Now on SPOTIFY: Podcast Series 'MESSENGERS with OYIZA' Season 3
Don't miss MESSENGERS: with Oyiza - Season 3 on SPOTIFY! Bringing together the rich flavors of Africa's peoples, places and issues.
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MESSENGERS: Bringing together the rich flavors of Africa's peoples, places and issues.
Podcast Series ‘Messengers with Oyiza’ on Spotify
‘MESSENGERS with Oyiza’ is an engaging interview TV/podcast series hosted by Nigerian journalist and producer Oyiza Adaba. Produced by Africa-Related and recorded remotely from New York and on location, the show blends relaxed conversations with interviews of selected guests who discuss topics about Africa for a global audience. The conversations aim to bridge divides, correct misconceptions, and spark positive discussion about Africa and its people. Each 30-minute episode features inspiring stories, creative graphics, video clips, and background reports. The series focuses on Africa's People, Places and Issues.
Season 3 Episodes:
EP 1: Beatrice Bee, Arthur, and Felivian - January 12, 2026
EP 2: Christopher Richards and Dean - January 19, 2026
EP 3: Nmadili Okwumabua - January 26, 2026
EP 4: Demas Nwoko - February 2, 2026
EP 5: Nnamdi Okonkwo - February 9, 2026
EP 6: Enos Nhlane Manthata - February 16, 2026
EP 7: Baba Ani - February 23, 2026
EP 8: Eedris Abdulkareem - March 2, 2026
EP 9: Amarachi Okafor - March 9, 2026
EP 10: Gasali Adeyemo - March 16, 2026
EP 11: Dede Mabiaku - March 23, 2026
EP 12: Lemi Ghariokwu - March 30, 2026
EP 13: Kofo Wonder - April 6, 2026
EP 14: Gogo Anyanwu - April 13, 2026
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Politics In Film: Are Black Stories Going Extinct In America?
The Harlem-based national nonprofit Black Public Media, from which Congress recalled $1.8 million of allocated federal funding last July, is making a pressing plea to the public for support this holiday season.
By Africa-Related, New York
Over the decades, Black Public Media has invested over $17 million in films and other stories and helped nurture the careers of many acclaimed documentary directors and other creatives.
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BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA MAKES URGENT GIVING TUESDAY PLEA
After losing $1.8 million in funding, national nonprofit asks the public to donate to ensure Black stories are never again subject to political whims
NEW YORK (November 18, 2025) — The Harlem-based national nonprofit Black Public Media, from which Congress snatched back $1.8 million of allocated federal funding last July, is making a pressing plea to the public for support this holiday season. The appeal is part of its grassroots plan to raise $9 million over the next two years from individual donors, as well as large contributions from foundations and corporations. BPM, which has funded popular documentary films and immersive media projects about the Black experience to the tune of $17 million since its founding in 1979, is asking people who care about the future of Black stories to make a donation by GivingTuesday (December 2).
The proceeds raised will fuel BPM’s Black Stories Production Fund, launched in response to the federal government’s recent defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. CPB, which was the largest supporter of BPM, is now winding down its operations.
“Public media is for every American, and every American should be reflected in its programs and documentaries,” said BPM Executive Director Leslie Fields-Cruz. “For nearly 50 years, Black Public Media has worked to ensure that fact. This year, the public needs to take a stand to ensure that Black stories are never again subject to the whims of politics.”
BPM is asking the public to donate as little as $5 or as significant a contribution as they wish at: https://secure.everyaction.com/IkFxVSdjX0qpQkceW1r27g2. It also invites foundations and other funders to support the Black Stories Production Fund. The Fund will ensure that films like The Inquisitor, the Barbara Jordan documentary scheduled to premiere in January 2026;Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed, Ailey; Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters, Daughters of the Dust, I Am Not Your Negro, Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes, Mr. Soul, When Claude Got Shot and hundreds more are able to come to public media and beyond.
The group has nurtured the careers of generations of filmmakers and creatives who have unearthed and brought Black stories to television screens, movie theaters and personal devices across the U.S.
BPM also supports the next generation of creative technologists in emerging media (e.g., virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and other new technologies), and works to connect them to opportunities and equipment to shape impactful immersive projects.
