on whose board I sit, reached an incredible milestone. We now have one million patients in care on the continent of Africa. That includes tens of thousands in Sierra Leone and Nigeria, two of the countries I visited in August 2023. All of our doctors and medical staff are […]
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Please take a moment to read this report compiled by Miami-Dade County after our August 2023 visit to West Africa. You can see our event agendas, flight schedules, and …best of all…read summaries of all our meetings. It’s a really great way to get a first-hand feel for what our journey was like. You […]
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You are cordially invited to the 2023 AfriKin Art Fair VIP Opening: An Evening of Purpose on the occasion of Miami Art Week/Art Basel. RSVP here for VIP Admission Ticket Date: Sunday, December 3rd Time: 6 PM – 9 PM Location: Scott Galvin Community Center. 1600 NE 126th Street, North Miami, FL 33181 Dress Code: All-white with […]
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Time magazine recently named Sierra Leone and Senegal as two of their “2023 World’s Greatest Places.” These are two of the countries that we visited in our recent travels. To further our Celebration of West Africa, the city in November will be awarding Keys to the City to government representatives of both nations. Read the […]
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Why did North Miami officials visit West Africa? You can get a clearer picture with this New York Times story, “The World is Becoming More African.” https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/28/world/africa/africa-youth-population.html?smid=nytcore-android-share By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African. That year, Nigeria (one of the countries we saw) is set to overtake America as […]
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We’re proud to promote an exciting business roundtable on Monday, November 6th. The discussion will focus on financing Africa’s infrastructure development via the participation of American stakeholders. It will be held at the beautiful Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, 1200 Anastasia Avenue. The event kicks off at 3:00 pm and is free with an RSVP. […]