african community resource guide

UNITED AFRICAN ORGANIZATION – Illinois African Community Resource Guide: 2010

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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

[email protected]

www.benineseofillinois.org

Cameroonian Brothers Association (CABAC)

Contact: Adele Massimb (president)

P.O.Box 408849

Chicago, IL 60640

(847) 361-3103

[email protected]

www.cabacusa.org/

Caribbean Association of Midwest America

7547 N Rogers Ave.

Chicago, IL 60626

(773) 907-4792

Fax: (773) 907-4829

[email protected]

www.caribeilanz.com

Congolese Community (Brazzaville)

Contact: Ahmed Donatien

(773) 663-7145

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

Ivory Coast Community Association

Contact: Etty Labibi

(847) 848-6710

[email protected]

United Kenyans of Chicago

1111 N. Wells St., Suite 404

Chicago, IL 60610

(312) 635-1785

[email protected]

www.chicagokenyans.org

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.benineseofillinois.org/


http://www.cabacusa.org/

http://www.caribeilan3.com/



http://www.congochicago.org/


http://www.ecachicago.org/

http://www.ghananationalcouncil.org/









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Organization of the Liberian Community

Contact: Mohammad Toure

Ph: (708) 250-4223

[email protected]

http://www.libci.org/

Maghreb Association of North America

(MANA)

P.O. Box 4983

Chicago, IL 60680

(773) 407-5642

[email protected]

http://www.manachicago.com/

Malian Community Association

Contact: Kebe Bousseye

1759 W. 95th

Chicago, IL 60643

(312) 890-5921

Malawian Community

Contact: Dalitso Sulamoyo

[email protected]

Nigerian Community of Chicagoland

Contact: David Olupitan

(773) 651-9098

Rwandan Community Association

Contact: Olivier Kamanzi

(773) 807-7956

[email protected]

Senegalese Community Association

Contact: Chiekh Balla Samb

(773) 408-6270 or

(773) 240-1285

[email protected]

Sierra Leone Community Association of

Chicago

3424 S. State, #3C8-1

Chicago, IL 60616

Contact: Andrew Koroma

(630) 220-3308

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

www.ametoco.org

Ugandan Community Association

Contact: Father John Mukasa-Ssebaana

(708) 539-3208

[email protected]

Association of Zimbabweans in Chicago

Contact: Coco Ndlovu

(773) 220-2045

[email protected]


http://www.libci.org/


http://www.manachicago.com/





http://www.slcac.org/


http://www.sudaneseofillinois.org/

http://www.tanzaniamidwestusa.org/


http://www.ametoco.org/






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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

[email protected]

www.akugbeoretinchicago.org

African Women Association

2051 E. 79th St.

Chicago, IL 60649

Contact: Henriette Negri (President)

(773) 220-6771

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

American Friends Services Committee

Great Lakes Regional Office

637 S. Dearborn, Suite 3

Chicago, IL 60605

Ph: (312) 427-2533

Fax: (312) 427-4171

[email protected]

Amnesty International Midwest Regional

Office

53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 731

Chicago, IL 60604

Ph: (312) 427-2060

Fax: (312) 427-2589

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

[email protected]

Exodus World Service

109 Fairfield Way, #101

Bloomingdale, IL 60108

Ph: (630) 307-1400

Fax: (630) 307-1430

www.e-w-s.org/


http://www.akugbeoretinchicago.org/





http://www.catholiccharities.net/

http://www.caaaelii.org/

http://www.globalallianceafrica.org/

http://www.continentalacc.org/



http://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

[email protected]

www.africanhumanservices.org

Egbe Omo Yuroba of Greater Chicago

2401 E 97th Street

Chicago. IL. 60617

Contact: Abiola Popoola

(773) 641-2367

[email protected]

Global Alliance for Africa

703 W. Monroe St.

Chicago, IL 60661

Ph: (312) 382-0607

Fax: (312) 382-8850

[email protected]

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)


Chicago, IL 60640

Ph: (773) 989-5647

Fax: (773) 989-0484

www.irim.org

Sunlight African Community Center (SACC)


Chicago, IL, 60640

Ph: (773) 506-8061

Fax: (773) 506-3847

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

www.uniteafricans.org

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

www.sharecircle.org


http://www.africanhumanservices.org/


http://www.heartlandalliance.org/

http://www.icirr.org/

http://www.irim.org/



http://www.uniteafricans.org/


http://panafricanassociation.org/


http://www.sharecircle.org/




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Umu Igbo Alliance of Chicago