To find out more about BPM, visit blackpublicmedia.org or follow it on social media at: @blackpublicmedia (IG, FB, TikTok and LinkedIn).
“Public media is for every American, and every American should be reflected in its programs and documentaries. ”
ABOUT BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA:
Leslie Fields-Cruz BPM Executive Director. Photo credit Yekaterina Gyadu
Black Public Media supports the development of visionary content creators and distributes stories about the global Black experience to inspire a more equitable and inclusive future. For 45+ years, BPM has addressed the needs of unserved and underserved audiences. BPM-supported programs have won five Emmys, 10 Peabodys, five Anthem Awards, 14 Emmy nominations and an Oscar nomination. BPM continues to address historical, contemporary and systemic challenges that traditionally impede the development and distribution of Black stories.
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Press Release: Nigerian Center and Upwardly Global Partner to Expand Job Readiness Opportunities for Immigrants
Washington, DC — The Nigerian Center is proud to announce a new collaboration with Upwardly Global, a leading national nonprofit organization that helps skilled immigrants and refugees rebuild their careers in the United States. Together, the two organizations will host a virtual information session on Tuesday, May 28th at 6:30 p.m. EST, to introduce job readiness and employment resources for immigrants and offer referrals to the Nigerian Center’s legal and social services.
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Nigerian Center and Upwardly Global Partner to Expand Job Readiness Opportunities for Immigrants
Washington, DC — The Nigerian Center is proud to announce a new collaboration with Upwardly Global, a leading national nonprofit organization that helps skilled immigrants and refugees rebuild their careers in the United States. Together, the two organizations will host a virtual information session on Tuesday, May 28th at 6:30 p.m. EST, to introduce job readiness and employment resources for immigrants and offer referrals to the Nigerian Center’s legal and social services.
This partnership aims to provide immigrant professionals with tools and guidance to re-enter their fields of expertise, navigate the U.S. job market, and access wraparound legal services, including support with work authorization, immigration, and family-related matters.
“Our partnership with Upwardly Global comes at a critical time when many of our community members are seeking not just survival, but the opportunity to thrive. Through this collaboration, we’re bridging the gap between legal support and economic mobility by helping skilled immigrants take meaningful steps toward professional stability and long-term success.”
said Adejumoke Ojo, Program Director at the Nigerian Center.
During the virtual information session, participants will learn about Upwardly Global’s free job coaching, resume assistance, interview prep, and access to employer networks. The Nigerian Center will also provide information on legal aid services, including support with immigration cases, and related services that help to eliminate legal barriers to gainful employment.
“Upwardly Global’s free Career Coaching Program provides critical resources that empower immigrant and refugee job seekers as they navigate the U.S. job market. Through the coaching program, Upwardly Global works to bridge the gap between recently arrived newcomers (those who have been in the country for ten years or less) restarting their careers and employers in need of talent. Our access to these job seekers is enhanced through partnership with establishments like the Nigerian Center."
said Dr. Lillian Agbeyegbe, Program Director, Eastern Region at Upwardly Global.
To register, visit www.nigeriancenter.org/events/jobreadiness2025
For media inquiries, please contact: info@nigeriancenter.org
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The long-anticipated solo exhibition Ozioma Onuzulike:
The long-anticipated solo exhibition Ozioma Onuzulike: Who Knows Tomorrow opened to an enthusiastic audience yesterday, 14th March 2025, at the Marc Straus Gallery in New York.
The long-anticipated solo exhibition Ozioma Onuzulike: Who Knows Tomorrow opened to an enthusiastic audience yesterday, 14th March 2025, at the Marc Straus Gallery in New York.
In Ozioma Onuzulike’s workshop in Nsukka, Nigeria, the fiery core of the kiln is a crucible of radical transformation. Within this space, the artist experiments, explores, and forges a universal language - one without a name, yet shared across borders. Here, art transcends national divisions, creating dialogues that connect rather than divide. Using pigments from the UK, clay from Nigeria, and exhibiting in New York, Onuzulike’s work speaks in a boundless, cross- cultural discourse.
