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AFRICAN COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS 2
CONSULATES 6
DIPLOMATIC EMBASSIES 7
RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS 11
ART & CULTURE 14
EVENTS & CLUBS 15
RESTAURANTS 16
GROCERY SHOPS 18
ARTIFACTS 19
CLOTHING 20
OTHER RETAIL 21
HAIR BRAIDING SALONS 21
SHIPPING COMPANIES 26
TAXI COMPANIES 27
TRAVEL AGENCIES 27
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS 28
OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 29
ACADEMICS 33
STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS 38
COMMUNITY MEDIA 39
REFERENCES 40
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COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
Association of Beninese of Illinois
Contact: S. Bobby Dagnon
1140 N. Wells St., #3
Chicago, IL 60610
(414) 232-6998
www.benineseofillinois.org
Cameroonian Brothers Association (CABAC)
Contact: Adele Massimb (president)
P.O.Box 408849
Chicago, IL 60640
(847) 361-3103
www.cabacusa.org/
Caribbean Association of Midwest America
7547 N Rogers Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 907-4792
Fax: (773) 907-4829
www.caribeilanz.com
Congolese Community (Brazzaville)
Contact: Ahmed Donatien
(773) 663-7145
Congolese Community of Chicago (DRC)
Contact: Claude Bambi
(773) 818-4904
E-mail: [email protected]
www.congochicago.org
Eritrean Community
Contact: Anghesom Atsbaha
(773) 907-4067
Ethiopian Community Association of
Chicago
1730 W. Greenleaf
Rogers Park, IL 60626
Ph: (773) 508-0303
Fax: (773) 508-0309
www.ecachicago.org
Ghana National Council (11 Associations)
Contact: John Henry Assabill
4542 N. Broadway, Suite 328
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 636-7013
www.ghananationalcouncil.org
1. Asanteman Association
2. Brong-Ahafo Association
3. Ewe Association
4. Fanti Benevolent Society
5. Ga-Adangbe Community
6. Ghana Chicago Club
7. Ghana Northern Union
8. Haske Society
9. Kwahu United Association
10. Okuapeman Association
11. Okyeman Association
Guinean Community Association
Contact: Saidou M. N‟Daou
(773) 995-2973 or
(773) 239-4267
Ivory Coast Community Association
Contact: Etty Labibi
(847) 848-6710
United Kenyans of Chicago
1111 N. Wells St., Suite 404
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 635-1785
www.chicagokenyans.org
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Organization of the Liberian Community
Contact: Mohammad Toure
Ph: (708) 250-4223
http://www.libci.org/
Maghreb Association of North America
(MANA)
P.O. Box 4983
Chicago, IL 60680
(773) 407-5642
http://www.manachicago.com/
Malian Community Association
Contact: Kebe Bousseye
1759 W. 95th
Chicago, IL 60643
(312) 890-5921
Malawian Community
Contact: Dalitso Sulamoyo
Nigerian Community of Chicagoland
Contact: David Olupitan
(773) 651-9098
Rwandan Community Association
Contact: Olivier Kamanzi
(773) 807-7956
Senegalese Community Association
Contact: Chiekh Balla Samb
(773) 408-6270 or
(773) 240-1285
Sierra Leone Community Association of
Chicago
3424 S. State, #3C8-1
Chicago, IL 60616
Contact: Andrew Koroma
(630) 220-3308
http://www.slcac.org
Somali Community of Metro Chicago
Contact: Hussein Affey
6328 N. Bell, #3
Chicago, IL 60659
(312) 576-1074
South African Community Association
P. O. Box 409454
Chicago, IL 60640
Contact: Lorraine Makatu
Ph: (847) 942-2904
Email: [email protected]
Sudanese Community Association
Contact: Malual Mayol Awak
(773) 727-5154
www.sudaneseofillinois.org
Tanzanian Community Association-Midwest
USA
20600 Promethian Way
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
(708) 767-4841
www.tanzaniamidwestusa.org
Togolese Community Association
Contact: Kokou Aziki
(773) 841-1375
www.ametoco.org
Ugandan Community Association
Contact: Father John Mukasa-Ssebaana
(708) 539-3208
Association of Zimbabweans in Chicago
Contact: Coco Ndlovu
(773) 220-2045
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OTHER COMMUNITY- BASED ORGANIZATIONS
Akugbe-Oretin Club of Chicago
210 E. 69th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
Contact: Jim Otokiti (president)
(708) 351-5600
www.akugbeoretinchicago.org
African Women Association
2051 E. 79th St.
Chicago, IL 60649
Contact: Henriette Negri (President)
(773) 220-6771
African Women‟s Organization, Inc. (AWO)
8631 S. Normal Ave
Chicago, IL 60620
Contact: Felicia Johnson (Program Director)
Ph: (773) 224-2300
Fax: (773) 224-0848
American Friends Services Committee
Great Lakes Regional Office
637 S. Dearborn, Suite 3
Chicago, IL 60605
Ph: (312) 427-2533
Fax: (312) 427-4171
Amnesty International Midwest Regional
Office
53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 731
Chicago, IL 60604
Ph: (312) 427-2060
Fax: (312) 427-2589
Association of Isoko Midwest USA
Contact: Paul Ologbo
(630) 400-9156
86 Timber Trails Blvd
Gilberts, IL 64136
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of
Chicago
Refugee Resettlement Services
651 W. Lake St., Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60661
Ph: (312) 655-7860
Fax: (312) 879-0208
http://www.catholiccharities.net
Coalition of African, Arab, Asian, European,
and Latino Immigrants of Illinois (CAAAELII)
4300 N. Hermitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60613
Ph: (773) 248-1019
Fax: (773) 248-1179
www.caaaelii.org
www.globalallianceafrica.org
Continental Africa Chamber of Commerce
28 E. Jackson Blvd., Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60604
Ph: (312) 987-1892
Fax: (312) 987-1893
www.continentalacc.org
Edo North Association of Chicago
2324 Newport Drive
Naperville, IL 60565
Contact: Mr. Goddy Tseumah (President)
(312) 339-5779
(630) 548-0351
Exodus World Service
109 Fairfield Way, #101
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Ph: (630) 307-1400
Fax: (630) 307-1430
www.e-w-s.org/
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African Human Services (AHS)
Gaye D. Sleh, Jr. (Executive Director)
M.S., QMHP, CADC
6045 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
(877) 247-3424
Fax: (773) 363-1887
www.africanhumanservices.org
Egbe Omo Yuroba of Greater Chicago
2401 E 97th Street
Chicago. IL. 60617
Contact: Abiola Popoola
(773) 641-2367
Global Alliance for Africa
703 W. Monroe St.
Chicago, IL 60661
Ph: (312) 382-0607
Fax: (312) 382-8850
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs &
Human Rights
208 S. LaSalle St., Suite 1818
Chicago, IL 60604
Ph: (312) 660-1300
Fax: (312) 660-1500
www.heartlandalliance.org
Ika National Association of Chicago
21823 Clyde Ave.
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Contact: Friday Dagholor
(312) 388-0012
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant &
Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
55 E. Jackson Blvd., Suite 2075
Chicago, IL 60604
Ph: (312) 332-7360
Fax: (312) 332-7044
www.icirr.org
Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Ministries
(IRIM)
4753 N. Broadway, Suite 401
Chicago, IL 60640
Ph: (773) 989-5647
Fax: (773) 989-0484
www.irim.org
Sunlight African Community Center (SACC)
4554 N. Broadway, Suite 246
Chicago, IL, 60640
Ph: (773) 506-8061
Fax: (773) 506-3847
United African Organization, Inc. (UAO)
3424 S. State St., Suite 3C8-2
Chicago, IL 60616
Ph: (312) 949-9980; (866) 363-0333
Fax: (312) 949-9981
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Nto-Otong Association USA, Inc
United Human Services Center
Contact: Godwin Akpan (Executive Director)
1809 W. 51st St.
Chicago, IL 60609
Cell: (847) 962-1744
Ph: (773) 776-7349
Fax: (773) 776-7355
Pan African Association
6163 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60660
Ph. (773) 381-9723
Fax: (773) 381-9727
www.panafricanassociation.org
Share Circle
625 Madison St.
Evanston, IL 60202
Ph: (847) 491-0800
Fax: (847) 491-6300
www.sharecircle.org
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Umu Igbo Alliance of Chicago
Contact: Ngozi Enyia
773-225-9105
E-mail: [email protected]
United Esan Association
Contact: Mr. Frank Ativie
P. O. Box 268495
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 216-3776
(773) 973-1167
www.unitedesanorganization.org
Uwa Women‟s Club of Chicago
201 Lawn Court
Schaumburg, IL 60193
Contact: Mrs. Abieyuwa Ayobahan-Spiff
(846) 281-1191
(847) 687-2848
World Relief-Chicago
3507 W. Lawrence Ave., Suite 208
Chicago, IL 60625
Ph: (773) 583-9191
Fax: (773) 583-9410
www.chicago1.wr.org
CONSULATES
Egyptian Consulate-Chicago
500 N. Michigan Ave, 19th floor, # 1900
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: (312) 828-9162
Fax: (312) 828-9167
www.eg2002.net
South African Consulate General Chicago
200 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60604
Ph: (312) 939-7929 ext 228
Fax: (312) 939-2588
www.southafricachicago.com
Ugandan Consulate
Contact: Bennett Jones Johnson, Honorary
Consul
7822 S. Dobson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 651-0210
(773) 651-7286 [fax]
