YSU's African Marketplace draws 60 vendors

YOUNGSTOWN - Saibo Kebbeth travels the country to attend African craft shows, and a Youngstown event is one of his favorites.

"When you say, 'Black History Month,' at most places, only black people come," the Buffalo, N.Y., resident said. "But here, everybody comes. I love it." Kebbeth was one of 60 vendors today at Youngstown State University for the African Marketplace. It was the eighth consecutive year the marketplace was held as part of African-American History Month at YSU. The organizer, Dr. Victor Wan-Tatah, said vendors from several states come to show items that can't be found in department stores. Among the items were African-made clothes, jewelry and statues. He said that like a real marketplace, the event goes beyond selling items "It is an opportunity for people to reconnect."

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