A major source of inspiration for Onuzulike’s work is his mentor and teacher, Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui, particularly his series of broken pots from the 1970s. Onuzulike extends these ideas to his art making; his process - cutting, smashing, and subjecting clay to violent force - mirrors historical ruptures, evoking war and colonial exploitation. Fire, both destructive and creative, is central to this narrative, transforming materials in an irreversible act of transmutation.
A recurring motif in Onuzulike’s work is the palm kernel, symbolising Africa’s extracted and discarded resources. Whether human or material, Africa has long been exploited without regard for ethics or sustainability. His work features palm kernel shells, both natural and clay-fabricated, together with glass, evoking Venetian trade beads historically used in transactions, including the transatlantic slave trade. Once a symbol of subjugation, these beads have re-emerged as markers of wealth and status - Onuzulike reclaims them, integrating the legacy of trade into contemporary cultural expression.
Deeply rooted in local traditions that have endured for centuries, Onuzulike draws inspiration from his surroundings, incorporating material and non-material heritage, from the intricate patterns of Kente and Babariga textiles to the impermanent lines of Uli design; from naming his works after figures of political and social significance to naming his heavy creations after types of clothing and armour - a purpose they can never serve. All of this informs his practice, adding layers of historical references and semiotic relationships that are evident not only in the forms and textures of his sculptures but also in their very names.
These themes can be seen in Royal Alkyabba, Onuzulike’s most ambitious work to date, a majestic large-scale cape comprised of over 35,000 individually cast ceramic pieces and palm kernels woven into a glorious tapestry. In another more playful work, FlaMboyant Armour for Femi Falana I, Onuzulike brings new colour, reverence, and humour to his oeuvre, naming the piece after Femi Falana, an important human rights activist in Nigeria, participating in a regional custom of naming children, fashion, and other acquisitions based on the circumstances of their birth or significant events of the time.
Onye ma echi—who knows tomorrow? This Igbo maxim echoes throughout Onuzulike’s work, embodying the unpredictability of history, identity, and transformation. Through ceramics, he navigates a complex web of associations, drawing on traditional practices of making, dressing, naming, and thinking to interrogate the shifting relationships between symbols and meaning. In a world of rapid political and environmental change, his work becomes a discourse on history and resilience, asking what is lost, what is reclaimed, and what the future might hold.
The gallery is proud to present Ozioma Onuzulike’s second solo exhibition in the United States. Onuzulike (b. 1972) is Professor of Ceramics and African Art History, and Director of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His solo exhibitions include Seed Yams Of Our Land at the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), Lagos, Nigeria (2019), along with a presentation of his poetry collection of the same title also published by the CCA. His works were included in the exhibition at the Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge, UK, arising from the [Re:]Entanglements research project led by Professor Paul Basu. Onuzulike is a fellow of the Civitella Ranieri Centre, Umbertide, Perugia, Italy, where he completed a residency under the UNESCO-ASCHBERG Bursary for Artists. He is a 2011 recipient of the African Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship Award from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and a 2010 Leventis Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of London Centre of African Studies, SOAS; and an alumnus of the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, USA. His work is represented in numerous important collections, including the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Lagos, Nigeria; Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK; Princeton University Museum, Princeton, NJ; The Design Museum, Munich, Germany; Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY; Donnersberg Collection, France.
Ozioma Onuzulike: Who Knows Tomorrow will remain open until April 26, 2025, at the Marc Straus Gallery, 57 Walker Street, New York, New York, 10013. You may follow the artist’s work on Instagram @ozioma.onuzulike.
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FINAL DAYS TO APPLY
NEW YORK — Black Public Media (BPM) has issued its 2024 open call for projects that center Black culture, characters, communities and concerns. A total of $175,000 will be awarded this year to U.S. documentary projects currently in pre-production, production or post-production, and intended for public media distribution. The 2024 submission portal (https://blackpublicmedia.org/for-media-makers/bpm-open-call/) is now open and closes on Monday, September 30, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Since its inception, BPM has invested more than $17 million toward iconic documentaries and emerging media projects about the global Black experience.