Liberian Consulate
Contact: Alexander Gbayee, Honorary
Consul General
7342 S. Bennett Ave.
Chicago, IL 60649
(773) 643-8635
(773) 643-8897 [fax]
www.liberianconsulatechicago.com
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DIPLOMATIC EMBASSIES
Embassy of The People's Democratic
Republic of Algeria
2118 Kalorama Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 265-2800
Fax: (202) 667-2174
http://www.algeria-us.org/
Embassy of The Republic of Angola
2100-2108 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Ph: (202) 785-1156
Fax: (202) 785-1258
http://www.angola.org/
Embassy of The Republic of Benin
2124 Kalorama Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 232-6656
Fax: (202) 265-1996
http://www.beninembassy.us/
Embassy of The Republic of Botswana
1531-1533 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Ph: (202) 244-4990
Fax: (202) 244-4164
http://www.botswanaembassy.org/
Embassy of Burkina Faso
2340 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 332-5577
Fax: (202) 667-1882
http://www.burkinaembassy-usa.org/
Embassy of The Republic of Burundi
2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 212
Washington, DC 20007
Ph: (202) 342-2574
Fax: (202) 342-2578
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.burundiembassy-usa.org/
Embassy of The Republic of Cameroon
2349 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 265-8790
Fax: (202) 387-3826
http://www.ambacam-usa.org/
Embassy of The Republic of Cape Verde
3415 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20007
Ph: (202) 965-6820
Fax: (202) 965-1207
Embassy of Central African Republic
1618 22nd St. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 483-7800
Fax: (202) 332-9893
Embassy of The Republic of Chad
2002 R St NW
Washington, DC 20009
Ph: (202) 462-4009
Fax: (202) 265-1937
chadembassy-usa.org
Embassy of The Union of Comoros
420 E. 50th St
New York, NY 10022
Ph: (212) 972-8010
Fax: (212) 983-4712
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Embassy of The Democratic Republic of
Congo
1726 M St NW, Suite 601
Washington, DC 20036
Ph: (202) 234-7690
Fax: (202) 234-2609
Embassy of The Republic of the Congo
4891 Colorado Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20011
Ph: (202) 726-5500
Fax: (202) 726-1860
Embassy of The Republic of Cote D‟Ivoire
2424 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 797-0300
Fax: (202) 462-9444
Embassy of The Republic of Djibouti
1156 15th St NW, Suite 515
Washington, DC 20005
Ph: (202) 331-0270
Fax: (202) 331 -0302
Embassy of The Arab Republic of Egypt
3521 International Ct. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 895-5400
Fax: (202) 244-4319
http://www.egyptembassy.net
Embassy of The Republic of Equatorial
Guinea
2020 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Ph: (202) 518-5700
Fax: (202) 518-5252
Embassy of The State of Eritrea
1708 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Ph: (202) 319-1991
Fax: (202) 319-1304
http://www.embassyeritrea.org
Embassy of Ethiopia
3506 International Drive, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
(202) 364-1200
www.ethiopianembassy.org
Embassy of Gabon
2034 20th St. NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20009
Ph: (202) 797-1000
Fax: (202) 332-0668
Embassy of The Gambia
1424 K Street, NW Suite 600
Washington, DC 10005
Ph: (202) 785-1379, 1399, 1425
Fax: (202) 785-1430
http://www.gambiaembassy.us/
Embassy of Ghana
3512 International Dr. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 686-4520 to 4526
Fax: (202) 686-4527
http://www.ghanaembassy.org
Embassy of The Republic of Guinea
2112 Leroy Pl. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 986-4300
Fax: (202) 986-4800
Embassy of The Republic of Guinea-Bissau
15929 Yukon Lane
Rockville, MD 20855
Ph: (301) 947-3958
Fax: (301) 947-3958
Embassy of The Republic of Kenya
2249 R St. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 387-6101
Fax: (202) 462-3829
http://www.kenyaembassy.com
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Embassy of The Kingdom of Lesotho
2511 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 797-5533
Fax: (202) 234-6815
www.lesothoemb-usa.gov
Embassy of The Republic of Liberia
5201 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20011
Ph: (202) 723-0437
Fax: (202) 723-0436
www.liberianembassyus.org
Embassy of The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
2600 Virginia Ave. NW, Suite 711
Washington, DC 20037
Ph: (202) 944-9601
Fax: (202) 944-9606
www.libyanbureau-dc.org
Embassy of The Republic of Madagascar
2374 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 265-5525
Fax: (202) 265-3034
www.madagascar-consulate.org
Embassy of Malawi
1029 Vermont Ave, N.W #1000
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 721-0270
Fax: (202) 721-0288
www.malawiembassy-dc.org
Embassy of The Republic of Mali
2130 R St. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 332-2249
Fax: (202) 332-6603
http://www.maliembassy.us
Embassy of The Islamic Republic of
Mauritania
2129 Leroy Pl. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 232-5700
Fax: (202) 319-2623
http://www.mauritaniaembassy.us/
Embassy of The Kingdom of Morocco
1601 21st ST. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Ph: (202) 462-7979
Fax: (202) 457-0012
http://dcusa.themoroccanembassy.com/
Embassy of The Republic of Mozambique
1525 New Hampshire
Washington, DC 20036
Ph: (202) 293-7146
Fax: (202) 835-0245
http://www.embamoc-usa.org/
Embassy of Namibia
1605 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
tel: (202) 986-0540
fax: (202) 986-0443
Embassy of The Republic of Niger
2204 R St. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 483-4224
Fax: (202) 483-3169
Embassy of The Federal Republic of Nigeria
3519 International Ct. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 986-8400
Fax: (202) 362-6541
http://www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/
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Embassy of The Republic of Rwanda
1714 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Ph: (202) 232-2882
Fax: (202) 232-4544
http://www.rwandaembassy.org/
Embassy of Sao Tome and Principe
1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
Ph: (202) 775-2075
Fax: (202) 775-2077
Embassy of The Republic of Senegal
2112 Wyoming Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 234-0540
Fax: (202) 332-6315
Embassy of The Republic of Seychelles
800 2nd Ave. Suite 400C
New York, NY 10017
Ph: (212) 972-1785
Fax: (212) 972-1786
Embassy of Sierra Leone
1701 19th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Ph: (202) 939-9261
Fax: (202) 483-1793
http://www.embassyofsierraleone.org/
Embassy of The Republic of South Africa
3051 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 232-4400
Fax: (202)265-1607
www.saembassy.org
Embassy of The Republic of the Sudan
2210 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 338-8565
Fax: (202) 667-2406
http://www.sudanembassy.org/
Embassy of The United Republic of
Tanzania
2139 R St. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 939-6125 or (202) 884-1080
Fax: (202) 797-7408
http://www.tanzaniaembassy-us.org/
Embassy of The Republic of Togo
2208 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 234-4212
Fax: (202) 232-3190
www.visatogoabroad.com
Embassy of Tunisia
1515 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20005
Ph: (202) 862-1850
Fax: (202) 862-1858
Embassy of The Republic of Uganda
5911 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20011
Ph: (202) 726-7100
Fax: (202) 726-1727
http://www.ugandaembassy.com/
Embassy of The Republic of Zambia
2419 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Ph: (202) 265-9717
Fax: (202) 332-0826
http://www.zambiaembassy.org/
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Embassy of Republic of Zimbabwe
1608 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Ph: (202) 332-7100
Fax: (202) 483-9326
http://www.zimbabwe-embassy.us/
RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS
Christian:
African Community United Methodist
Church
Pastor: Amos Oladipo
4754 N. Leavitt St. (Berry UMC building)
Chicago, IL 60625
Office: (773) 784-3370
Pastor‟s cell: (773) 600-9799
www.africancommunityumc.org/
Berhane Wongel Ethiopian Evangelical
Church (Amharic)
Pastor: Guenetu Yigzaw
Office: 611 South Blvd.
Evanston, IL 60202
Worship: 6200 N. Artesian Ave.
