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Join us for the 17th Annual ACANA Fest on August 3rd at Penn’s Landing! Part of the PECO Multicultural Series, ACANA Fest celebrates African and

On July 9th, ACANA participated in the Business Conference for Liberia in Philadelphia, supporting President Boakai’s ARREST agenda for economic growth and job creation. ACANA’s CEO,

On July 8th, ACANA hosted the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellows as part of Drexel University’s Leadership Institute. The Fellows—25 incredible, emerging civic leaders from across

On March 18, 2021, Councilmember Derek S. Green Councilmember At-Large for the City of Philadelphia visited Africatown to understand the impact the project will have

Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson, Second District presented a $125,000 check to the African Cultural Alliance of North America (ACANA) on Friday, May 21, to

On September 9, 2021, Rep. McClinton visited Africatown. She used the opportunity to understand and discuss the project impact and especially the role of the

The US Cameroon Chamber of Commerce (UCCC), in partnership with the African and Caribbean Business Council (ACBC) and the Philadelphia’s Mayor’s Commission on African and

On December 11, 2021, the African and Caribbean Business Council of Greater Philadelphia (ACBC) hosted its annual African Business & Policy Forum. Focus in 2021

A delegation from the New York Office of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), the trade, investment, and promotion arm of the Government, visited Africatown in

On March 18, 2022, Councilman At-Large David Oh visited Africatown to understand the project and discuss how his portfolio on global Opportunities and creative/innovative economy

In April 2022 Ambassador Dr. Robin R. Sanders, Board member of the Robber Morris University and Dr. Maria Kalevitch, Dean visited Africatown in Southwest Philadelphia.