Black Public Media 2024 Open Call offers $175,000 in funding for Black stories
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BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA ISSUES OPEN CALL FOR BLACK STORIES
BPM to award a total of $175,000 in current round of funding
NEW YORK — Black Public Media (BPM) has issued its 2024 open call for projects that center Black culture, characters, communities and concerns. A total of $175,000 will be awarded this year to U.S. documentary projects currently in pre-production, production or post-production, and intended for public media distribution. The 2024 submission portal (https://blackpublicmedia.org/for-media-makers/bpm-open-call/) is now open and closes on Monday, September 30, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Since its inception, BPM has invested more than $17 million toward iconic documentaries and emerging media projects about the global Black experience.
This year BPM — a Harlem-based national media arts nonprofit that trains talented storytellers and funds and distributes their works — welcomes feature-length documentary projects in a range of formats, styles, subject matter and genres, including those that target specific viewers such as children and teen audiences. The projects should be compelling, nuanced stories that add the point of view, experiences and concerns of the Black communities to the larger public discourse.
Applicants must be the producer or director of the project with at least three years of professional producing and/or directing experience (or must have a senior producer attached to the project). The applicant must be able to complete the project within 18 months. Additional requirements can be found at: https://blackpublicmedia.org/for-media-makers/bpm-open-call/.
This fall, a panel of media professionals across the industry will evaluate the proposals in a two-tier review process that assesses the project idea and story, production readiness, production team, project budget and work sample. And in December, BPM will announce the five applicants who will receive a $5,000 stipend, an invitation to its talent development program and the opportunity to participate in PitchBLACK, the largest pitch competition for independent filmmakers and creative technologists developing new projects about the global Black experience. One of these projects will win a $150,000 PitchBLACK Award for a broadcast-length or feature project.
“Each year we are amazed to see the myriad, layered stories which are bubbling up from all corners of this country from such gifted creatives,” said BPM Executive Director Leslie Fields-Cruz. “We look forward to helping these makers bring their important work to American viewers.”
Prospective applicants may watch BPM’s virtual information session here: https://blackpublicmedia.org/for-media-makers/bpm-open-call/.
BPM’s 2024 Open Call is supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Netflix, the MacArthur Foundation, the Tarver Walls Foundation, Paramount+, the New York Community Trust, the Jerome Foundation, the Tides Foundation, Acton Family Giving and Gimlet.
For more information on Black Public Media, visit www.blackpublicmedia.org, or follow it on X (@BLKPublicMedia), Facebook (@BlackPublicMedia), Instagram (@blackpublicmedia) or TikTok (@black-public-media).
ABOUT BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA:
Black Public Media (BPM) supports the development of visionary content creators and distributes stories about the global Black experience to inspire a more equitable and inclusive future. For 45 years, BPM has addressed the needs of unserved and underserved audiences. BPM-supported programs have won five Emmys, 10 Peabodys, three Anthem Awards, 14 Emmy nominations and an Oscar nomination. BPM continues to address historical, contemporary, and systemic challenges that traditionally impede the development and distribution of Black stories. For more information, visit blackpublicmedia.org and follow BPM on Instagram and Facebook and @BLKPublicMedia on X.
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Studio Visit with Yifat Bezalel
Oyiza Adaba stops by artist Yifat Bezalel’s studio in Manhattan during her residency program in New York.
By Oyiza Adaba, New York
Oyiza Adaba visits artist from Israel Yifat Bezalel, at her Manhattan studio during her residency program in New York. The soft-spoken Bezalel is trained as a classical and academic artist, and over the years she has established her unique technique. In her work process she superimposes semi transparent pencil layers of figurative and realistic images creating surreal realms. Her works have often been described as having an ethereal quality to them.
Yifat Bezalel, a classically trained artist with her unique technique of superimposing semi transparent pencil layers. (Photo: Africa-Related)
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PHOTOS: THE DAILY NEWS BUILDING, New York
Oyiza Adaba captures a glimpse of the ground floor of the historic Daily News Building in midtown Manhattan.
By Oyiza Adaba, New York
The Daily News Building, also known as The News Building, is a skyscraper at 220 East 42nd Street in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The original building was designed by architects Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells in the Art Deco style, and was erected between 1928 and 1930.Wikipedia. Oyiza Adaba captures a glimpse of the ground floor of the historic Daily News Building in midtown Manhattan.
