Photos from Chicago: Ethiopian Cultural Festival and Soccer Tournament

The Week-long annual Ethiopian Soccer Tournament will conclude this weekend with a cultural festival and the final games to be held at Lane Tech Stadium. View Photos.

PROFILES

  • Yared Tekabe’s Groundbreaking Research in Heart Disease

    Tekabe hopes that in a few years time his research can help heart disease prevention efforts and his laboratory has already received $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of Health.

HISTORY

  • History of Ethiopian Church Presence in Jerusalem

    The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has for centuries quietly maintained the only African presence in one of Christianity’s holiest sites.

MEDITATIONS

  • Ethiopian American Named 2009 World Food Prize Laureate (Video)

    Dr. Gebisa Ejeta of Ethiopia has been named winner of the $250,000 World Food Prize for his monumental contributions in the production of sorghum.

ART

  • Ethiopia’s Priceless Treasures on Display in New York

    Organizers held a press preview in mid-town Manhattan and unveiled a multi-media exhibition about Ethiopia’s priceless treasures.

NEWS & HOT SHOTS

  • Watch: President Obama Recognizes Ethiopian-American CNN Hero

    A woman saluted as a CNN Hero was among a group of creative philanthropists honored Tuesday by President Obama.

REVIEWS

  • Nick Page’s Ethiopian band

    The Nick in question was Nick Page, the English musician and producer who goes by the name Dubulah. Page has a long history of this kind of collaboration.