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How the chance of a love match creates African development

On Friday, December 11,  AAPDEP-Huntsville is hosting an Nfiniti Match Speed Dating Social Event at 7pm (sharp) at Safari Sports Lounge, 2117 Jonathan Dr. NW., Huntsville, AL. Admission is $20 and pre-registration is strongly encouraged. By participating in the speed dating event, Black singles will have the opportunity to meet interesting people in a fun, pressure

Africa United Fashion Show to Raise Resources for African Development

  The African Students Association and Ward Model Troop present Africa United Fashion Show -Conquer the world! Slay the runway! Inspire fashion! The show will take place at UAH CTC Exhibit Hall in Huntsville, AL on Saturday, Nov 14th. Red carpet starts at 6pm and show starts 8pm. Artist performances by Elixchong and African dance

AAPDEP’s One Africa One Nation Cultural Festival Update

On October 3rd, AAPDEP-Huntsville began setting up for the One Africa One Nation Cultural Festival at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Alabama. Preparations had been made by our committee for the Festival to be a day filled with entertainment, music, community, food, and most importantly, culture! This particular Festival involved a three-fold endeavor to display

AAPDEP Huntsville Plans First Annual One Africa One Nation Cultural Festival

On October 3, 2015, The All African People Development and Empowerment Project (AAPDEP) Huntsville, AL branch is hosting our first annual One Africa One Nation (OAON) Cultural Festival in conjunction with the City of Huntsville Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA).  The festival will take place downtown in Big Spring Park from 10:00 am – 5

Africans charge genocide and launch petition to the U.N.

The International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) has launched a petition to be presented to the United Nations charging the U.S. government with genocide against African people in the U.S. The petition states: “We, the undersigned, charge that the United States government has historically committed the crime of genocide against African people inside its borders,

Meet Daniel Conteh, AAPDEP’s New National Director for Sierra Leone

On Sunday, August 9th, Daniel Conteh was appointed AAPDEP’s Sierra Leone National Director, a position which places him on the International Executive Committee. Danielobtained his Teaching Certificate in 2000 from the Freetown Teacher’s College and earned his Higher Teacher Certificate Secondary with a specialization in Agriculture and Community Development in 2007. In 2008 he pursued

Easy way to Grow Strawberries in a small space

Even though summer is winding down, we want to get you thinking about growing one of our favorites next year! Strawberries are a tasty and nutritious late spring and summer fruit.  Fresh strawberries especially, organic can get expensive.  Everyone doesn’t have the space or the time to grow and maintain a strawberry patch, but strawberries

AAPDEP Organizing Philly Garden Collective

In June of this year the All African Peoples Development and Empowerment project organized a garden collective in Philadelphia. The garden collective is a group of about 8-10 different families that have agreed to work cooperatively to grow food, teach and learn from each other, and pool resources both material and human. Following a model