afro - of African orgin

urban - of, relating to, or designating a metropolitan area

afrOURban, Inc. is a nonprofit organisation (501c3) that provides a platform for people from African diasporas to discuss their experiences. Through exhibits, screenings, tours and talks afrOURban documents and celebrates more accurate and nuanced narrative about the spaces occupied by Black people, both in the diaspora and on the African continent. afrOURban has hosted exhibits and screenings in Manahatta-New York City, Tiohtià:ke-Montreal, Tkaronto-Toronto, Warrane-Sydney, & Narrm-Melbourne since 2017. The Black Diasporas project was started by afrOURban in 2020. afrOURban facilitates spaces where the agency of Black voices telling of Black stories is affirmed.

Previous Screening

Neria Screening, an iconic African film

Golden Age Cinema

9th March 2019 @6pm

80 Commonwealth Street, Djubuguli-Sydney, NSW, AU

Neria Screening, an iconic African film

17th July2019 @630pm

Loop Project Space & Bar

23 Meyers Place, Narrm-Melbourne, VIC, AU

Previous Exhibits

Coming 2025

Black Diasporas Boorloo-Perth

Coming September 2024

Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto

August 2022- January 2023

Black Diasporas Naarm-Melbourne

Naarm-Melbourne, Australia

14th June 2020

Black Diasporas Manahatta-NYC

Virtual

14th September 2019 2-7pm

23 Meyers Place, Narrm-Melbourne, VIC, AU

28th July 2018

Artgang Gallery, 

 6524 Saint-Hubert,  Tiohtià:ke-Montreal, QC, CA

in association with CC:MTL & Artgang 

https://www.choq.ca/nouvelles/voyage-au-coeur-de-lurbanite-africaine

11th August 2018

156 Augusta Ave,  Tkaronto-Toronto, ON, CA

20th January 2018

616 east 9th street, Manhahtaan-New York, NY, USA

http://www.okayafrica.com/9-african-artists-share-inspirations-afrourban-exhibit/