Intelligence work was key in Ethiopia’s gaining the upper hand against fascist Italy during World War II and women played a significant role in information gathering. Read More.
In a Relationship Sex is the Key By Dr. Tseday Aberra Nature has decided that men are more susceptible to…
Right across from the Taco Bell on Telegraph Avenue, on the border of Berkeley and Oakland, California, sits an inconspicuous building that looks like a local greasy-spoon diner. Do not let the appearance of Addis Ethiopian Restaurant fool you.
Samuelsson plans to open Merkato by mid-September in New York City. Also, the 175-seat restaurant in the Meatpacking district is seeking a GENERAL MANAGER for immediate hire.
“Your brush can be quite stronger than the machine gun,” he says. “I wanted to show how you can write Africa through your artwork, what it means to have liberty, to have your fellow humans completely equal.”
A revealing look at the multi-billion dollar coffee business and the compelling story of the battle of Adwa were the main features of the 4th Annual Sheba Film Festival. By Jody Benjamin.
Ethiopian-born Yaddi Bojia, member of the Crucialites reggae band, performing at the Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle, Washington.
A small group of philanthropists in the United States and doctors combine their efforts to establish a post-graduate dermatology training program in Addis Ababa.
If museum-goers had a feeling they were being watched as they entered the …exhibition at the MOBIA, they had good reason. By Colleen Lutolf from New York.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has for centuries quietly maintained the only African presence in one of Christianity’s holiest sites
Here are images from the successful book reading and signing event by Ethiopian-born author Rebecca Haile at the Hue-Man Bookstore in New York yesterday.
Joseph’s already drunk when he comes into the store. He strolls through the open door with his arms open. You get the sense when watching him that even the grandest gestures he may make aren’t grand enough for him. Read More.
In this first hand account of a woman’s journey back to her homeland, Rebecca Haile gives readers a powerful and unique glimpse into Ethiopia.
Marcus Samuelsson has traveled extensively in Africa with his photographer and friend, Gideon Kifle. He shared with us an excerpt from his new book: Soul of A New Cuisine .
Ethiopian-born Yeworkwoha Ephrem and Salome Yilma are New York City entrepreneurs. They own EthiDolls™, a company that develops collector quality African signature dolls.
The hospital is run down, there is barely enough lighting to see your way in the hallways, the wards reek of a mixture of antiseptics, body odors, and whatever else.
We spent a day in New York with Etiyé Dimma Poulsen, Ethiopian-born artist and sculptor from Belgium.
Journalists eagerly awaited for the arrival of the first Ethiopian diplomatic delegation to the United States on July 11, 1919.
Here are images from the reception and book launch for OUR MOTHER AFRICA by publisher Reynold Kerr at the Museum of Art and Origins in New York.
The Oldest Winery in America Produces One of the World’s Earliest Wines. The honey wine may be newly introduced to America, but Ethiopians have known it for centuries as “Tej”.
We recently had the opportunity to interview Julio Leitao, the internationally renown producer, choreographer, musicologist, and consultant to governments on matters of traditional African culture.
Hot shots from last weekend’s “Abesha Relaxation Session” at The Shrine in Harlem, New York. Check out the pictures and join us for the next event.
Philipos Mengistu, owner and Executive Chef of Queen of Sheba restaurant demonstrated why crowds are flocking to his midtown Manhattan eatery.
We highlight the phenomenon of Americans adopting Ethiopian babies, and the loving families they create. Jill Vexler writes about her daughter’s first birthday in America. Read More.
The inaugural show for Addis Heights millennium arts exhibition series featured 23-year-old Helina Metaferia, a U.S.-born Ethiopian-American artist from Washington,…
Here are images from the Teddy Afro concert in San Jose, California, as part of our series: “Bridging the Cultural Gap through Music.”
Before arriving at Artist Tesfaye’s studio in Harlem, his home of twenty years, we took a tour of historic areas where Ethiopian and African-American ties runs deep and undisturbed.