Chicago, IL 60659
(773) 338-6400
www.bwec.org/
Believing in Jesus Christ (Kirundi/
Kinyarwanda/ Swahili)
4750 N. Sheridan Rd., Suite 341
Chicago, IL 60640
Contact: Claire Mukundente
(773) 297-6308
Ethiopian Orthodox Church of Medhane-
Amen
9801 S. Commercial Ave.
Chicago, IL 60617
Bethel Presbyterian Church of Ghana,
Chicago (In the small sanctuary of Tabernacle
Baptist Church)
4130 S Indiana
Chicago, IL 60653
Contact: Paul Asiama
(773) 224---3868
Cherubim & Seraphim Movement Church
Chicago #1
10747 S Halsted. Chicago. IL. 60827
Contact: Apostle Connel I. Akande
Cell: (773) 919-3570
Church: (773) 253-2163
Chicago #2
4850 N. Sawyer Ave. Chicago.IL. 60625
(773) 317-7710
www.csmovementchurchusa.org/districts/c
hicago/chicago2.htm
Chicago Ghanaian Seventh Day Adventist
Church
Pastor: Peter K. Omane
5248 S. Christiana Ave.
Chicago, IL 60632
(312) 282-2459 [pastor]
(773) 476-1044
www.ghanaian25.adventistchurchconnect.o
rg/
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Christ Apostolic Church
Pastor: Dr. Joshua Owoey
8157 S. Exchange Ave.
Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 721-2119
www.cacchicago.com/links.asp
Christ‟s Oasis
A Multi-Cultural, Non-Denominational
Charismatic Church
Senior Pastor: Dr. Isaac Paintsil
Sunday service:
4141 N. Marine Dr., Chicago, IL 60613
Mid-Week service (Wednesday):
850 W. Montrose, Chicago, IL 60613
(708) 458-7505
www.christoasis.org
Ghanaian Community Church
5500 S. Woodlawn Ave (Augustana
Lutheran
Church bldg)
Chicago, IL 60637
Contact: Fr. Canon Robert Koomson
(708) 268-7024
Jesus House Chicago (Redeemed Christian
Church of God)
4332 N. Kedzie
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 866-9461
(773) 866-9483 [fax]
www.jesushouse.org
Redemption Hour (House of Worship)
Romeoville Rec. Center
900 W. Romeo Rd.
Romeoville, IL 60446
Pastor: Henry O. Amegatcher
(312) 622-3157
Schekina Christian Center (French/ English)
Pastor: Joe Kamanda
723 W. Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202
(224) 659-4645
www.schekinaglory.org
St. Paul‟s by the Lake (Anglican)
7100 N. Ashland Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 764-6514
www.stpaulsbylake.org/
St. Sabina Church
1210 W. 78th St.
Chicago, IL 60620
Ph: (773) 483-4300
Fax: (773) 483-7583
www.saintsabina.org
St. Stephen‟s African Methodist Episcopal
Church
Rev. Albert Tyson
3042 W. Washington Blvd
Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 550-6429
Sudanese Community Church (Arabic/
English)
520 E. Roosevelt Rd. (Wheaton Evangelical
Free Church bldg.)
Wheaton, IL 60187
Contact: Wilson Lual
(630) 415-9843
Elder: John Elmakal
(630) 261-5160
www.wefc.org/pages.asp?pageid=270
Trinity United Church of Christ - Africa
Ministry
400 W. 95th Street
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 962-5650
www.tucc.org
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Unity Christian Church
4751 N Sheridan
Chicago. IL. 60640
Contact: Albert Kouame (Snr Pastor)
(773) 656-1166
(708) 649-3958
Jewish:
Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew
Congregation
Rabbi Capers C. Funnye, Jr., Chief Rabbi
6601 S. Kedzie
Chicago, IL 60629
Ph: (773) 476-2924
Fax: (773) 476-2259
website: www.bethshalombz.org
email: [email protected]
Muslim:
Al-Sadiq Mosque
4448 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
(773) 268-8281
www.alism.org
Council on American Islamic Relations
Chicago (CAIR CHICAGO)
28 E. Jackson Blvd, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 212-1520
Fax: (312) 212-1530
Downtown Islamic Center
231 S. State St., 3rde Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 939-9095
The Council of Islamic Organizations of
Greater Chicago
231 S. State St., Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 506-0070
www.ciogc.org
Masjid Al-Faatir
1200 E. 47th St.
Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 548-3624
Muslim Community Center
4380 N. Elston
Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 725-9047
www.mccchicago.org
Mourid Islamic Community in America
Contact: El Hadji Cheikh Balla Samb
852 E. 40th St. #2A
Chicago, IL 60653
(773) 624-0955
(773) 240-1285
Nigerian Islamic Association
932 W. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 60613
(773)665-2451
(773) 665-2561
Qassam Mosque & Cultural Center
3357 W. 63rd
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 436-8083
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ART & CULTURE
Abiola Art Gallery
1647 Shirley Dr.
Calumet City, IL 60409
Adedayo Laoye
Painter/ Illustrator (appointments only)
5750 S. Stony Island, Studio-C
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 752-7873
Africa International House Chicago
1507 E. 55th St., Suite 447
Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 955-7742
www.africainternationalhouse.org
African Art & Objects
4918 W. Flournoy St.
Chicago, IL 60644
(773) 379-2787
http://africanartandobjects.com/
Black Ensemble Theatre Company
4520 N. Beacon St.
Chicago, IL 60640
Voice: (773) 769-4451
Fax: (773) 769-4533
Cassiopeia Fine Arts
433 N. Wells St.
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 464-1111
www.cassiopeiaonline.com
Congo Square Theatre Company
2936 N. Southport Ave., Suite 210
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 296-1108
www.congosquaretheatre.org/
Echoes of Southern Africa
Contact: Khumbuzile Dlamini
(815) 325-4601
http://echoesofsouthernafrica.org/
ETA Creative Arts
7558 S. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60619
Ph: (773) 752-3955
Fax: (773) 752-8727
www.etacreativearts.org
L‟ hadj Aly M‟Baye
Dancer/Drummer/Cultural Educator
(773) 313-7101
E-mail: [email protected]
Alternate e-mail: [email protected]
Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
7127 S. Ellis Ave, Suite 2
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 241-6080
(773) 241-6089 [fax]
www.muntu.com
Nicole Gallery
230 W. Huron
Chicago, IL 60610
Ph: (312) 787-7716
Fax: (312) 787-7798
www.nicolegallery.com
Swahili Institute of Chicago
10707 S. Hale Ave.
Chicago, IL 60643
(773) 606-6453
UIC African-African American Cultural
Center
830 S. Halsted St., Adams Hall #209
Chicago IL 60607
(312) 996-9549
www.uic.edu/depts/aacc/
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DuSable Museum of African American
History
740 E. 56th Place
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 947-0600
www.dusablemuseum.org
EVENTS & CLUBS
African Festival of the Arts
Annually, Labor Day weekend
Washington Park, Chicago
www.africainternationalhouse.org
Ghanafest
Annual event, late July
Washington Park, Chicago
www.ghananationalcouncil.org
African and South American Music @
Old Town School of Folk Music
(Wednesday Nights)
4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 728-6000
www.oldtownschool.org
Afrodisiac @ Sonotheque (Monthly event)
African beats and rhythms including kwaito,
ndombolo, makossa, coupe-decalle, zouk
and kompa.
1444 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
(312) 226-7600
www.topdonn.com
Akasuba
Event planning, DJ services
Contact: Mwelwa Musambacine
1238 W. Winnemac, #3
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 742-5434
www.musambacine.com
D.I.S. Productions
DJ Services, Event planning/ promotion
(773) 620-9612 [DJ Dee Money]
(773) 677-6162 [DJ 3K]
(708) 957-1505 [Productions]
www.dis-productions.com
Martin‟s Inter-Culture, Ltd.
Music Awards, Festivals & Special Events
1325 S. Wabash Ave., Suite 307
Chicago, IL 60605-2536
(312) 427-0266
www.martinsinterculture.com
Wild Hare
Reggae
3530 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 327-4273
www.wildharemusic.com
Zimbabwe Trade Cultural Expo
Contact: Henry M.D. Munangatire
4834 S King Dr. Unit 11
Chicago, IL 60615
312-505-8964
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RESTAURANTS
Pan-African:
African Harambee Restaurant
7537 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 764-2200
Klay Pot Catering
832 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 962-2772
www.klaypot.com
TBS African Restaurant
4507 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (773) 561-3407
Cell: (773) 932-8822
North African:
Andalous Moroccan Restaurant
3307 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 936-8877 – Before 4 p.m.
(773) 281-6885 – After 4 p.m.
http://www.andalous.com/Home.asp
Couscous
1445 W. Taylor St.
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 226-2408
www.couscousrestaurant.com
Crepe & Coffee Palace (Algerian)
2433 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 404-1300
Icosium Kafé (Algerian - Crepe)
5200 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 271-5233
Marrakech Cuisine
1413 N. Ashland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 227-6451
www.marrakechcuisine.com
Sikia
740 W 63rd St
Chicago, IL 60621
(773) 602-5200
Eritrean:
The Peacock Café & Restaurant
6014 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 262-2005
Ethiopian:
Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant
6118 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 465-6710
Mama Desta's Red Sea Ethiopian
Restaurant 3216 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 935-7561
Demera Ethiopian Restaurant 4801 N. Broadway St.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 334-8787 www.demeraethiopianrestaurant.com
Ethiopian Diamond Restaurant 6120 N. Broadway St.
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 338-6100 www.ethiopiandiamondcuisine.com
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Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant
5633 N. Ashland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 944-0585
http://www.lalibelaonline.com/
Ras Dashen Ethiopian Restaurant 5846 N. Broadway St.
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 506-9601
http://www.rasdashenchicago.com/
Royal Coffee
6764 N. Sheridan
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 761-8100
www.royalcoffeechicago.com
Ghanaian:
Grace's African Restaurant 4409 N. Broadway St.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 271-6000 http://www.graceafrican.com/
Palace Gate Restaurant
4548 N. Magnolia Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 769-1793
Guinean:
Le Conakry
2049 W. Howard St.
Chicago, IL 60645
(773) 262-6955
Kenyan:
Kahawa House‟ Coffee Lounge
Coffee and Sandwiches
838 W. Montrose Ave.
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 275-3700
Liberian:
The Liberian Cuisine (Mobile Services)
Mr. Blacktom
(773) 407-2022
Ms. Cerue Bia
(773) 208-6720
Ms. Lisa Nagbo
(847) 890-1180
Sunugal African Restaurant
2051 E. 79th St.
Chicago, IL 60649
(773) 721-5600
Nigerian:
B & Q Afro Root Cuisine
4701 N. Kenmore Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 878-7489
Bolat African Cuisine Inc 3346 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 944-1417
http://bolatafricanrestaurant.com/
Mama Osas African Restaurant 1027 W. Wilson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 561-2754
Nigerian Kitchen
1363 W. Wilson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 271-4010
Olamummy Africa Restaurant
8725 S. Commercial Ave.
Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 933-7023
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TBS African Restaurant 4507 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 561-3407
Vee-Vee's African Restaurant 6232 N. Broadway St.