Contact: Ngozi Enyia

773-225-9105


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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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]

[email protected]

Liberian Consulate

Contact: Alexander Gbayee, Honorary

Consul General

7342 S. Bennett Ave.

Chicago, IL 60649

(773) 643-8635

(773) 643-8897 [fax]

[email protected]

www.liberianconsulatechicago.com



http://www.chicago1.wr.org/


http://www.eg2002.net/

http://www.southafricachicago.com/



http://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

[email protected]

http://www.algeria-us.org/

Embassy of The Republic of Angola

2100-2108 16th St. NW


Ph: (202) 785-1156

Fax: (202) 785-1258

[email protected]

http://www.angola.org/

Embassy of The Republic of Benin

2124 Kalorama Rd. NW


Ph: (202) 232-6656

Fax: (202) 265-1996

[email protected]

http://www.beninembassy.us/

Embassy of The Republic of Botswana

1531-1533 New Hampshire Ave. NW


Ph: (202) 244-4990

Fax: (202) 244-4164

http://www.botswanaembassy.org/

Embassy of Burkina Faso

2340 Massachusetts Ave. NW


Ph: (202) 332-5577

Fax: (202) 667-1882

[email protected]

http://www.burkinaembassy-usa.org/

Embassy of The Republic of Burundi

2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 212


Ph: (202) 342-2574

Fax: (202) 342-2578


URL: http://www.burundiembassy-usa.org/

Embassy of The Republic of Cameroon



Ph: (202) 265-8790

Fax: (202) 387-3826

http://www.ambacam-usa.org/

Embassy of The Republic of Cape Verde



Ph: (202) 965-6820

Fax: (202) 965-1207

Embassy of Central African Republic

1618 22nd St. NW


Ph: (202) 483-7800

Fax: (202) 332-9893

Embassy of The Republic of Chad

2002 R St NW


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


http://www.algeria-us.org/


http://www.angola.org/


http://www.beninembassy.us/

http://www.botswanaembassy.org/


http://www.burkinaembassy-usa.org/


http://www.burundiembassy-usa.org/

http://www.ambacam-usa.org/




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Embassy of The Democratic Republic of

Congo

1726 M St NW, Suite 601


Ph: (202) 234-7690

Fax: (202) 234-2609

Embassy of The Republic of the Congo

4891 Colorado Ave. NW


Ph: (202) 726-5500

Fax: (202) 726-1860

Embassy of The Republic of Cote D‟Ivoire



Ph: (202) 797-0300

Fax: (202) 462-9444

Embassy of The Republic of Djibouti

1156 15th St NW, Suite 515


Ph: (202) 331-0270

Fax: (202) 331 -0302

Embassy of The Arab Republic of Egypt

3521 International Ct. NW


Ph: (202) 895-5400

Fax: (202) 244-4319

http://www.egyptembassy.net

Embassy of The Republic of Equatorial

Guinea

2020 16th St. NW


Ph: (202) 518-5700

Fax: (202) 518-5252

[email protected]

Embassy of The State of Eritrea

1708 New Hampshire Ave. NW


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

[email protected]

www.ethiopianembassy.org

Embassy of Gabon

2034 20th St. NW, Suite 200


Ph: (202) 797-1000

Fax: (202) 332-0668

Embassy of The Gambia

1424 K Street, NW Suite 600


Ph: (202) 785-1379, 1399, 1425

Fax: (202) 785-1430

http://www.gambiaembassy.us/

Embassy of Ghana

3512 International Dr. NW


Ph: (202) 686-4520 to 4526

Fax: (202) 686-4527

[email protected]

http://www.ghanaembassy.org

Embassy of The Republic of Guinea

2112 Leroy Pl. NW


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


Ph: (202) 387-6101

Fax: (202) 462-3829

http://www.kenyaembassy.com

http://www.egyptembassy.net/


http://www.embassyeritrea.org/


http://www.ethiopianembassy.org/

http://www.gambiaembassy.us/


http://www.ghanaembassy.org/

http://www.kenyaembassy.com/




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Embassy of The Kingdom of Lesotho



