Author: Sityana Abdu, Anthropology Student at Yale University

Fashion as Faith at Harlem’s Annual Senegalese Bamba Day Parade

Every year on July 28th, Harlem becomes the stage for the Senegalese, and more importantly, the Murid diaspora in New York City for Bamba Day, a march honoring Cheikh Ahmadu Bamba’s teachings and excellence. The streets of 116th and 7th Avenue resonate with chants of Allah (swt) and Bamba, creating a communal presence that publicly […]