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 465-2424
Senegal:
Yassa African Restaurant
716 E. 79th St.
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 488-5599 or (773) 488-9630
http://www.yassaafricanrestaurant.com
GROCERY SHOPS
Abyssinia Market
5842 N. Broadway St.
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 271-7133
Aboasa International Market
221 S. Green Bay Rd.
Waukegan, IL 60685
(888) 205-4868
(847) 596-2032 [fax]
www.aboasaintmarket.com
Chika International Food Market #1
522 E. Boughton Rd.
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630) 739-7799
Kukulu Market
Ethiopian Specialties
6129 N. Broadway St.
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 262-3169
Makola African Super Market
1017 W. Wilson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
773-878-3958
Mumford Africa Market
1850 W. 95th St.
Chicago, IL 60643
Old World Market
5129 N. Broadway St.
Chicago, IL
(773) 989-4440
Rogers Park Fruit Market
7401 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 262-3663
Sesi's African Grocery
17545 S. Kedzie Ave.,
Hazel Crest, IL 60429
(708) 206-0334
Homeland Food Market
6046 N Broadway St.
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 973-1445
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Food Import:
All United Import
2525 S. Blue Island Ave., Unit 107-8
Chicago IL, 60608
(773) 523-5213 ext 2
Asafo Corporation
Agriculture Commodities in Large quantities
735 Philadelphia Ave.
Westmont, IL 60559
(630) 327-2274
(630) 455-1755 [fax]
http://www.asafocorporation.com/
Cayce Food Inc
(Wholesalers of Afro-Caribbean dry and
frozen food)
1687 Roswell Street
Smyrna. GA. 30080
(770) 432-6967
Golden Country Oriental Foods
2355 S. Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
(773) 847-1700
(773) 847-1717 [fax]
http://www.goldencountry.com/
La Fruitería
8909 S. Commercial Ave,
Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 768-4969
(773) 768-0734 [fax]
http://www.lafruteria.net
ARTIFACTS
African Safari Imports
3705 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 549-2744
(773) 549-1540 [fax]
Afri-Ware
266 W. Lake St.
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 524-8398
(708) 524-8397
www.afriware.net
Afrocentric Bookstore
4655 S. King Dr.
Chicago, IL 60653
http://www.afrobookstore.com/
Beauty Depot
744 E. 79th St.
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 488-5646
(773) 827-7487
Ethnic Fusion
Contact: Sandra Mutisya
7524 N. Paulina St.
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 319-7374
http://www.ethnicfusions.com/
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Kayra Imports
African Fabric & Clothing
1643 E. 87th Street
Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 768-3003
(773) 768-3008 [fax]
www.kayraimports.com
Marrakech Treasures
Interior Design/ Home Decor
5416 N Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 271-2930
www.marrakechtreasures.net
MAS Enterprises
Contact: Muyi Shogbuyi
4753. N. Broadway Ave., Suite 618A
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 728- 7117
Nubian Creation
6925 S. Campbell Ave.
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 434-3028
UNAN Imports
6971 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 274-4022
(773) 728-7117
Chicago, IL 60640
CLOTHING
Annaka Enterprises
African Fabrics Wholesaler
1210 W. Granville
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 262-6021
A. Fashion
4558 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 271-7442
Divine Multiples, Inc.
Contact: Selina IIeka
4419 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 989-3347
Djenne Collection
1759 W. 95th St.
Chicago, IL 60643
(773) 445-0525
(773) 445-0704 [fax]
http://www.djennecollection.com/
Fashion & African Wear
Contact: Adetola Akinbiyi
3820 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 348-8527
Hanshaw Custom Tailoring
3822 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 549-9131
K.B. Fabrics
Contact: Kola Bizumu
1729 E. 87th St.
Chicago, IL 60617
Maquam Royal Fabrics
1488 W. Devon Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 761-7778
Optimal International Corp.
Contact: Adebayo Afolabi
1607 W. Howard St.
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 465-8027
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Sankofa African Wear
Contact: John Ayeh
3601 Van Buren St.
Bellwood, IL 60104
(708) 699-6672
Saydou Fashions
Contact: Seydou Bah
7307 S. East End Ave.
Chicago, IL 60649
(773) 368-2538
Taiwo Fashion Designer
4558 N. Broadway
Chicago IL, 60640
(773) 271-7442
Zambezi Designs
Contact: Nii Oti Ankrah
6950 S. Yale Ave.
Chicago, IL 60621
(773) 962-0931
(630) 739-9683 [fax]
www.niioti.com
OTHER RETAIL
Computer Accessories:
Abuma Technologies, Inc.
Ink, Cartridges, Computer Accessories
3838 W. 147th Street
Midlothian, IL. 60445
(708) 239-0890
(708) 704-1899
www.buyinks.us
Uniforms (Medical):
Sabanoh Boutique
4538 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 728-4408
HAIR BRAIDING SALONS
North Side:
AFI African Hair Braiding
5420 N Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 728-1771
(773) 983-2111
Afrikiko Hair Fashion Boutique
4635 N. Broadway St.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 878-4360
Artista Hair Braiding
4142 W. Peterson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60646
(773) 725-5888
Bah‟s Hair Braiding
309 W. Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202
(847) 869-7549
Clem‟s African Hair Braiding
4629 N. Broadway St.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 769-1966
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First Impression Salon
4556 N. Broadway St.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 275-8977
(312) 953-3882
(773) 577-9957
Jackie & Sisi‟s African Hair Braiding
952 W. Montrose
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 334-7423
Jeane‟s African Hair Braiding
4605 N Sheridan
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 769-3522
Kadija‟s Classic Hair Braiding
808 W. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL
(773) 394-2014
Paulina African Hair Braiding
4421 N Broadway St
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 878-3369
Queen Hair Braiding
1019 W. Wilson Ave
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 293-2814
South Side:
African Braids & Weaves by Koko
1636 W 95th St
Chicago, IL 60643
(773) 238-4882
African Hair Braiding
102 E. 47th Street
Chicago, IL 60653
(773) 624-4405
(773) 624-4423
African Hair Braiding by Mama
7861 S Avalon Ave
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 375- 5723
Aisha African Hair Braiding
837 E 79th St
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 651-0076
Akwaea Hair Braiding
7922 S. Ashland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60620
(773) 723-7609
AMA African American Hair Braiding
443 W. 79th St.
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 488-5479
Amy‟s African Hair Braiding
7907 S Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 488-4511
Awa Professional Hair Braiding
237 E. 115th St.
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 785-1601
Braids by Fatou
(773) 978-1839
Braids by Safi
9046 S Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60620
(773) 238-2931
Braids & Beauty
11132 Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 233-9082
Clarke‟s African Hair Braiding
2021 W. 95th St.
Chicago, IL 60643
(773) 881-9655
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Constance Hair Braiding
734 E. 75th St.
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 224-7073
Dakar African Hair Braiding
8159 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 721-2071
Dorothy African Hair Braiding
1157 W 79th St
Chicago, IL 60620
(773) 783-8922
Falou African Hair Braiding
447 E. 79th St.
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 651-8060
(773) 220-6771
Fatima African Hair Braiding & Weaving
2444 W. 63rd St.
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 863-9500
Fatima African Hair Braiding
1127 W. 95th St.
Chicago, IL 60643
(773) 429-0091
Fatima & Sokhna African hair braiding
Including clothes & jewelry
(773) 563-7738
(773) 879-3360
Fatou African Hair Braiding
955 W. 87th St.
Chicago, IL 60620
(773) 651-7132
Fatou Hair Braiding
7124 S. Jeffery Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60649
(773) 363-5834
Fifi‟s African Hair Braiding
436 E 75th St
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 994-7425
Harmoni African Hair Braiding
8000 S Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60620
(773) 488-1003
Hassy Braiding
9449 S Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60620
(773) 298-1970
Ida African Hair Braiding
802 E 65th St
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 288-1910
Images Hair Braiding
16017 S. Kedzie Ave.
Markham, IL 60428
(708) 333-8350
Isa Professional African Hair Braiding
746 E 79th St
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 224-9930
Jose African Hair Braiding
11750 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 995-0647
Braids by Grace
5655 W North Ave.
Chicago. IL. 60639
Contact: Celestine Alomebla
(773) 889-5838
Katucha African Hair Braiding
2445 E 79th St
Chicago, IL 60649
(773) 375-1700
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Kena African Hair Braiding
4700 S. Indiana Ave.
Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 373-3416
(773) 373-3435
Laura‟s Hair Salon & Braiding
9858 S. Vincennes Ave.
Chicago, IL 60643
(773) 881-0066
Linda African Hair Braiding
7902 S. Langley Ave.
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 488-7811
Louise African Hair Braiding
9526 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 881-7414
Lucy‟s African Hair Braiding
11121 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 995-0797
LYS African Braiding
2356 W. 63rd St.
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 925-6386
Maggie‟s African Braiding
2421 W. 63rd Street
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 863-9010
Mama Hair Braiding
2410 W. 71st St.
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 436-3518
(773) 436-3589
Marie Hair Braiding
725 E. 79th St
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 651-1300
Les Petits Marseillais Hair Braiding
2602 E. 79th St.
Chicago, IL 60649
(773) 731-5955
Mona‟s African Hair Braiding
5525 S. Ashland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60636
(773) 476-1125
Nado African Hair Braiding
6433 S Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 947-8202
Nene African Hair Braiding
755 E. 79th St.
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 723-7137
(773) 440-8100
Netty Hair Braiding
8442 S Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60620
(773) 263-2809
Nassi Hair Braiding
109 E. 111th St
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 874-1231
Original African Hair Braiding
2008 S Pulaski Rd
Chicago, IL 60623
(773) 522-5161
Pretty Lady African Hair Braiding & Weaving
9304 S. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60620
(773) 779-4905
Strandz African Hair Braiding
9141 S. Ashland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60620
(773) 238-1236
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Sarafina African Hair Braiding
11257 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 568-4181
Sister‟s African hair Braiding
104 E. 51st St,
Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 268-3070
Tawa African Hair Braiding
2047 W.79th St.
Chicago, IL 60607
(773) 488-2319
West Side:
Aicha Hair Braiding
5103 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 836-8687
African Hair Braiding
3922 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60651
(773) 342-7350
Angel‟s African Hair Braiding
5937 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 622-4179
Anti Hair Braiding
5013 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 622-9000
Black Images African Hair Braiding
5602 W. Division St.
Chicago, IL 60651
(773) 378-8685
Bintou K professional Hair Braiding
4048 W. Division St.
Chicago, IL 60651
(773) 227-9940
B‟S African Hair Braiding
5620 W. Division St.
Chicago, IL 60651
(773) 626-9007
Blandine African Hair Braiding
4203 W. Division St.
Chicago, IL 60651
(773) 252-9792
Dee African Hair Braiding
4129 W. Madison St.
Chicago, IL 60624
(773) 722-0921
Diallo African Hair Braiding
3737 W. Division St.
Chicago, IL 60651
(773) 489-1629
Fatima Hair Braiding
5426 W North Ave
Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 237-7200
Fatima Hair Braiding
2603 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 862-9739
G G African Hair Braiding
1143 S. Pulaski Rd.
Chicago, IL 60624
(773) 722-2551
Latou Hair Braiding
3721 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60651
(773) 265-6799
Maggy‟s Hair Braiding
5524 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 889-9822
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Rama Hair Braiding
5030 W. North Ave
Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 237-0177
Sarafina Hair Braiding
34 N. Pulaski Rd.
Chicago, IL 60624
(773) 265-1166
Sebbeb African Hair Braiding
1017 S. Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60612
Tel: (312) 226-6460
Sister African Hair Braiding
3950 W. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL 60624
(773) 826-3390
Sophie & Oumi African Hair Braiding
6270 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 622-2054
East Side:
Bijou Hair Braiding
2114 E. 71st St.
Chicago, IL 60649
(773) 324-4405
Friendly African Hair Braiding
1738 E. 87th St.
Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 375-9800
Ivoire African Hair Braiding
8482 S. Commercial Ave.
Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 933-0377
Laure African Hair Braiding
2050 E. 71st St.
Chicago, IL 60649
(773) 241-5169
Mary‟s African Hair Braiding
1966 E. 79th St.
Chicago, IL 60649
(773) 363-3220
Rama Signature Braiding
8027 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 768-7969
Chatto
102 E. Oak St.
Chicago IL, 60610
(312) 640-0003
www.chatto.com
Star Hair Braiding
6317 S. King Drive
Chicago IL, 60637
(773) 288-8188
SHIPPING COMPANIES
Odessey International
Worldwide Transport Specialist
P. O. Box 490420
Chicago, IL 60617
Office: (877) 633-7739
Fax: (773) 375-2764
www.odesseyinternational.net
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TAXI COMPANIES
24 Seven Taxi Affiliation
5606 N. Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60659
Contact: Negus Solomon
Office: (773) 878-8294
Fax: (773) 878-1473
Gold Coast Taxi Association
4542 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
Contact: John Henry Assabill
Office: (773) 271-0163
Fax: (773) 271-0335
Metro Jet
4554 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
Contact: Eddie Nwosu
(773) 506-9614 (24 hour)
Office: (773) 784-5669
Fax: (773) 784-5154
Service Taxi Association, Inc.
1210 W. Granville, 107W
Chicago, IL 60660
Contact: Amanuel T. Yitagesu
Fax: (773) 262-2211
Dispatch: (773) 262-2163
TRAVEL AGENCIES
Alien Travel Services, Inc.
Contact: Malik
8 S. Michigan Ave., #2102
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 263-1972
(800) 262-1972
www.alientravel.com
ESM Travel
1254 Pine Valley Dr. #101
Schamburg, IL. 60173
Contact: Elias Mwita
(773) 310-9923
Fax: (847) 809-0601
SEED Travel Services
1449 E. 72nd Street
Chicago, IL 60619
Contact: Symon G. Ogeto (CEO)
Ph: (312) 371-3064
Fax: (773) 855-8216
www.seedchicago.com
U-Go Travels, Inc.
Contact: Ifeoma Lueg
1301 W. 22nd St., Suite 108
Oakbrook, IL 60523
(630) 936-5596 [mobile]
Masters Travel and Tour
Contact: Steve Osei-Asibey Sr.
770 N. LaSalle St. #404
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 255-1010
(800) 728-9077
World Express Travel
Contact: Charlotte Lukobo
7366 N. Lincoln Ave., Suite 200
Lincolnwood, IL 60712
(847) 677-6600
(847) 677-7733
www.worldexptravelonline.com
Yemegeta Travel Adventures
817 W. Superior Ave. Suite #1
Chicago, IL 60622
(101) 515-8000
www.Yemgeta.com
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HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
Dentists:
Mamdouh Attalla, DDS
Stony Island Dental
8541 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 734-5013
Vincent Oganwu, DDS
South Suburban Dental Care, Ltd.
2520 W. Lincoln Highway, Ste. F
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
(708) 747-6474
Aaron Ohemeng, DDS
6429 W. North Ave. #104
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708) 848-6166
Health Clinics/ Centers:
Osafo Health Care Clinic Inc.
Contact: Seth K. Osafo, MD
303 Quadrangle Dr.
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630) 226-0162
Nuway Community Services, Inc
Substance Abuse Treatment
659 E. 75th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60619
(773) 723-2790
http://www.nuwayone.com/HOME.html
Physicians:
Udochukwu Asonye, MD
Pediatrician – Neonatology
Midwest Neoped Associates Ltd
900 Jorie Blvd. Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 954-6700
Peter Akerele, MD, DPM
Podiatrist
South Shore Foot and Ankle Clinic
2223 E 79th St
Chicago, Il 60649
(773) 978-7758
(773) 978-2100
Richard Egwele, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Exchange Medical Center
9135 S. Exchange
Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 374-2441
Olatoyosi Odenike, MD
(Acute and chronic leukemia, chronic
myeloproliferative disease, lymphoma)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medical Center
5758 S. Maryland Ave., MC 2115
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-6149
Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, MD, FACP
Director, Cancer Risk Clinic
University of Chicago Medical Center
5758 S. Maryland Ave., MC 2115
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-6149
(773) 834-8979
Susan Oyetunde, MD
Pediatrician
Exchange Medical Center
9135 S. Exchange
Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 374-2441
Drug Store:
Mbapharm Drug Store
DBA VICS PHARMACY
1313 W. Morse, Unit B
Chicago, IL 60626
Tel: (773) 764-0044
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OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Graphic Design:
Adedayo Laoye
Painter / Illustrator
5750 S. Stony Island, Studio-C
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 752-7873
Hady Ly
Artist/Designer
Web Designer
Signs of Life
(773) 483-1556 (Office)
(857) 928-1289
Computer Tech:
GoldenBoy Inc. (Computer repair & Network
Specialist)
Contact: Eric Afari
(312 969 9222)
http://www.sankofalounge.com
B-Tech Support
Contact: S. Bobby Dagnon
204 W. Hills St., #2
Chicago, IL 60610
(414) 232-6998
www.btechsupport.com
CFAO Technical Services
Computer Sales and Services
1824 W. 95th St.
Chicago, IL 60643
Contact: Chris
(773) 429-0020
MAS Computer Services
(PC Hardware/ Software installation,
diagnostic, configuration, repair, etc.)
Contact: Sam
(773) 412-3708
Rotog Inc. (Business and Technology
Consulting)
Contact: Rotomi Ogunsuyi
7238 N. Claremont
Chicago, IL 60645
(773) 465-5902
Fax: (773) 465-4995
www.rotog.com
Financial:
American Dream Mortgage Corp II
Contact: Vivian K. Achaempong
(312) 420-8308
Fax: (312) 276-8863
www.americandream2.com
Dahabshil, Inc.
Worldwide Money Transmitter
5957 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL. 60660
(773) 561-5699
www.dahabshil.com
DCGI - Dini Charif Global Investment, Ltd.
Contact: Charif Hachim, MBA
28 E. Jackson
10th Floor / Unit #D601
Chicago, IL 60604-2263
(312) 493-2357
www.dciltd.com
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Ernest E Tabe, Senior Tax Analyst
(Accounting, Finance, and Business
Services)
550 N. Chicago St. (Address 1)
Joliet, IL 60432
759 Luther Dr. Suite 201
Romeoville, IL 60441
(815) 730-0702 [office]
(815) 409-2720 [mobile]
Offin & Associates, Inc.