Ph: (202) 797-5533

Fax: (202) 234-6815

[email protected]

www.lesothoemb-usa.gov

Embassy of The Republic of Liberia

5201 16th St. NW


Ph: (202) 723-0437

Fax: (202) 723-0436

www.liberianembassyus.org

Embassy of The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

2600 Virginia Ave. NW, Suite 711


Ph: (202) 944-9601

Fax: (202) 944-9606

[email protected]

www.libyanbureau-dc.org

Embassy of The Republic of Madagascar



Ph: (202) 265-5525

Fax: (202) 265-3034

[email protected]

www.madagascar-consulate.org

Embassy of Malawi

1029 Vermont Ave, N.W #1000


Ph: (202) 721-0270

Fax: (202) 721-0288

www.malawiembassy-dc.org

Embassy of The Republic of Mali

2130 R St. NW


Ph: (202) 332-2249

Fax: (202) 332-6603

[email protected]

http://www.maliembassy.us

Embassy of The Islamic Republic of

Mauritania

2129 Leroy Pl. NW


Ph: (202) 232-5700

Fax: (202) 319-2623

[email protected]

http://www.mauritaniaembassy.us/

Embassy of The Kingdom of Morocco

1601 21st ST. NW


Ph: (202) 462-7979

Fax: (202) 457-0012

http://dcusa.themoroccanembassy.com/

Embassy of The Republic of Mozambique

1525 New Hampshire


Ph: (202) 293-7146

Fax: (202) 835-0245

[email protected]

http://www.embamoc-usa.org/

Embassy of Namibia

1605 New Hampshire Avenue, NW


tel: (202) 986-0540

fax: (202) 986-0443

[email protected]

Embassy of The Republic of Niger

2204 R St. NW


Ph: (202) 483-4224

Fax: (202) 483-3169

[email protected]

Embassy of The Federal Republic of Nigeria

3519 International Ct. NW


Ph: (202) 986-8400

Fax: (202) 362-6541

http://www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/


http://www.lesothoemb-usa.gov/

http://www.liberianembassyus.org/


http://www.libyanbureau-dc.org/


http://www.madagascar-consulate.org/

http://www.malawiembassy-dc.org/


http://www.maliembassy.us/new_site/default.htm


http://mauritania-usa.org/newsite/index.htm

http://dcusa.themoroccanembassy.com/


http://www.embamoc-usa.org/



http://www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/




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Embassy of The Republic of Rwanda



Ph: (202) 232-2882

Fax: (202) 232-4544

http://www.rwandaembassy.org/

Embassy of Sao Tome and Principe

1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 300


Ph: (202) 775-2075

Fax: (202) 775-2077

[email protected]

Embassy of The Republic of Senegal

2112 Wyoming Ave. NW


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

[email protected]

Embassy of Sierra Leone

1701 19th St. NW


Ph: (202) 939-9261

Fax: (202) 483-1793

http://www.embassyofsierraleone.org/

Embassy of The Republic of South Africa



Ph: (202) 232-4400

Fax: (202)265-1607

[email protected]

www.saembassy.org

Embassy of The Republic of the Sudan



Ph: (202) 338-8565

Fax: (202) 667-2406

[email protected]

http://www.sudanembassy.org/

Embassy of The United Republic of

Tanzania

2139 R St. NW


Ph: (202) 939-6125 or (202) 884-1080

Fax: (202) 797-7408

http://www.tanzaniaembassy-us.org/

Embassy of The Republic of Togo



Ph: (202) 234-4212

Fax: (202) 232-3190

[email protected]

www.visatogoabroad.com

Embassy of Tunisia



Ph: (202) 862-1850

Fax: (202) 862-1858

Embassy of The Republic of Uganda

5911 16th St. NW


Ph: (202) 726-7100

Fax: (202) 726-1727

http://www.ugandaembassy.com/

Embassy of The Republic of Zambia



Ph: (202) 265-9717

Fax: (202) 332-0826

[email protected]

http://www.zambiaembassy.org/

http://www.rwandaembassy.org/



http://www.embassyofsierraleone.org/


http://www.saembassy.org/


http://www.sudanembassy.org/

http://www.tanzaniaembassy-us.org/


http://www.visatogoabroad.com/

http://www.ugandaembassy.com/


http://www.zambiaembassy.org/




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Embassy of Republic of Zimbabwe



