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Remembering Dr. Melaku E. Bayen: Ethiopian Unsung Hero of Fascist Resistance in America

Posted by Markos
|Date: February 04, 2017

Remembering Dr. Melaku E. Bayen: Ethiopian Unsung Hero of Fascist Resistance in America

Dr. Melaku Bayen Few Ethiopians know that Dr. Melaku Bayen was the first Ethiopian to receive an American ...

Dr. Melaku Bayen Few Ethiopians know that Dr. Melaku Bayen was the first Ethiopian to receive an American college degree. And even fewer know of his tireless struggles in a foreign land against the F ...

February 04, 2017
| by Markos

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Far From Home, New York’s Ethiopian Jewish Community Celebrates Sigd

Posted by RasTsega
|Date: December 21, 2016

Far From Home, New York’s Ethiopian Jewish Community Celebrates Sigd

On Sunday evening, about 200 people were greeted at Manhattan’s Center for Jewish History by the sound of ...

On Sunday evening, about 200 people were greeted at Manhattan’s Center for Jewish History by the sound of a krar, an Ethiopian Jewish instrument that resembles a cross between a modern-day lyre and gu ...

December 21, 2016
| by RasTsega

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Ethiopia: Pianist-Composer Girma Yifrashewa to Perform at Ginny’s in New York

Posted by Markos
|Date: November 17, 2016

Ethiopia: Pianist-Composer Girma Yifrashewa to Perform at Ginny’s in New York

Ethiopian Pianist and Composer Girma Yifrashewa. (Courtesy photo) New York (TADIAS) — The acclaime ...

Ethiopian Pianist and Composer Girma Yifrashewa. (Courtesy photo) New York (TADIAS) — The acclaimed Ethiopian pianist and composer Girma Yifrashewa returns to New York City this month for a Tha ...

November 17, 2016
| by Markos

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Ethiopia lacks a model of leadership

Posted by RasTsega
|Date: September 07, 2016

Ethiopia lacks a model of leadership

In January, 2016, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom was nominated as Africa’s candidate for direc ...

In January, 2016, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom was nominated as Africa’s candidate for director general of the UN World Health Organization.Just this past week, former New York City mayor ...

September 07, 2016
| by RasTsega

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NAACP Wants Investigation Into Ethiopian American Attorney Abe Dabela’s Death

Posted by Addis
|Date: August 05, 2015

NAACP Wants Investigation Into Ethiopian American Attorney Abe Dabela’s Death

Ethiopian American Attorney Gugsa Abraham ‘Abe’ Dabela died on April 5, 2014, at the age of 35, less than ...

Ethiopian American Attorney Gugsa Abraham ‘Abe’ Dabela died on April 5, 2014, at the age of 35, less than two miles from his house in Redding, Connecticut, but many questions remain surrounding his de ...

August 05, 2015
| by Addis

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Carter Center Announces 126 Cases of Guinea Worm Disease Remain Worldwide

Posted by Markos
|Date: January 12, 2015

Carter Center Announces 126 Cases of Guinea Worm Disease Remain Worldwide

New York — The Carter Center announced today that 126 Guinea worm cases were reported worldwide in 2014. ...

New York — The Carter Center announced today that 126 Guinea worm cases were reported worldwide in 2014. These provisional numbers, reported by ministries of health in the remaining four endemic natio ...

January 12, 2015
| by Markos

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#RealTravel: One Woman’s Journey to Ethiopia to Find her Son

Posted by Markos
|Date: June 10, 2014

#RealTravel: One Woman’s Journey to Ethiopia to Find her Son

In 2011, Circe Hamilton, a British photographer who lives in New York City, got the news she’d been waiti ...

In 2011, Circe Hamilton, a British photographer who lives in New York City, got the news she’d been waiting two years to hear: she’d been approved to adopt a child from Ethiopia. That June she flew to ...

June 10, 2014
| by Markos

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