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UAO would like to thank all of our listeners–new and old– for continuously supporting our podcast! In the next year, we hope to bring forth new and exciting topics to discuss. If you have any ideas for the next round of episodes, please contact us!
Top news stories from Chicago and the African continent.
A music Yaba Angelosi of South Sudan
Advice Box: US Education and Children with disabilities
Africans in Chicago interview with Busi Zukofa of the Handspring Puppeteer Co.
If you would like to contribute news, events, issues, interviews or music to our podcast, email us: [email protected] or call: (312) 949 9980 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
Click the link below to see the full details of news, events and music featured on the podcast.
Welcome to African Voices Episode 13! In this episode, we discuss news from the African community in Chicago, and from the Continent, upcoming events from the community, advice on the US Education System and Children with Disabilities, how to make ginger beer, and an exclusive interview with South African puppeteer Busi Zukofa of the Handspring Puppet Company.Local News
The United African Organization would like to thank everyone who helped plan and/or attended the African Unity Gala and Awards! The event was a great success, and we are grateful to the entire community for getting the word out and helping promote UAO’s work. Those who attended enjoyed great food from all across the continent as well as music by Nigerian-American Afro Soul singer Ugochi. UAO would like to thank our sponsors: Prudential, Peoples Gas, Urban Partnership Bank, Alice Cottingham & Associates, Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago, and AceXtic. Special thanks to our in-kind sponsors who helped make the event special.
UAO awarded two scholarships worth $2,000 this year to honor the memory of Sgt. Albert Dono Ware. The 2012 Awardees are Amadou Barrow at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Daniel Owusu-Bempah at University of Illinois in Springfield. Congratulations to these individuals for their commitment to academic excellence and unity in the African diaspora community!
The South African Handspring Puppet Company performed Woyzeck on the Highveld at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) from September 27th to 30th. The play is about a migrant worker in South Africa under apartheid named Woyzeck. He is caught in an existential dilemma. He struggles to find meaning in his life and prove his masculinity in a emasculating position as a migrant worker and test subject. This pressure causes him to eventually lose his mind and fill his wife and himself. The play was a great success. The audience was amazed at the detail of the puppets and the story line. Handspring puppets were very lifelike and the inclusion of drawings and music also provided great depth to the play.
The Kenyan community held a Marathon Dinner on October 5th at Moody Church. The event was well attended, especially by young Africans. At the dinner, the runners talked about what motivated them to run and what running has taught them about life. UAO would also like to congratulate Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia for shattering the course record and winning the Chicago Marathon on Sunday morning with a time of 2:04:38!
On October 6th, the Nigerian Community of Chicagoland held their annual independence parade. The event started at 11am on Sheridan Rd and went from Foster Ave to Sunnyside. The event went well and lots of people were in attendance. It was a great day to celebrate Nigeria!
The Ugandan Community of Greater Chicagoland held their Independence Day Celebration on October 6th. UAO’s Executive Director Allie Kabba spoke at the event about the importance of pan-African unity. The event was a great celebration of fifty years of independence. The event had a wonderful atmosphere and good food and music.
The Tanzanian Community Association held a Bye Bye Summer BBQ on September 29th at
Schiller Woods. This event [...]
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By Tara WeinbergUAO would like to thank all of our listeners–new and old– for continuously supporting our podcast! In the next year, we hope to bring forth new and exciting topics to discuss. If you have any ideas for the next round of episodes, please contact us!
Top news stories from Chicago and the African continent.
A music Yaba Angelosi of South Sudan
Advice Box: US Education and Children with disabilities
Africans in Chicago interview with Busi Zukofa of the Handspring Puppeteer Co.
If you would like to contribute news, events, issues, interviews or music to our podcast, email us: [email protected] or call: (312) 949 9980 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
Click the link below to see the full details of news, events and music featured on the podcast.
Welcome to African Voices Episode 13! In this episode, we discuss news from the African community in Chicago, and from the Continent, upcoming events from the community, advice on the US Education System and Children with Disabilities, how to make ginger beer, and an exclusive interview with South African puppeteer Busi Zukofa of the Handspring Puppet Company.Local News
The United African Organization would like to thank everyone who helped plan and/or attended the African Unity Gala and Awards! The event was a great success, and we are grateful to the entire community for getting the word out and helping promote UAO’s work. Those who attended enjoyed great food from all across the continent as well as music by Nigerian-American Afro Soul singer Ugochi. UAO would like to thank our sponsors: Prudential, Peoples Gas, Urban Partnership Bank, Alice Cottingham & Associates, Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago, and AceXtic. Special thanks to our in-kind sponsors who helped make the event special.
UAO awarded two scholarships worth $2,000 this year to honor the memory of Sgt. Albert Dono Ware. The 2012 Awardees are Amadou Barrow at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Daniel Owusu-Bempah at University of Illinois in Springfield. Congratulations to these individuals for their commitment to academic excellence and unity in the African diaspora community!
The South African Handspring Puppet Company performed Woyzeck on the Highveld at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) from September 27th to 30th. The play is about a migrant worker in South Africa under apartheid named Woyzeck. He is caught in an existential dilemma. He struggles to find meaning in his life and prove his masculinity in a emasculating position as a migrant worker and test subject. This pressure causes him to eventually lose his mind and fill his wife and himself. The play was a great success. The audience was amazed at the detail of the puppets and the story line. Handspring puppets were very lifelike and the inclusion of drawings and music also provided great depth to the play.
The Kenyan community held a Marathon Dinner on October 5th at Moody Church. The event was well attended, especially by young Africans. At the dinner, the runners talked about what motivated them to run and what running has taught them about life. UAO would also like to congratulate Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia for shattering the course record and winning the Chicago Marathon on Sunday morning with a time of 2:04:38!
On October 6th, the Nigerian Community of Chicagoland held their annual independence parade. The event started at 11am on Sheridan Rd and went from Foster Ave to Sunnyside. The event went well and lots of people were in attendance. It was a great day to celebrate Nigeria!
The Ugandan Community of Greater Chicagoland held their Independence Day Celebration on October 6th. UAO’s Executive Director Allie Kabba spoke at the event about the importance of pan-African unity. The event was a great celebration of fifty years of independence. The event had a wonderful atmosphere and good food and music.
The Tanzanian Community Association held a Bye Bye Summer BBQ on September 29th at
Schiller Woods. This event [...]