Ph: (202) 332-7100

Fax: (202) 483-9326

[email protected]

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/


http://www.zimbabwe-embassy.us/

http://www.africancommunityumc.org/

http://www.bwec.org/

http://csmovementchurchusa.org/districts/chicago/chicago2.htm

http://csmovementchurchusa.org/districts/chicago/chicago2.htm

http://www.ghanaian25.adventistchurchconnect.org/

http://www.ghanaian25.adventistchurchconnect.org/




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Christ Apostolic Church

Pastor: Dr. Joshua Owoey

8157 S. Exchange Ave.

Chicago, IL 60617

(773) 721-2119

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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


http://www.cacchicago.com/links.asp


http://www.christoasis.org/

http://www.jesushouse.org/

http://www.schekinaglory.org/

http://www.stpaulsbylake.org/

http://www.asaintsabina.org/


http://www.wefc.org/pages.asp?pageid=270

http://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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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

http://www.bethshalombz.org/


http://www.alism.org/


http://www.ciogc.org/

http://www.mccchicago.org/





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ART & CULTURE

Abiola Art Gallery

1647 Shirley Dr.

Calumet City, IL 60409

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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


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/


http://www.africainternationalhouse.org/

http://africanartandobjects.com/


http://www.cassiopeiaonline.com/

http://www.congosquaretheatre.org/


http://echoesofsouthernafrica.org/

http://www.etacreativearts.org/



http://www.muntu.com/

http://www.nicolegallery.com/

http://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]

[email protected]

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

http://www.dusablemuseum.org/

http://www.africainternationalhouse.org/

http://www.ghananationalcouncil.org/

http://www.oldtownschool.org/

http://www.topdonn.com/

http://www.musambacine.com/


http://www.dis-productions.com/

http://www.martinsinterculture.com/

http://www.wildharemusic.com/




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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

[email protected]

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

http://www.klaypot.com/

http://www.andalous.com/Home.asp

http://www.couscousrestaurant.com/


http://www.marrakechcuisine.com/

http://www.demeraethiopianrestaurant.com/

http://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


Chicago, IL 60617

(773) 933-7023

http://www.lalibelaonline.com/

http://www.rasdashenchicago.com/

http://www.royalcoffeechicago.com/

http://www.graceafrican.com/

http://bolatafricanrestaurant.com/




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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]

[email protected]

www.aboasaintmarket.com

Chika International Food Market #1

522 E. Boughton Rd.

Bolingbrook, IL 60440

(630) 739-7799

Kukulu Market

Ethiopian Specialties


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


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

[email protected]

Homeland Food Market

6046 N Broadway St.

Chicago, IL 60660

(773) 973-1445


http://www.aboasaintmarket.com/

http://www.abstractpublishing.com/gourmet/[email protected]




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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]

[email protected]

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]

[email protected]

http://www.goldencountry.com/

La Fruitería

8909 S. Commercial Ave,

Chicago, IL 60617

(773) 768-4969

(773) 768-0734 [fax]

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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/

http://www.asafocorporation.com/

http://www.goldencountry.com/

http://www.lafruteria.net/


http://www.afriware.net/

http://www.afrobookstore.com/

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]

[email protected]

www.kayraimports.com

Marrakech Treasures

Interior Design/ Home Decor

5416 N Clark St.

Chicago, IL 60640

(773) 271-2930

[email protected]

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


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


Chicago, IL 60613

(773) 348-8527

Hanshaw Custom Tailoring


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


http://www.kayraimports.com/


http://www.marrakechtreasures.net/

http://www.djennecollection.com/




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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

[email protected]

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


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


Chicago, IL 60640

(773) 769-1966

http://www.niioti.com/


http://www.buyinks.us/




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First Impression Salon


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

[email protected]

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


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


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


Chicago, IL 60651

(773) 227-9940

B‟S African Hair Braiding


Chicago, IL 60651

(773) 626-9007

Blandine African Hair Braiding


Chicago, IL 60651

(773) 252-9792

Dee African Hair Braiding

4129 W. Madison St.

Chicago, IL 60624

(773) 722-0921

Diallo African Hair Braiding


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


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


Chicago, IL 60617

(773) 768-7969

Chatto

102 E. Oak St.

Chicago IL, 60610

(312) 640-0003

[email protected]