Accountants & Tax Consultants
Main office:
643 N. Hillcrest
P. O. Box 1749
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630) 759-7803
Subsidiary Office:
1608 W. Belmont, #201
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 525-2281
(773) 525-2327 [fax]
http://www.offin.biz/index.htm
Osaghae & Associates
Certified Public Accountants
Contact: Vincent Osaghae, CPA, CIA, MBA
11070 S. Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60643
(773) 881-8080
(773) 881-1188 [fax]
www.osaghae.com
Philip Achusim, FCA, CPA
8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 2020
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 263-3775
www.Philipachusim.taxwisepartner.com
Tabecam Tax & Accounting Services
820 ½ E 79th St
Chicago IL. 60619
Office: (773) 224-3218
Cell: (815) 409-2720
(815) 409-0977
(815) 573-6444
Insurance:
A Tunji Kale Financial Services, Inc.
Allstate Insurance Company
(Auto, Home, Business and Life)
Contact: A Tunji Kalejaiye, MBA
8921 S. Commercial Ave., Suite 100
Chicago, IL 60617
(773) 731-3170
www.allstate.com/akalejaiye
Crown Insurance & Financial Services, Inc.
(Auto, Home, Life, Small Business)
Contact: Ekeoma Nwakudu
1301 W. 22nd St., Suite 108
Oakbrook, IL 60523
(630) 362-0861 [cell]
JK Insurance Agency Inc.
(Life, Auto, Home, Commercial, Health,
Business Investments)
Contact: Jimo A. Kasali, President / Owner
10849 S. Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60643
(773) 779 -9924
www.JKinsagency.com
Macro S. Luhali (AFLAC Agent)
303 W. Erie, Suite #400
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 661-1222 ext 5785
(312) 661-9978 (fax)
(773) 206-9620 (mobile)
www.aflac.com/
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OA Insurance & Financial Group, Inc.
(Life, Health, Auto & Annuity)
Contact: Olayiwol Akande
330 Columbine Ct,
Romeoville, IL 60446
(815) 302-6113 [cell]
Southland Financial (Insurance Services)
Contact Vivian Achaempong
Telephone: 312-420-8308
Fax: 312-276-8863
Email: [email protected]
Legal:
Ebere Ekechukwu & Associates
53 W. Jackson St., Suite 1440
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 362-9844
www.eberelaw.com
Greer Burns & Crain
Intellectual Property Law Firm
Joe H. Prempeh, Patent Law Specialist
300 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 2500
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 360-0080 x174
Kidris Law Offices, P.C.
Contact: Kayode R. Idris, Esq.
[Address 1] 54 N. Ottawa St., Suite B80
Joliet, IL 60432
[Address 2] 4554 N. Broadway, Suite 242
Chicago, IL 60640
(815) 553-0506 [main office]
(773) 232-7123 [pager]
(815) 723-4922 [fax]
Kontoh, Scott & Associates, P.C.
Contact: Anita Kontoh Scott, JD
260 S. Schmidt Rd.
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630) 783-8292
www.kontohscott.com
Lanre O. Amu
Attorney at Law
407 S. Dearborn St., Suite 1550
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 922-1221
(312) 922-1311 [fax]
www.LanreAmu.com
Law Offices of Nancy A. Addae
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
Contact: Nancy A. Addae
619 S. LaSalle St., Suite 103
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 427-7280 [office]
(847) 682-5057 [cell]
Mayer Brown LLP
(Finance, Collateralized Debt Obligation,
Securitization)
Contact: David M. Bamlango, Associate
71 S. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 701-8446
(312) 706-8719
www.mayerbrown.com
Otubusin & Associates, P.C.
77 W. Washington, Suite 1204
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 251-1480
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Martial Arts:
Mental Karate
(Program to improve student achievement)
Contact: Mawi Asgedom, President
www.mentalkarate.com
Real Estate:
Kenwood Realty Group
Contact: Justice Mensah
645 E. 75th St
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 671-0630
Fax: (773) 371-0640
Samesosa Network
Real Estate & Investment Co.
Contact: Sam Aiwuyo, GRI
835 E. 87th St.
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 817-2110
www.samesosanetwork.com
Shore Drive Realty, Inc.
4343 N. Clarendon Ave., Suite #104-1
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 348-7600
(312) 375-1986 [cell]
www.lsdrealty.com
Chicago Realty Network
Contact: Thomas Nwokeji, Broker
1025 W. Van Buren
Chicago, IL 60607
(773) 454-1825 [direct]
(773) 752-3097 [main]
Industrial:
Hlomah Terrazo Co., Inc
Industrial-Commercial-Residential
Terrazo, Seamless, Industrial & epoxy
Flooring
Contact: Daniel K. Agbohlah, President
(773) 826-4920
(773) 826-0574 [fax]
P. O. Box 23343
Chicago, IL 60623
(312) 712-3784 [pager]
Real Time Environmental, Inc.
Engineering-Construction-Consulting-Safety-
testing
Contact: Jasper Ofoma (Operations
Manager)
9644 S. Commercial
Chicago, IL 60617
P. O. Box 267955 (mailing address)
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 356-9700
(773) 356-9701 [fax]
(773) 209-7687 [cell]
www.realtimeenvironmental.com
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ACADEMICS
Biological Sciences & Medicine:
A.E. Nyema Jones, PhD
Lecturer & Visiting Professor
Chicago State University
Department of Biological Sciences
9501 S. King Drive / SCI 267A
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 995-2306
Public Health & Health Policy:
Titilayo Abiona, MD, FMCPH
Chicago State University
HIV/AIDS Research and Policy Institute
9501 S. King Dr. BHS 408
Chicago ILUSA
60628
Adedeji S. Adefuye, MD, MPH, FRIPH
Director, HIV/AIDS Research & Policy
Institute (HARPI)
Chicago State University
Department of Health Studies
9501 S. King Dr. (BHS 607)
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 995-2046
Akinmoladun Tunde, PhD
Associate Professor, Health sciences
Chicago State University
Department of Health Studies
9501 S. King Dr. (BHS 607)
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 995-3287
Shaffdeen A Amuwo, PhD, MPH
Associate Dean
Clinical Associate Professor
Office of Urban Health and Diversity
Program
University of Illinois at Chicago
School of Public Health (MC 923)
1603 West Taylor, Suite 1185
Chicago, IL 60612-4394
(312) 996-5955
William Ebomoyi, PhD
Professor, Health Studies
Chicago State University
Department of Health Studies
9501 S. King Dr. (BHS 607)
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 995-2527
Veterinary Medicine:
Ibulaimu Kakoma, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathobiology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Veterinary Medicine
3505 Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences
Bd.
2001 South Lincoln Ave.
Urbana, IL 61802
(217) 333-2449
[f] (217)244-7421
Fine Arts:
Samuel Akainyah
Instructor: Humanities, Fine Arts & Theater
Kennedy King College
6301 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60621
(773) 602-5185
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Business:
Gabriel O. Ohikhuare
Business Specialist
Illinois Small Business Development Center
Chicago State University
College of Business
9501 S. King Dr. (BHS 601)
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 995-3938
(773) 995-3601
www.csu.edu/sbdc
Education:
Anghesom Atsbaha, Ed.D.
(Adult Education)
Assistant Professor, Social Sciences
Director, Truman-DePaul Adult Bridge
Program
Harry S Truman College
1145 West Wilson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 907-4067
Bekisizwe Ndimande, PhD
(Politics of curriculum, Policies and
practices in post-apartheid desegregated
schools)