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Address: 220 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017
Floors: 36
Architects: Raymond Hood, John Mead Howells
Height: 476′
Opened: July 23, 1930
Source: Wikipedia
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Great Point Studios Host New York Women In Film & TV
New York Women In Film & Television (NYWIFT) held its annual member meeting on June 18, 2024 at Great PointStudios in Yonkers, NY. The networking event also introduced members to the 2024 candidates running for the 2024-25 NYWIFT Board elections.
By Oyiza Adaba
New York Women In Film & Television (NYWIFT) held its annual member meeting on June 18, 2024 at Great PointStudios in Yonkers, NY. The networking event also introduced members to the 2024 candidates running for the 2024-25 NYWIFT Board elections.
NYWIFT’s Meet The Candidates Night
New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) advocates for equality in the moving image industry and supports women in every stage of their careers. As the preeminent entertainment industry association for women in New York, NYWIFT energizes women by illuminating their achievements, presenting training and professional development programs, awarding scholarships and grants, and providing access to a supportive community of peers.
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Highlights Prof. El Anatsui Receives 2024 Doctor of Fine Arts From BARD COLLEGE
Highlights of BARD COLLEGE ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOURTH COMMENCEMENT
Bard College President Leon Botstein and the Bard College Board of Trustees honored Bard’s exceptional award recipients with Honorary Degrees including Prof. El Anatsui who was the recipient of the 2024 Doctor of Fine Arts
Ghanaian Sculptor, Prof. El Anatsui receiving the 2024 Doctor of Fine Arts at Bard College
Oyiza Adaba, New York
BARD COLLEGE ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOURTH COMMENCEMENT
Bard College held its 164th commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2024. Bard President Leon Botstein conferred 395 undergraduate degrees on the Class of 2024 and 229 graduate degrees. Bard also conferred 40 associate degrees from its microcolleges and Honorary Degrees to exceptional award recipients like Prof. El Anatsui, who was the received the 2024 Doctor of Fine Arts
The Ghanaian sculptor, who is known for his ground-breaking redefinition of sculptural installations that hang in the world’s most prestigeous museums, was in good company. Other recipients include Hollywood actress Rachael Weisz, David C. Banks chancellor of New York City Public Schools, Carla Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress and Imad Abu Kishek president of Al-Quds University (AQU).
Earth Scientist Naomi Oreskes delivered the 2024 Commencement Address, in which she addressed the difficulties of today’s world, and challenged young minds to finding a middle ground in resolving conflicts.
“It's an instinct for many of us to want to resolve contradictions. To conclude that Heidegger must be either a great thinker or a fascist—because how could he be both? To say that Locke, as a racist, cannot be an inspiration to us today. To insist that Schrodinger’s cat must be either alive or dead.”
“The world needs both speaking and listening. If no one spoke, there would be nothing to listen to. But if no one listens, then there isn’t much point in speaking. ”
Located in upstate New York town of Annandale-on-Hudson, Bard College is a liberal art institution that was founded as St. Stephen’s College in 1860. It was also home to the late Nobel Laureate Prof. Chinua Achebe from 1990 to 2009. The Nigerian author of the globally acclaimed novel “Things Fall Apart”, was the Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College.
The ceremony was accompanied by a Luncheon at the President’s residence, a tour of Achebe House, barbecue and fireworks..
Photos for President’s Luncheon, Commencement Ceremony and Tour of achebe house
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Photo Highlights DELA: North American Premiere at NYAFF31
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DELA: North American Premiere at NYAFF31
photos by John Oko Nyaku (Africa Photo Communications)
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DELA: North American Premiere at NYAFF31
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Community Pillars Of The South Bronx: Rev John & Pastor Felicia Udo-Okon
The Nigerian-born hosts, Rev. John and Rev. Felicia Udo-Okon have been serving the spiritual, physical and social needs of the underserved South Bronx community for over 20 years through their ministry Word of Life International. They conduct food pantry, social and medical outreach programs.
By Oyiza Adaba, New York
“Feeding Souls & Bodies” - Rev. John & Felicia Udo-Okon of Word of Life International in front of their South Bronx location in New York. (Photo by Africa-Related)
The Nigerian-born hosts, Rev. John and Rev. Felicia Udo-Okon have been serving the spiritual, physical and social needs of the underserved South Bronx community for over 20 years through their ministry Word of Life International. They conduct food pantry, social and medical outreach programs.