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

[email protected]


http://www.chatto.com/

http://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


Chicago, IL 60640

Contact: John Henry Assabill

Office: (773) 271-0163

Fax: (773) 271-0335

Metro Jet


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

[email protected]

SEED Travel Services

1449 E. 72nd Street

Chicago, IL 60619

Contact: Symon G. Ogeto (CEO)

Ph: (312) 371-3064

Fax: (773) 855-8216

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

World Express Travel

Contact: Charlotte Lukobo

7366 N. Lincoln Ave., Suite 200

Lincolnwood, IL 60712

(847) 677-6600

(847) 677-7733

[email protected]

www.worldexptravelonline.com

Yemegeta Travel Adventures

817 W. Superior Ave. Suite #1

Chicago, IL 60622

(101) 515-8000

www.Yemgeta.com

http://www.alientravel.com/


http://www.seedchicago.com/



http://www.worldexptravelonline.com/

http://www.yemgeta.com/




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HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

Dentists:

Mamdouh Attalla, DDS

Stony Island Dental


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.


(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

http://www.nuwayone.com/HOME.html




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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

[email protected]

Computer Tech:

GoldenBoy Inc. (Computer repair & Network

Specialist)

Contact: Eric Afari

(312 969 9222)

[email protected]

http://www.sankofalounge.com

B-Tech Support

Contact: S. Bobby Dagnon

204 W. Hills St., #2

Chicago, IL 60610

(414) 232-6998

[email protected]

www.btechsupport.com

CFAO Technical Services

Computer Sales and Services

1824 W. 95th St.

Chicago, IL 60643

Contact: Chris

(773) 429-0020

[email protected]

[email protected]

MAS Computer Services

(PC Hardware/ Software installation,

diagnostic, configuration, repair, etc.)

Contact: Sam

(773) 412-3708

[email protected]

Rotog Inc. (Business and Technology

Consulting)

Contact: Rotomi Ogunsuyi

7238 N. Claremont

Chicago, IL 60645

(773) 465-5902

Fax: (773) 465-4995

[email protected]

www.rotog.com

Financial:

American Dream Mortgage Corp II

Contact: Vivian K. Achaempong

(312) 420-8308

Fax: (312) 276-8863

[email protected] or

[email protected]

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


(312) 493-2357

[email protected]

www.dciltd.com



http://www.sankofalounge.com/


http://www.btechsupport.com/





http://www.rotog.com/

mailto:[email protected]%20or%[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]%20or%[email protected]

http://www.americandream2.com/

http://www.dahabshil.com/


http://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


(815) 730-0702 [office]

(815) 409-2720 [mobile]

[email protected]

Offin & Associates, Inc.

Accountants & Tax Consultants

Main office:

643 N. Hillcrest

P. O. Box 1749


(630) 759-7803

Subsidiary Office:

1608 W. Belmont, #201

Chicago, IL 60613

(773) 525-2281

(773) 525-2327 [fax]

[email protected]

http://www.offin.biz/index.htm

Osaghae & Associates

Certified Public Accountants

Contact: Vincent Osaghae, CPA, CIA, MBA


Chicago, IL 60643

(773) 881-8080

(773) 881-1188 [fax]

[email protected]

www.osaghae.com

Philip Achusim, FCA, CPA

8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 2020

Chicago, IL 60603

(312) 263-3775

www.Philipachusim.taxwisepartner.com

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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


Chicago, IL 60643

(773) 779 -9924

[email protected]

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)

[email protected]

www.aflac.com/


http://www.offin.biz/index.htm


http://www.osaghae.com/

http://www.philipachusim.taxwisepartner.com/



http://www.allstate.com/akalejaiye


http://www.jkinsagency.com/


http://www.aflac.com/




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OA Insurance & Financial Group, Inc.

(Life, Health, Auto & Annuity)

Contact: Olayiwol Akande

330 Columbine Ct,


(815) 302-6113 [cell]

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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]

[email protected]

Kontoh, Scott & Associates, P.C.

Contact: Anita Kontoh Scott, JD

260 S. Schmidt Rd.


(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

[email protected]

www.mayerbrown.com

Otubusin & Associates, P.C.

