Refugee & Immigration Issues Impacting Africans

Erku Yimer-Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago and Sioban Albiol, J.D., DePaul Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic discuss refugee and immigration issues at the 8th annual Chicago African Summit.

Preventive Care & Overcoming Barriers to Care

Yaw A. Peprah, MPH, University of Chicago and Margaret Okodua, PhD, talk about health issues at the 8th annual Chicago African Summit.

Refugee & Immigration Issues Impacting Africans

Chimaobi Enyia, IL Department of Central Management Services, Tyrone McGowan, ACCION Chicago and Godfrey Chinomona, Axectic Consulting discuss opportunities for small business at the 8th annual Chicago African Summit.

Africans thrive in Chicago’s South Side

CNN’s Inside Africa explores how Chicago’s South Side is providing employment and business opportunities for immigrants.

Africans embrace life in Chicago

United African Organization Director Alie Kabba explains how immigrants are building new lives in Chicago.

Kevin Ricter on how the African Sunlight Community Center helps kids of African immigrants adjust to life in the U.S.

• Voting Rights Act
• United African Organization: Strength in Unity
  United African Organization helping Africans in Illinois.
• An African Leader on Immigration
  The head of the United African Organization of Chicago asks the candidates what they will do about immigration reform.
• Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story
  An Interesting talk by a Nigerian Author Chimamanda Adichie.
• UAO Refugee Policy Brief Press Conference
  The United African Organization is an advocacy coalition of African national associations dedicated to social justice, civic participation and empowerment of African immigrants and refugees in Illinois.
• May Day March – WGNTV