Melaku Bayen is believed to be the first Ethiopian to receive a college degree from the United Sates and John Robinson, the Chicago-born African American pilot, was the founder of the Ethiopian Air Force. Read more.
Born in Ethiopia, Yadesa, also known as Yaddi, immigrated to the United States in 1995.Yaddi believes his work is a byproduct of the cultural diversity he enjoyed while living in Addis Ababa and Seattle.
Photos by Onye Anyanwu Event Name: Ethiopian Light: Photographs by Aida Muluneh City: New York Venue: Contemporary African Art Gallery…
Here are images from an event in Los Angeles hosted by Ethiopian-born D.J. Fitsum, as part of our series: “Bridging the Cultural Gap through Music.”
My modeling career started about five years ago following my brief involvement with a modeling contest search called “The Face of Africa”.
Saturday night, the New York African Film Festival hosted an evening of Ethiopian films at Lincoln Center. The evening opened with Africa Unite, Stephanie Black’s new documentary.
Hanna Gessesse points to a photograph in one of her father’s albums. The photograph was taken two years ago in Addis Ababa and shows the main stage of the Africa Unite concert, which was the brainchild of her father, Addis.
Ethiopia has the world’s lowest number of text messages sent per day, but recent development of the first Ethiopic text messaging (SMS) has inspired texting in widely used scripts, such as Hindi and Chinese.
The debut novel of this immensely gifted young writer evokes the experience not only of Ethiopian and African immigrants in general, but of African-Americans, and of all Americans whose identities are being redefined in a quickly evolving society.
By Azeb Tadesse The Fregenet Foundation works with a most vulnerable, often overlooked population: children. The foundation is named for…
Above – Left: Sirak Sabahat (Ethiopian-Israeli Actor), Middle: Liben Eabisa (Founder & Publisher of Tadias), Right: Mesfin Addi (Founder of…
Above – Left: Blen II Catalogue contributors Robel Kassa, Middle: Salem Berhanu, Right: Blen Art Show Coordinator Ephrem M. Girma…
Here are images from an event hosted by Ethiopian-born D.J. Sirak, Founder of The Mic Goes Global – Bridging the Cultural Gap Through Music.
Helina Metaferia is selected to appear as the first guest artist at the upcoming Addis Heights Millennium Arts Exhibition Series in Harlem, New York.
Publisher Reynold Kerr originally may have conceived of Our Mother Africa as a primary school primer on the common origin of all humanity in the horn of Africa. But it is much, much more. Read.
In 1903, with authorization from President Theodore Roosevelt, 37-year-old Robert P. Skinner, negotiated a commercial treaty with Emperor Menelik of Ethiopia. Read More.
The depiction of gender roles in Ethiollywood draws one’s attention to the discourse of womanhood in contemporary Ethiopian society. Read More.
This is an event organized by Ethiopian-born D.J. Sirak, Founder of The Mic Goes Global – Bridging the Cultural Gap Through Music. Read More.
The Museum of Biblical Art in New York examines the exhilarating artistic heritage of one of the world’s oldest Christian kingdoms: Ethiopia.
Maluwa brings more than just a fresh look to the silhouette. Those with a weak sense of art history are likely to think of Kara Walker when looking at Maluwa because both artists work in silhouette.
The year is 1985. “Operation Moses” is at its peak — the massive airlift of thousands of “Falasha,” Ethiopian Jewish refugees, who are fleeing oppression in their native country.
Although the expansion of modern medicine appears to influence some aspects of the traditional system, traditional Ethiopian medicine remains rooted in magico-religious beliefs and empirical knowledge from the natural environment.
Above: Commandment Keepers Synagogue in Harlem, NYC. Photography by Chester Higgins. ©chesterhiggins.com By Tseday Alehegn Ethiopia, also called Yaltopya, Cush,…