Assistant Professor, Curriculum &
Instruction
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Education
315 Education Building
1310 S. 6th St. MC 708
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 244-5556
Dr. Emma Theuri
County Extension Director
University of Illinois Extension
Will County Unit
100 Manhattan Rd.
Joliet, IL 60433
(815) 727-9296
www.extension.uiuc.edu/will
Foreign Languages/ Linguistics:
Dr. Eyamba G Bokamba
Professor of Linguistics
Director, Program in African Languages (PAL)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Linguistics
4080 Foreign Language Building
707 S Mathews Avenue, MC-168
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-3563
Dr. Khadija Bounou
French
Loyola University Chicago
Department of Modern Languages and
Literatures
Dame Hall, Room 305
6525 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 508-2861
Dr. Evans Mwangi
Assistant Professor of English
Northwestern University
1897 Sheridan Rd
Chicago, IL 60208
English Department
Office UH 326
(847) 091-3529 [Office]
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Dr. Peter Otiato Ojiambo
Lecturer, Swahili Language Coordinator
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Linguistics
4080 Foreign Language Building
707 S Mathews Avenue, MC-168
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-3563
Humanities:
Literature/ Oral Traditions/ Poetry:
Waïl Hassan, PhD
(Modern Arabic, Anglophone and
Francophone literatures)
Associate Professor, Comparative and
World Literature
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3072 Foreign Languages Building,
MC-160
707 S. Mathews Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-4987
Abdul-Rasheed Na‟Allah, PhD
Professor and Department Chair
Director, Indigenous Africa and Diaspora
Discourse Project (IADDP)
Western Illinois University
Department of African American Studies
Morgan Hall 232
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455-1390
(309) 298-1181
Martin M. Uwodi PhD
Humanities department
Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60634-4229
Ph: (773) 481-8368
E-mail: [email protected]
Library Science
Michel Nguessan, PhD
Head, Technology & Digital Resources
Assistant Professor of Library & Information
Services
Governors State University
University Library
University Park, IL 60466-0975
(708) 235-2143
www.govst.edu/library/nguessan
Dr. Patricia Ogedengbe
Librarian of Africana
University Library
Northwestern University
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-2300
(847) 491-2936
Mathematics:
Aboubacar Sidy-Sow
Harold Washington College
30 E. Lake St. #730
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 553-3411
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Public Affairs:
George O. Assibey-Mensah, PhD
Associate Professor
Public Finance and Policy Analysis
Indiana University Northwest
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
OFFICE: Lindenwood Hall 108
3400 Broadway
Gary, IN 46408-1197
(219) 980-7102
Fassil Demissie, PhD
(Urban Planning)
Associate Professor
Public Policy Studies
DePaul University
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2352 N. Clifton Ave., Suite 150.1
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 325-7356
Religion:
M. Sani Umar, PhD
Associate Professor of Religion
Director – Institute for the Study of Islamic
Thought in Africa (ISITA)
Northwestern University
Program of African Studies
620 Library Place
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 467-0692
Social Sciences:
History:
Misbahudeen Ahmed-Rufai
Assistant Professor
History and Social Sciences
Harold Washington College
30 East Lake St.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 553-5747
Dr. Theodora Ayot
North Park University
History Department
3225 West Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625-4895
(773) 244-5744
Ismael M. Montana
Assistant Professor of History
Northern Illinois University
Department of History
DeKalb, IL 60115-2893
(815) 753 8420
Or
Saidou Mohamed N‟Daou, PhD
Associate Professor of History,
Chicago State University
William Science Building, Room 315
9501 South King Drive,
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 995-2973
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Northern Illinois University
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Co-president: Ama M. Appenteng
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University of Chicago
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REFERENCES
Bibliography on ‘New’ African Migration to the United States
I. Illinois-specific
Bhave, Maya E. 2001. “ „Making It‟: The Social and Economic Experiences of Ethiopian
Immigrant Women in Chicago.” Ph.D. Thesis. Department of Sociology, Loyola University
Chicago. Chicago, Illinois.
Capehart, Adrian S. 2004. "The Migration of Africans to the United States since 1960: Contexts,
Responses and Communities." Ph.D. Thesis. Department of History, University of Illinois
at Chicago. Chicago, Illinois.
Encyclopedia of Chicago. 2004. The Newberry Library. www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org
[Profiles of the African immigrant and refugee community are divided by nationality (eg:
Beninese, Angolans, Congolese, Kenyans, etc.)]
Paral, Rob and Michael Norkewicz. 2003. “The Metro Chicago Immigration Fact Book”.
Institute for Metropolitan Affairs. Roosevelt University.
http://www.roosevelt.edu/ima/pdfs/immigration-factbook.pdf
Stone, Emily. 2006. “Keeping the Faith in a New Land; Nigerian Immigrants Feel Right at Home
in Roger Park Church with Ties to Africa.” Chicago Tribune, October 6.
Swanson, Lorraine. 2008. “Brrrr! It‟s Cold! Refugees Prepare for their First Chicago Winter.”
Chicago Journal, October 22.
II. General Reference/ Overview/ Ethnography:
Arthur, John A. 2000. Invisible Sojourners: African Immigrant Diaspora in the United States.
Westport: Conn. Praeger.
_____. 2008. The African Diaspora in the United States: The Ghanaian Experience. Ashgate.
Ashabranner, Brent and Jennifer Ashabranner. 1999. The New African Americans. Linnet.
[For younger readers grade 6 and up]
Bryce-Laporte, R. 1972. Black Immigrants: The Experience of Invisibility and Inequality. Journal
of Black Studies 3: 29-56.
_____. (Bryce-Laporte, Roy Simon). 1977. "Visibility of the New Immigrants."
Society 14:18-33.
Chacko, Elizabeth. 2003. “Ethiopian Ethos and the Making of Ethnic Places in the Washington
Metropolitan Area.” Journal of Cultural Geography 20.
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Cunningham, Jonathen and Sandra Svoboda. 2006. “The New African-Americans:
Understanding a Wave of Immigration, Battling Misperceptions.” Metro Times.
November 1.
Frazier, Martin. 2005. “New Dimensions – African immigrants in the U.S.” People’s Weekly
World, May 20.
Gordon, April. 1998. "The New Diaspora: African Immigration to the United States." Journal of
Third World Studies 15:79-103.
“African Immigration (1970 –present).” In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience.
The Schamburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
http://www.inmotionaame.org/migrations/landing.cfm?migration=13
Konadu-Agyemang, Kwado and Baffour K. Takyi. 2001. "African Immigrants in the USA: Some
Reflections on their Pre- and Post-Migration Experiences." The Arab World Geographer
4:31-47.
Konadu-Agyemang, Kwadwo, Baffour K. Takyi, and John A. Arthur, eds. 2006. The New African
Diaspora in North America. New York: Lexington Books.
Millman, Joel. 1994. "From Dakar to Detroit." Forbes, September 26.
Minter, William. 2008. “Migration and Global Justice: From Africa to the United States.”
Discussion Paper. American Friends Service Committee.
http://www.afsc.org/AfricaLifeOverDebt/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/59154
Okome, Mojubaolu Olufunke. 1999. “African Immigration to the United States: Dimensions of
Migration, Immigration, and Exile” June 1.
http://www.africaresource.com/content/view/63/217/
Perry, Donna. 1997. “Rural Ideologies and Urban Imagining: Wolof Immigrants in New York
City." Africa Today, 44 (2): 229-260.
Phelps-Stokes Fund. 1949. A Survey of African Students Studying in the United States. New
York, October.
Sachs, Susan. 2003. "In Harlem's Fabric, Bright Threads of Senegal." The New York Times, July
28.
Shaw-Taylor, Yoku and Steven A. Tuch. 2007. The Other African Americans: Contemporary
African and Caribbean Immigrants in the United States. New York: Rowman & Littlefield
Publishers, Inc.
Stoller, Paul. 2002. Money Has No Smell: The Africanization of New York City. Chicago and
London: University of Chicago Press.
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Swigart, Leigh. 2000. Extended Lives: The African Immigrant Experience in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia: The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies.
http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=97
Takougang, Joseph. 2003. "Contemporary African Immigrants to the United States." in
Irinkerindo: A Journal of African Migration. 2: http://www.africamigration.com/
_____. 1995. "Black Immigrants to the United States." Western Journal of Black Studies 19:50-
57.
Takyi, Baffour K. 2002. "The Making of the Second Diaspora: On the Recent African Immigrant
Community in the United States of America." Western Journal of Black Studies 26:32-43.
Ungar, Sanford J. 1995. “Getting Down to Business: The Ethiopians and Eritreans.” pp. 247-
272 in Fresh Blood: The New American Immigrants. University of Illinois Press.
Zeleza, Paul Tiyambe. 2002. "Contemporary African Migrations in a Global Context." African
Issues 31:9-14.
III. – Thematic References
Africa – African Diaspora connections:
Apraku, Kofi. 1993. African Emigres in the United States: A Missing Link in Africa's
Socioeconomic Development. New York, New York: Praeger.
Hepner, Tricia R. 2003. “Religion, Nationalism, and Transnational Civil Society in the Eritrean
Diaspora.” Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 10: 269-93.
_____. 2008. “Transnational governance and the centralization of state power in Eritrea and
exile.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 31(3):476-502.
Mutume, Gumisai. 2003. "Reversing Africa's 'Brain Drain': New Initiatives Tap Skills of African
Expatriates." Africa Recovery, 17 (2).
Tettey, Wisdom J. 2002. "Africa's brain drain: exploring possibilities for its positive utilization
through networked communities." Mots Pluriels, 20 (February).
http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/MotsPluriels/MP2002wjt.html
Zeleza, Paul Tiyambe. 2004. “The African Academic Diaspora in the United States and Africa:
The Challenges of Productive Engagement.” Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa
and the Middle East 24(1): 261-275.
_____. 2007. "Diaspora Dialogues: Engagements Between Africa and its Diasporas." at The
New African Diaspora: Assessing the Pains and Gains of Exile. Binghamton University.
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African – African-American Relations/ Racial – Ethnic Identity/ Black Diversity:
Abdullah, Halima. 1999. "Between African and African American Immigrant Families Feel the
Pull of Both Worlds." The Dallas Morning News, April 2.
______. 1999. "African Immigrants Feel Pull of Two Worlds." The Dallas Morning News, April 30.
"Africans, American Blacks Find Few Places to Connect: One Race Separated by Two Cultures."
2001. The Washington Times, December 2.
Eissa, Salih Omar. 2005. “Diversity and Transformation: African Americans and African.
mmigration to the United States.” Immigration Policy Center
http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/index.php?content=pr0503b
Fears, Darryl. 2002. "A Diverse - and Divided - Black Community." The Washington Post,
February 24.
Halter, Marilyn. 1993. Between Race and Ethnicity: Cape Verdean American Immigrants,
1860-1965. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
Kent, Mary Mederios. 2007. “Immigration and America‟s Black Population.” Population
Bulletin 62(4). http://www.prb.org/pdf07/62.4immigration.pdf
Logan, John R., and Glenn Deane. 2003. "Black Diversity in Metropolitan America." Lewis
Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research, University at Albany.
http://mumford1.dyndns.org/cen2000/BlackWhite/BlackDiversityReport/black-
diversity01.htm
Speer, Tibbett. 1994. "The Newest African Americans aren't Black." American Demographics
16(1): 9-10.