77 W. Washington, Suite 1204

Chicago, IL 60602

(312) 251-1480

[email protected]



http://www.eberelaw.com/



http://www.kontohscott.com/

http://www.lanreamu.com/


http://www.mayerbrown.com/





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Martial Arts:

Mental Karate

(Program to improve student achievement)

Contact: Mawi Asgedom, President

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

www.samesosanetwork.com

Shore Drive Realty, Inc.

4343 N. Clarendon Ave., Suite #104-1

Chicago, IL 60613

(773) 348-7600

(312) 375-1986 [cell]

[email protected]

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]

[email protected]

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]

[email protected]

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


http://www.mentalkarate.com/


http://www.samesosanetwork.com/


http://www.lsdrealty.com/



http://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

[email protected]

Public Health & Health Policy:

Titilayo Abiona, MD, FMCPH


HIV/AIDS Research and Policy Institute

9501 S. King Dr. BHS 408

Chicago ILUSA

60628

[email protected]

Adedeji S. Adefuye, MD, MPH, FRIPH

Director, HIV/AIDS Research & Policy

Institute (HARPI)


Department of Health Studies

9501 S. King Dr. (BHS 607)

Chicago, IL 60628

(773) 995-2046

[email protected]

Akinmoladun Tunde, PhD

Associate Professor, Health sciences



9501 S. King Dr. (BHS 607)

Chicago, IL 60628

(773) 995-3287

[email protected]

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


(312) 996-5955

[email protected]

William Ebomoyi, PhD

Professor, Health Studies



9501 S. King Dr. (BHS 607)

Chicago, IL 60628

(773) 995-2527

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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


College of Business

9501 S. King Dr. (BHS 601)

Chicago, IL 60628

(773) 995-3938

(773) 995-3601

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

Bekisizwe Ndimande, PhD

(Politics of curriculum, Policies and

practices in post-apartheid desegregated

schools)

Assistant Professor, Curriculum &

Instruction


College of Education

315 Education Building

1310 S. 6th St. MC 708

Champaign, IL 61820

(217) 244-5556

[email protected]

Dr. Emma Theuri

County Extension Director

University of Illinois Extension

Will County Unit

100 Manhattan Rd.

Joliet, IL 60433

(815) 727-9296

[email protected]

www.extension.uiuc.edu/will

Foreign Languages/ Linguistics:

Dr. Eyamba G Bokamba

Professor of Linguistics

Director, Program in African Languages (PAL)


Department of Linguistics

4080 Foreign Language Building

707 S Mathews Avenue, MC-168

Urbana, IL 61801

(217) 333-3563

[email protected]

Dr. Khadija Bounou

French

Loyola University Chicago

Department of Modern Languages and

Literatures

Dame Hall, Room 305


Chicago, IL 60626

(773) 508-2861

[email protected]

Dr. Evans Mwangi

Assistant Professor of English

Northwestern University

1897 Sheridan Rd

Chicago, IL 60208

English Department

Office UH 326

(847) 091-3529 [Office]

[email protected]


http://www.csu.edu/sbdc




http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/will







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Dr. Peter Otiato Ojiambo

Lecturer, Swahili Language Coordinator


Department of Linguistics

4080 Foreign Language Building

707 S Mathews Avenue, MC-168

Urbana, IL 61801

(217) 333-3563

[email protected]

Humanities:

Literature/ Oral Traditions/ Poetry:

Waïl Hassan, PhD

(Modern Arabic, Anglophone and

Francophone literatures)

Associate Professor, Comparative and

World Literature


3072 Foreign Languages Building,

MC-160

707 S. Mathews Ave

Urbana, IL 61801

(217) 333-4987

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

Martin M. Uwodi PhD

Humanities department

Wright College

4300 N. Narragansett Ave.

Chicago, Illinois 60634-4229

Ph: (773) 481-8368


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

[email protected]

www.govst.edu/library/nguessan

Dr. Patricia Ogedengbe

Librarian of Africana

University Library


1970 Campus Drive

Evanston, IL 60208-2300

(847) 491-2936

[email protected]

Mathematics:

Aboubacar Sidy-Sow

Harold Washington College

30 E. Lake St. #730

Chicago, IL 60601

(312) 553-3411

[email protected]





http://www.govst.edu/library/nguessan






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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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

Religion:

M. Sani Umar, PhD

Associate Professor of Religion

Director – Institute for the Study of Islamic

Thought in Africa (ISITA)


