Skoto Gallery presents Selection 2010.
Skoto Gallery is located at 529 West 20th Street, 5thFL New York, NY 10011
Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11 AM – 6 PM
For more information: www.skotogallery.com 212.352.8058

I watched yesterday the Current TV’s Vanguard report titled Soccer’s Lost Boys (see trailer here) about scams affecting several thousands of young African soccer players who ended being abandoned, at various locations outside of their native countries, by illegitimate, mostly Africa-based agents, after the agents manage to collect steep fees from them just for a chance (read “a dream”) of playing for any pro soccer team outside of Africa, mainly in the Europe.

It was full of adventure, reunions
 and some frightening moments.
At the end of the trip in Ivory Coast, we found what paradise looks like! The beaches of Assinie are one of the most beautiful places in the world! We were able to play beach soccer and surf a bit.

On Friday March 26th, Over a thousand students from seven countries participated in a United Nations Youth Conference. The Conference, a webinar, was in observance of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

K’naan is a Canadian rapper from Somalia. His track, “Wavin’ Flag”, from his album “Troubadour”, was chosen as an official world cup anthem. Coca Cola, one of the corporate sponsors of the event, asked him to rewrite some lyrics of the song which they deemed to be not in keeping with their image. The offending lyrics goes as follows: “Somalia, a violent, poor people zone. People struggling, fighting to eat.”

NY African Film Festival
and
Human Rights Watch Film Festival
June 10-24, 2010

www.africanfilmny.org

FREE EVENTS:
Live Screening of World Cup Matches and Soccer Films at Paley Center for Media
June 11th – July 11th

Music * Dance * Picnic * Fair * Food & More
Claremont Park
July 18, 2010

Presented by African People Alliance, Inc. (APA)
Produced by AfrobeatRadio

NY African Film Festival 2010 Continues In May at BAMcinématek
17TH NEW YORK AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL AT THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Join us in celebrating the conclusion of the 17th New York African Film Festival at BAM, in conjunction with DanceAfrica. Come out for good music, good dance, good food and of course GOOD FILMS!

BAM Presents DanceAfrica 2010: African Rhythms/American Echoes, under the artistic direction of Chuck Davis. Celebratory Memorial Day Weekend tradition includes the DanceAfrica Bazaar, African films, master classes, and an art exhibition.
May 22–31, 2010
Brooklyn Academy of Music

Skoto Gallery is pleased to present As Time Goes By, a solo exhibition by the American artist Mary Frank, including a selection of encaustics, works on paper and photographs from the period 1960-2010. The reception is Thursday, May 13th, 6-8pm and the artist will be present.