Svoboda, Sandra. 2006. “The White African-Americans.” Metro Times, November 1.
Wamba, Philippe. 2000. Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America. New York: Plume.
Autobiography:
Azikiwe, Nnamdi. 1970. My Odyssey: An Autobiography. London: C. Hurst.
Diawara, Manthia. 1998. In Search of Africa. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
_____. 2003. We Won't Budge: A Malaria Memoir. New York: Basic Civitas Books.
Wamba, Philippe. 2000. Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America. New York: Plume.
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Cultural Adjustment/ Preservation:
Aluko, Remi, and Diana Sherblom. 1997. "Passing Culture on to the Next Generation: African
Immigrant Language & Culture Schools in Washington, D.C." Festival of American
Folklife 1997. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1997.
Attah-Poku, Agyemang. 1996. The Socio-Cultural Adjustment Question: The Role of Ghanaian
Immigrant Ethnic Associations in America. Brookfield, VT: Avebury.
Bixler, Mark. 1999. "Every Weekend Across Metro Atlanta African Immigrants Gather Around
Their Radios." The Atlanta Constitution, November 29.
Burbach, Chris. 1998. "Seeking the Heart of Africa: Omaha's African Immigrants Find
Camaraderie in a New Group." Omaha World Herald, April 24.
Copeland-Carson, Jacqueline. 2004. Creating Africa in America: Translocal Identity in an
Emerging World City. Philadelphia: Penn Press.
D‟Alisera, JoAnn. 1998. “Born in the USA: Naming Ceremonies of Infants Among Sierra
Leoneans Living in the American Capital.” Anthropology Today 14(1):16-18.
Dugger, Celica W. 1996. “Tugs of Taboos: African Genital Rite vs. U.S. Law” New York Times.
Dec. 28.
Leslie, Lourdes Medrano, and David Peterson. 2002. "Africans Struggle to Make New Home."
Star Tribune, October 6.
McSpadden, Lucia Ann. 1999. “Negotiating Masculinity in the Reconstruction of Social Place:
Eritrean and Ethiopian Refugees in the United States and Sweden.” In Engendering
Forced Migration: Theory and Practice, ed. Doreen Indra. New York: Berghahn Books.
McSpadden, L. and H. Moussa. 1993. “ „I have a name‟: The gender dynamics in asylum and
resettlement of Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees in North America.” Journal of Refugee
Studies 6(3): 203-25.
Nwadiora, Emeka. 1995. "Alienation and Stress Among Black Immigrants: An Exploratory
Study." Western Journal of Black Studies 19:58-71.
Obiakor, F.E. and M. O. Afolayan. 2007. “African Immigrant Families in the United States:
Surviving the Sociocultural Tide.” The Family Journal 15(3): 265 - 270.
Yeboah, Barth Kwaku. 2001. “Cultural Heterogeneity of African Immigrant Families in the
Delaware Valley.” Journal of Comparative Social Welfare 17(2): 101-111.
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Demographics:
Kent, Mary Mederios. 2007. “Immigration and America‟s Black Population.” Population
Bulletin 62(4). http://www.prb.org/pdf07/62.4immigration.pdf
Paral, Rob and Michael Norkewicz. 2003. “The Metro Chicago Immigration Fact Book”.
Institute for Metropolitan Affairs. Roosevelt University.
http://www.roosevelt.edu/ima/pdfs/immigration-factbook.pdf
Roberts, Sam. 2005. “More Africans Enter U.S. Than in Days of Slavery.” The New York Times,
February 21.
Speer, Tibbett. 1995. "A Cracked Door: U.S. Policy Welcomes Only Africa's Brightest and
Richest." Émerge. 6 (9): p6.
Wilson, Jill. 2003. "African-born Residents of the United States.” Migration Policy Institute.
http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?ID=147
Refugees:
Adelman, H. 1994. African Refugees. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
Anand, Renu M. 1993. African Refugees: An Overview. New Delhi: Khama Publishers.
Cultural Orientation Resource Center. Center for Applied Linguistics.
http://www.cal.org/co/publications/
[Variety of refugee backgrounders and cultural profiles on groups arriving in the United States]
Holtzman, Jon D. 2000. Nuer Journeys, Nuer Lives: Sudanese Refugees in Minnesota. Boston,
Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon.
Melander, Goran and Peter Nobel. 1978. African Refugees and the Law. Stockholm: Almqvist
and Wiksell International.
Religion:
Babou, Cheikh Anta. 2002. "Brotherhood Solidarity, Education and Migration: The Role of the
Dahiras Among the Murid Muslim Community of New York." African Affairs, 101(403):
151-70.
D‟Alisera, JoAnn. 2001. “I Love Islam: Popular Religious Commodities, sites of Inscription, and
Transnational Sierra Leonean Identity.” Journal of Material Culture 6(1): 91-110.
_____. 2004. An Imagined Geography: Sierra Leonean Muslims in America. Philadelphia:
Penn Press.
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Diouf, Sylviane A. 2004. "The West African Paradox." Zahid H. Bukhari, Sulayman S. Niang,
Mumtaz Ahmad, and John L. Esposito, eds., Muslims' Place in the American Public
Square. Walnut Creek: AltaMira Press.
Gewertz, Ken. 2007. “Africans in U.S. Practice Range of Religions.” Harvard University Gazette,
April 5.
Olupona, Jacob and Regina Gemignani eds. 2007. African Immigrant Religions in America.
New York: New York University Press.
Stone, Emily. 2006. “Keeping the Faith in a New Land; Nigerian Immigrants Feel Right at Home
in Roger Park Church with Ties to Africa.” Chicago Tribune, October 6.
Research Methods:
Kamya, Hugo A. 1997. "African Immigrants in the United States: The Challenge for Research
and Practice." Social Work, 42(2): 154-65.
N‟Diaye, Diana Baird. 2001. New African Diasporic Communities in the United States:
Community Centered Approaches to Research and Presentation.” pp. 232-243 in
African Roots/ American Cultures: Africa in the Creation of the Americas. ed. Sheila S.
Walker. Roman & Littlefield.
Naturalization/ Civic Engagement in U.S.:
Bangura, Abdul Karim. 2004. "African Immigration and Naturalization in the United States from
1960 to 2002: A Quantitative Determination of the Morris or the Takougang
Hypothesis." Irinkerindo: A Journal of African Migration. 3:
http://www.africamigration.com/articles/bangura.html
Koumpilova, Mila. 2008. “American newcomers key to vote.” The Forum, October 26.
Socio - Economic Integration :
Abusharaf, Rogaia M. 1997. "Sudanese Migration to the New World:
Socio-Economic Characteristics." International Migration 35:513-536.
Amissah, Charles Kofi. 1994. "The Socio-Economic Achievement of Sub-Saharan African
Immigrants in the United States." Department of Sociology, University of Illinois, Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois.
Batalova, Jeanne and Michael Fix. 2008. Uneven Progress: The Employment Pathways of
Skilled Immigrants in the United States. With Peter A. Creticos. Washington, DC,
Migration Policy Institute.
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Bhave, Maya E. 2001. “ „Making It‟: The Social and Economic Experiences of Ethiopian
Immigrant women in Chicago.” Ph.D. Thesis. Department of Sociology, Loyola University
Chicago. Chicago, Illinois.
Bixler, Mark. 2001. " 'Hiring Chains' Give Newcomers a Link to Jobs." The Atlanta Constitution,
September 24.
Butcher, Kristin F. 1994. "Black Immigrants in the United States: A Comparison with Native
Blacks and Other Immigrants." Industrial and Labor Relations Review 47:265-284.
Day, Sherri. 2001. "Braiders Out of Africa with a World of Woes." The New York Times, May 18.
Diouf, Sylviane. 1997. "The Senegalese in New York: A Model Minority?" Black Renaissance,
Summer.
Djmaba, Yanyi K. 1999. "African Immigrants in the United States: A Socio-Demographic Profile
in Comparison to Native Blacks." Journal of Asian and African Studies, 34(2): 210-15.
Dodoo, F. Nii-Amoo. 1997. "Assimilation Differences among Africans in America." Social Forces
76(2):527-546.
Dodoo, Frances Nii-Amoo and Baffour K. Takyi. 2002. "Race and Earnings: Magnitude of
Difference Among African Americans." Ethnic and Racial Studies 25:913-941.
Hedges, Chris. 2001. "In Self-Storage Units Art Market Thrives." The New York Times, February
17.
Kposowa, Augustine J. 2002. "Human Capital and the Performance of African Immigrants in the
U.S. Labor Market." Western Journal of Black Studies. 26(3): 175-83.
Kugel, Seth. 2002. "Little Africa Flourishes, Fufu Flour and All." The New York Times, February
17.
Obiakor, Festus E., Sunday O. Obi, and Patrick Grant. 2000. "Foreign-Born African American
Males: Turning Barriers into Opportunities." Annals of the American Academy of Political
and Social Science 569:135-148.
Stoller, Paul. 1996. Spaces, Places and Fields: The Politics of West African Trading in New York
City‟s Informal Economy. American Anthropologist 98: 776-88.
Williams, Monte. 2001. "Bargain Braiders Battle for Heads." The New York Times, May 19.