REV. JOHN UDO-OKON
Rev. (Dr.) John Udo-Okon is the Senior Pastor at Word Of Life Christian Fellowship International, Inc. , Bronx, New York and the Executive Director, Word Of Life International, Inc., a community outreach and development corporation based in the South Bronx of New York City. Rev. Udo-Okon together with his wife, Rev. Felicia Udo-Okon has devotedly worked with his congregation to fight hunger and poverty in New York City. Thousands of New Yorkers are served monthly at their program. He is an Executive Fellow, Class of 2007-2008 of the Nonprofit Leadership Development Institute of the United Way of New York City. In 2008, he completed Executive Leadership Certificate program at Support Center For Nonprofit Management, New York, New York. In 2010, Rev. Udo-Okon also completed the Mentoring Supervision Training with Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City. His organization, Word Of Life International, Inc. has become a beacon of hope in the Bronx continually finding ways to provide meaningful services that sustain lives and support independent and productive living.
REV. FELICIA UDO-OKON
Rev. (Mrs.) Felicia Udo-Okon serves as Co-pastor, Word Of Life Christian Fellowship International, Inc. and the Director Of Food and Fitness Program, Word Of Life International, Inc. For over 20 years, she has worked alongside her husband, Rev. (Dr.) John Udo-Okon in both the formation and development of the two organizations. Word of Life International, Inc. serves an average of 8,000 household members every month.
Rev. (Mrs.) Udo-Okon has contributed immensely and in various capacities to the mission and development of Word Of Life International Inc. She has consistently proved to be an enthusiastic worker and team leader who has initiated and participated in a number of initiatives that have greatly impacted the lives of our clients and community residents. The mission of Word Of Life International, Inc. is to provide short and long term support that enhances self-sufficiency to poor and low-income families especially women, children, veterans, the elderly, immigrants, and the unemployed in the South Bronx and its surrounding neighborhoods. Its program services include among others: Community Food Pantry, senior wellness program, fitness program, health outreach, nutrition training, benefit enrollment/ referrals, and youth development programs.
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Word Of Life Welcomes New York City Council Member Ritchie Torres
The youngest New York City Council member representing The Bronx recently visited The Word Of Life Christian Fellowship International. His mission was to connect to the community through the church, food pantry and social services
By Oyiza Adaba, New York
Council Member Ritchie Torres handing our food at Word of Life Int’l in the South Bronx. (Photo by Africa-Related)
The youngest New York City Council member representing The Bronx recently visited The Word Of Life Christian Fellowship International. His mission was to connect to the community through the church, food pantry and social services provided by the founders Rev John and Felicia Udo-Okon. During his visit, Torres distributed food produce provided by Fresh Direct, and spoke intermittently to the long tine of S. Bronx residents who gathered to meet him.
The Nigerian-born hosts, Rev. John and Rev. Felicia Udo-Okon have been serving the spiritual, physical and social needs of the community for over 20 years through their ministry, food pantry, social and medical outreach programs.
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South Bronx Food Pantry Becomes CitiBike's 1000th Location
The popular New York City transportation and leisure bike lending system rode into Word of Life with a small and socially distant fanfare and new graffiti mural unveiled by Bronx-based award-winning artist/muralist Andre Trenie
By Oyiza Adaba, New York
Citibike 1000th Location Opening Ceremony at Word of Life Int’l in the south Bronx. (Photo by Africa_Related)
The Word Of Life International founded by Rev. John & Felicia Udo-Okon put up a colorful welcoming to the South Bronx for Citi Bike, marking its 1000th site opening across the city. The popular New York City transportation and leisure bike lending system rode into Word of Life with a small and socially distant fanfare and new graffiti mural unveiled by Bronx-based award-winning artist and muralist Andre Trenier.
The bright and beautiful yellow, blue and green mural covering the entire building front is of the artist's wife riding a citibike.
Local City Council members, media and officials from Citibike were represented and spoke glowingly of the Ministry's immense contribution to the South Bronx community and beyond.
The Nigerian-born hosts, Rev. John and Rev. Felicia Udo-Okon have been serving the spiritual, physical and social needs of the community for over 20 years through their ministry, food pantry, social and medical outreach programs.
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