Overview
 Like many other immigrants, Africans are hard working people who come to America to seek a good life. Some come voluntarily, while others are forced out of circumstances beyond their control, such as wars, civil strife, or political threats in their countries. Some are here as students, migrant workers, or refugees. Africans place a lot of value on a good education and work hard to achieve their goals in life.
 The African community contributes greatly to the wealth of Southwestern Pennsylvania in many ways--whether by sharing their cultures, or by growing and diversifying the economy of a state with a shrinking population. Their growing numbers help to stabilize the future workforce and industry in the region. The African community in Southwestern Pennsylvania is an expression of many African countries, each with its special gifts
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Community Organizations
Acculturation for Justice, Access & Peace Outreach (AJAPO)
This organization is a program of St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church in the Hill District of Pittsburgh. AJAPO outreach welcomes and empowers refugees and immigrants from Africa and Afro-Caribbean islands settling in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. AJAPO provides a healthy start by nurturing immigrants for civic responsibilities and connecting them to the American communities of their heritage. Contact: Yinka Aganga-Williams
91 Crawford St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: 412-391-4985
Fax: 412-391-7151
Email: yinkus@dwp.net
Shona Sharif African Dance and Drum Ensemble
Phone: 412-648-2276
Umoja African Arts Company
Email: umoja1@umojacompany.com
Phone: 412- 471-1121
Fax: 412-232-3262
601 Wood Street, Suite 9
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
http://www.umojacompany.com/ Afrika Yetu
Uses African performance and visual arts to promote awareness of HIV/AIDS
Contact: Elie Kihonia
Phone: 412-281-3100
Fax : 412-232-3262
Email: info@afrikayetu.org
http://www.afrikayetu.org
Kuntu Repertory Theatre
A theatre group that explores black culture from a historical, spiritual and political perspective.
University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of African Studies
4140 Wesley W.Posvar Hall
230 South Bouquet Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-624-7298
Email: info@kuntu.org
http://www.kuntu.org/theaterprofile.htm
Africana Studies Program, University of Pittsburgh
Professor Joseph K. Adjaye
University of Pittsburgh
WWPH 4160 Pittsburgh PA 15260
Phone: 412- 648-7544
Email: jadjaye@pitt.edu
www.africanastudies.pitt.edu
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