Program of African Studies

620 Library Place

Evanston, IL 60208

(847) 467-0692

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

Dr. Theodora Ayot

North Park University

History Department

3225 West Foster Ave.


(773) 244-5744

[email protected]

Ismael M. Montana

Assistant Professor of History

Northern Illinois University

Department of History

DeKalb, IL 60115-2893

(815) 753 8420

[email protected]

Or

[email protected]

Saidou Mohamed N‟Daou, PhD

Associate Professor of History,


William Science Building, Room 315

9501 South King Drive,

Chicago, IL 60628

(773) 995-2973

[email protected]












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Ogenga Otunnu, PhD

(African History, Immigration and Refugee

Studies)

Association Professor

DePaul University

Department of History

2320 N. Kenmore Ave.


(773) 325-1555

[email protected]

Geography:

Ezekiel Kalipeni, PhD

(Medical Geography, Population Studies,

Environmental Issues, Health Care, Africa)

Professor of Geography and African Studies


Department of Geography

220 Davenport Hall, MC-150,

607 South Mathews Ave.

Urbana, IL 61801

(217) 333-1880

[email protected]

Sociology:

Abu Bakarr Bah, PhD

Associate Professor


Department of Sociology

DeKalb, IL 60115-2854

(815) 753-6427

(815) 753-0365

[email protected]

Anthropology:

Chapurukha M. Kusimba

Curator of Anthropology

The Field Museum

1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.


(312) 922-9410 [main]

[email protected]

Political Science:

Clement Eme Adibe, PhD

Associate Professor

DePaul University

Department of Political Science

990 W. Fullerton, Suite #2200

Chicago, IL 60614

(773) 325-1981

[email protected]

fvr fvg Joseph K. Hoereth

Associate Director

Institute of Policy and Civic Engagement

(MC 097)

UIC (University of Illinois at Chicago)

1253 S. Halsted Street, Room 310

Chicago, IL 60607

Ph: (312) 355-0096

Fax: (312) 355-0545

[email protected]

Edward Kasule, PhD

[#1] Full-Time Instructor

Northeastern Illinois University

Department of Political Science

5500 N. St. Louis Ave. CLS 2069

Chicago, IL 60625

[email protected]

[#2] Adjunct Faculty

Harry S Truman College

1145 West Wilson Ave.

Chicago, IL 60640

(773) 907-4739

[email protected]












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STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS

African Student Organization

Illinois Institute of Technology

Soji Denloye (president)

3300 South Federal Street


(312) 567-3000

[email protected]

www.iit.edu/~aso/

African Student Alliance

Loyola University Chicago

President: Afia Ohemeng

[email protected]

Department of Student Diversity and

Multicultural Affairs

1125 W. Loyola Ave. Mertz 200

Chicago, IL 60626

(773) 508-3909

(773) 508-3895 [fax]

[email protected]

Northeastern University African Students

Organization (NASO)

Northeastern University

240 (suite C1) Curry Student Center (CSC)

President: Bethel Alemu

360 Huntington Ave.,

Boston, MA 02115

(617) 373-8181

[email protected]

www.naso.neu.edu

African Student Association


President: Ishema Ebringah


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Co-president: Ama M. Appenteng

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President: Brigitte Githiriji

Contact Connie Peterson-Miller

Phone: (574) 631-3825

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African Student Council

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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International student council:

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University of Chicago

Judith Kituku – President

[email protected]

Jennifer Kennedy – Advisor

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University of Illinois at 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.

http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/





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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.

http://www.inmotionaame.org/migrations/landing.cfm?migration=13

http://www.afsc.org/AfricaLifeOverDebt/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/59154

http://www.africaresource.com/content/view/63/217/




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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.

http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=97

http://www.africamigration.com/

http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/MotsPluriels/MP2002wjt.html




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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.

http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/index.php?content=pr0503b

http://www.prb.org/pdf07/62.4immigration.pdf

http://mumford1.dyndns.org/cen2000/BlackWhite/BlackDiversityReport/black-diversity01.htm

http://mumford1.dyndns.org/cen2000/BlackWhite/BlackDiversityReport/black-diversity01.htm




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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.


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.

http://www.prb.org/pdf07/62.4immigration.pdf


http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?ID=147

http://www.cal.org/co/publications/




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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.

http://www.africamigration.com/articles/bangura.html




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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.