Events

Konnexted Africans, a group dedicated to providing a platform for like-minded Africans, Caribbeans and people of the African diaspora to network, interact and participate in dialogue, events and trips recently celebrated the 1st anniversary in Houston, Tx. Below are pictures from the event…

BY CHILEE AGUNANNA, TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   Saturday, March 17, was arguably my finest hour since arriving the United States a little less than two years ago. I was awarded the “Best Student Overall” at the 26th National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Multimedia Short Course at North Carolina Agricultural …

Nigerian gospel artist, Lara George, was live in concert last week in Houston. Singing tunes from her new album, “A Slice of Heaven”, and some old ones from earlier ones, Lara, was her usual excellence as she and her band led the crowd that assembled at the Dominion Chapel in …

Over the weekend of October 13-15, 2017, one of America’s most prestigious Historically Black Universities (HBU), Texas Southern University, held it’s Homecoming 2017. The event which attracted alumni from all over the world and current students of the university held at the university’s ground in Houston Texas. Below are some …

The Umu Igbo Unite-Houston recently elected a new Executive Board to run their affairs and to celebrate that, they held their monthly Happy Hour at Skybox Bar and Grill on Westheimer Road, Houston. It was fun, games, music, dance, food, drinks and general camaraderie. Below are some pictures from the …

The annual Africa Fashion Week Houston held recently at various locations in Houston. In its fourth year, it is  organized by Fall Of Signature Essence and some of the designers on showcase were: The Cultured Market African Queen Fashion Effects Couture Kachi Designs Classic Beginnings House of Detola Masterpiece Boutique Adeara PR …

It was a full weekend of fun, culture, tradition, networking, celebration and unity in Houston as that city’s chapter of the uber-Igbo youth association in the United States, Umu Igbo Unite, held its first banquet from June 23 to 25. The event dubbed the Trifecta began at Pharaoh’s Hookah Lounge …

The Amobi Okoye Foundation hosted its Annual Kickoff 4 Kids Charity Weekend on June 10, 2017. This exciting weekend commemorated the foundation’s 10 year anniversary and collectively celebrated Amobi Okoye’s 30th birthday, a well-deserved tribute for the Autoimmune Encephalitis survivor.  Okoye, a former NFL player, launched the foundation in 2007 …