One Brooklyn
Photo Credit: Erica Krodman/Brooklyn BP’s Office
Brooklyn, NY – On Friday, March 6th, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams celebrated his third annual Ghanaian Heritage event at Brooklyn Borough Hall, in partnership with Consul General of Ghana in New York Professor Samuel Amoako and Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations Her Excellency Martha Ama A. Pobee. During the ceremony, he honored local Ghanaian-American leaders (such as Nana Boakye Yiadom, above) who were making a difference in their communities.
“During my time as Borough President, it has been my mission to build bridges between cultures and facilitate a common understanding that while we may hail from different parts of the world, we are united as One Brooklyn,” said Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. “Our Ghanaian community contributes immeasurably to the cultural, social, economic, and civic life of our borough, and we are so grateful to all who attended this year’s event celebrating Ghanaian heritage.”
“The goal of these events is to create a platform for Ghana to showcase its rich cultural heritage and other attractions to an American audience in order to promote mutually beneficial exchanges, foster trade and investment exchange, organize special events, trade shows, concerts, exhibits, lectures, to celebrate Ghanaian culture in New York, and the culture and history of Ghana and Ghanaian-Americans,” said Jerry Kwabena Kansis, Executive Director of the Ghanaian–American heritage committee and Brooklyn Ambassador to Ghana.
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