African Spotlight Spotlighting Africans at Home and Abroad

Rebecca Harshbarger is an American who has lived in Uganda, a place she calls her second home. Her first trip to Uganda was as a foreign exchange student. Since then, she has been back several times, worked in Uganda, and presently has a website for Ugandans Abroad. In this video, she tells the story of a Ugandan young man that ...

Jackie Oluoch is a Kenyan with a passion for Barrack Obama to become America’s president. Her dedication to the cause led her to join ‘Harlem for Obama.’ In this video, she volunteered to travel with the group as they knocked on doors in Pennsylvania telling people to vote.

Nigerians in New York gathered at the Nigerian House to celebrate the 48th independence day parade held in September 2008. This event featured Nigerian artists and notable guests from the motherland. This video captured the spirit of the day.

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Ghenet (Ethiopian Restaurant) 284 Mulberry Street (between Houston and Prince) Manhattan (212) 343-1888 This Ethiopian restaurant got rave reviews in the March 1999 issue of Gourmet magazine. Dishes mentioned include injera and kategna (injera spread with berbere), kitfo (steak tartare), a lemony salad, a variety of watts (stews) made with meats and vegetables, and tej, or honey wine. The decor ...