(W42ST)– After 25 years in New York City, Queen of Sheba — the much-loved Ethiopian restaurant on 10th Avenue — will serve its final meal on April 26. Owner Philipos Mengistu cited slow business over the past year as the reason…
(The Jerusalem Post)- Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia was expelled from the African Union headquarters after member states refused to participate in an annual meeting, the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday. Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein commented, “It is outrageous that,…
This major exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, « Paris noir, 1950-2000 » (Black Paris, 1950–2000), features 150 African, African-American, and Caribbean artists—on view until 30 June. Around 400 paintings, sculptures, and archival documents trace their presence in Paris from 1947…