Face2Face Africa
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
FoundersIsaac O. Babu-Boateng and Sandra Appiah
Websitewww.face2faceafrica.com

Face2Face Africa is a media company based in New York, U.S. The company's online portal reports on Global Black news and current affairs covering topics such as politics, entertainment, and culture. Face2Face Africa holds events, such as the 30 Black Stars Conference & Awards, the Pan-African Weekend, the FACE List Awards Gala, the IAAPA Networking Mixer Series and the Pan-African Women Forum.[1]

History

Face2Face Africa was launched in 2011 in New York City by two Ghanaian-Americans, Isaac O. Babu-Boateng and Sandra Appiah, to address the lack of racial representation in the digital media industry. In the same year they were featured in Forbes "30 Under 30: Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs".[2][3]

Face2Face Africa primarily serves and reaches a global audience of people of African descent, which includes Africans, Black-Americans, Caribbean-Americans, and Afro-Europeans.[4][5]

Events

Face2Face Africa hosts several events throughout the year. The company's networking mixer IAAPA is the longest running quarterly networking mixer series for pan-African professionals in New York City. Notable personalities such as Dr. Mo Ibrahim,[6] Mimi Alemayehou,[7] Alek Wek, Boris Kodjoe, Rev. Al Sharpton,[7] Masai Ujiri, Wyclef Jean, Femi Kuti, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Rosa Whitaker,[8] Vanessa De Luca, Marcus Samuelsson,[9] Serge Ibaka, and others have been honored at the FACE List Awards, the company’s annual pan-African achievement awards.[10][7][11][12][13][14]

References

  1. ^ "BET.com Chats With Face 2 Face Africa Magazine Creators". bet.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Face2Face Africa: African Rebranding A Positive Africa". abinaonline.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "30 Under 30: Africa's Best Young Entrepreneurs". forbes.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  4. ^ Cadet, Danielle (January 8, 2013). "Face 2 Face Africa: Sandra Appiah: Mending Black Relations Through Face 2 Face Africa Magazine". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Hazelwood, Janell (January 29, 2013). "Young Innovators Bringing the Diaspora 'Face2Face' with Africa". blackenterprise.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "Mo Ibrahim receives the 2014 F.A.C.E. List Awards Lifetime Achievement Honour". mo.ibrahim.foundation. July 28, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "Mimi Alemayehou, Rev. Al Sharpton, And More To Be Honored At The 6th Annual Face List Awards". africa.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Rosa Whitaker honored as trailblazer - The Whitaker Group". July 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "Face2Face Africa Honors Marcus Samuelsson at 2016 FACE List Awards". tadias.com. June 13, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  10. ^ Davis, Rachaell (October 27, 2020). "ESSENCE Editor in Chief to Be Honored with Media Award at 2016 Face List Awards". essence.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  11. ^ Mohamed, Hayat (June 18, 2013). "Face2Face Africa Honors Distinguished Africans At 2nd Annual F.A.C.E. List Awards". newsone.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  12. ^ "Face2Face Africa to Honor Trailblazers at 2015 F.A.C.E. List Awards". bet.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  13. ^ "Top 5 'Wow' Moments At Face2Face Africa's F.A.C.E. List Awards - Africa.com". www.africa.com. 2014. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  14. ^ "Face2Face Africa announces honourees for 2017 FACE List Awards". www.ghanaweb.com.
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