Arts & Entertainment
Kente Royal Gallery
New York, NY
Kente Royal Gallery is a Harlem gallery showing artists of the African diaspora, with a rotating exhibition program and regular events.
Phyllis and Dodji Gbedemah started it after a trip to Africa in 2018, around the concept of sankofa: the call for Black people removed from the continent to return, reconnect, and carry what they find back to their own communities.
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How we sourced this
Listed from "A Weekend Exploring Black-Owned Harlem," published by New York City Tourism + Conventions (https://www.nyctourism.com/articles/black-owned-harlem-itinerary/), and from public information on the gallery's own website, both checked on 19 August 2026.
- Black-owned — · source
Listed in "A Weekend Exploring Black-Owned Harlem," published by New York City Tourism + Conventions, which frames the itinerary around "patronizing Black-owned restaurants, bars, retailers and cultural attractions in Harlem" and names Phyllis and Dodji Gbedemah as the founders. Ownership is publicly listed, not owner-confirmed.
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