EDFU at the 2016 EMRIP conference in Geneva, Switzerland

EDFU - 2016

  • January 13 | Coordinated MLK Remembrance Ceremony (Alameda, CA)
  • February 26 | Assisted in funding and hosted Black History Month celebration with Dr.Runkoko Rashidi. (Alameda, CA)
  • June 17 | Assisted in funding and hosted Juneteenth  Commemoration and Modern Slavery Awareness. (Alameda, CA)
  • ​July 11-15 | Took part in United Nations EMRIP  (Geneva, Switzerland)
  • July 19 | President of EDFU, Sheldon Williams, wins NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award. (Cincinnati, OH)
  • August | Attended Inter-Tribal Cultural Exchange with Nde Apache (Florence, Italy)
  • October 3 | Attended PGA Briefing at United Nations (NYC, NY)
  • October 5 | Assisted in funding and hosting Hispanic Heritage Month. (Alameda, CA)
  • October 18 |  Celebrated 25 years in public service for representative, Barbara Lee, of the 13th District of California and senator Cory Booker (Oakland, CA)
  • October 20-24 | Attended 50th Anniversary party for the Black Panthers. (Oakland, CA)​
  • October 19-22 | Attended Indigenous Law Conference (Irvine, CA)
  • November 16 | Coordinated and assisted in funding Native American Heritage Month Celebration (Alameda, CA)
With Representative, Barbara Lee, of the 13th District of California.

Afronauts - 2016

  • January 1-3 | Attended SacAnime (Sacramento, CA)
  • January 17-18 | Attended BCAF (San Francisco, CA)
  • March 20 | | Afronauts radio show interviews the cast and director for the movie "Diary of a Badman" admist it's NYC, NY premier. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • March 25-27 | Attended WonderCon (Los Angeles, CA)
  • April 7 | Attended the premier of "Diary Of A Badman" (NYC, NY)
  • April 16 | Afronauts radio show interviews African jazz artist, Constant Boty. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • April 24 | Attended Kraken Con Spring (Oakland, CA)
  • April 24 | Afronauts radio show interviews author and artist, Turner Lange, as well as rapper, Crimdella. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • May 22 | Afronauts radio show interviews producer, writer, and author, John Semper Jr, as well as UK Hip-Hop artist, Dominant G. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • May 27-30 | Attended FanimeCon (San Jose, CA)
  • June 5 | Afronauts radio show interviews director, Diemiruaya Deniran, of the movie "Diary of a Badman" for its London, England premier. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • June 12 | Afronauts radio show interviews comic book writer, author, filmmaker, journalist, and educator, David F. Walker. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • June 19 | Attended Queer Comics Expo (San Francisco, CA)
  • June 19 | Afronauts radio show interviews the cast of "Diary of a Badman" and creator the of "Brotherman", Dawud Anyabwile. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • July 21-24 | Attended San Diego Comic Con (San Diego, CA)
  • August 5 | Afronauts radio show interviews illustrator, painter, graphic designer, and musical artist, Afua Richardson after her announcement of joining Marvel's Black Panther comic reboot. Also, actress and model, Jacinth Sutphin. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • August 14 | Afronauts radio show interviews Hip-Hop artist, Crimdella, and movie director, Diemiruaya Deniran. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • August 21 | Afronauts radio show interviews author, Vita Ayala. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • September 18 | Afronauts radio show interviews author, Michelle Hess. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • September 25 | Afronauts radio show interviews author and filmmaker, Ytasha L. Womack, as well as mural artist, Gloria Muriel. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • October 8 | Afronauts radio show interviews Fracture Comics. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • October 29 | Afronauts radio show interviews hip-hop artist, Crimdella, about his new album, "Bury Me In Gold". (BlogTalkRadio)
  • November 26 | Afronauts radio show interviews Robert Love of Darkhorse and Image Comcis, as well as personal trainer, Luke Okai. (BlogTalkRadio)
  • December 4 | Afronauts radio show interviews illustrator, Chuck Collins. (BlogTalkRadio)
EDFU with members of the Indigenous Law Conference held in Irvine, CA in October.

The Work and Achievements of the EDFU Foundation 

EDFU Foundation, along with the Afronauts Collective, works throughout the year to achieve its goals and bring forth positive change. We would like to share our successes, achievements, and happy moments. We'd also like to highlight the work we have achieved in 2016.
To celebrate Marin Luther King Day, we went to San Francisco, CA to attend the Black Comic Arts Festival (BCAF).

Pictured is artist Paul Lewin who we met at the celebration and instantly loved his art!
In April, Afronauts attended the Diary of a Badman premier in NYC, NY in support of fellow Afronaut and the director, Denrian.
Afronauts attended Kraken Con Spring on April 24 to show support to the Oakland area artists, cosplayers, and fan enthusiasts.
At the end of May, Afronauts attended FanimeCon in San Jose, CA to celebrate one of the largest fan conventions put on every year for fans by fans.
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​On June 19, Afronauts attended the Queer Comics Expo in San Francisco, California, which is a fairly new con that celebrates equality in gender and sexuality within comics and art.
In July, Afronauts represented at the worlds largest comic convention held annually- San Diego Comic Con (SDCC).
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​In early September, Afronauts was a member of the press for the first ever comic convention for the city of San Francisco in San Francisco, CA.

Afronauts interviewed several creators and top name artists in comic industry while at the show. The interviews can be found on the Afronauts YouTube page here.