The Ghana Heritage Kente Festival Committee New York has announced this year’s edition of the Annual New York Kente Festival. The 4th in the series, this year’s festival is themed “Kente, a Symbol of Our Unique National Cohesion” and is designed to be a celebration of cultural diversity in an equally culturally diverse cosmopolis. The event will […]
New York Mayor Bill De Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray hosted the African community in New York on Wednesday September 26, 2018 to mark the maiden African Heritage Day in New York city. The event was held at the Mayor’s residence, Gracie Mansion and was attended by African immigrants from all walks of life as
This shocking video appeared on social media. It’s a town in the Upper East region of Ghana. The video depicts the hardship locals go through to get to a health facility. According to the commentary in the video, there is actually a health facility in the town which has not been commissioned yet due to
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was in the Bronx for a last minute campaign event ahead of tomorrow’s Democratic Primaries. The popular Governor together with his lieutenant Kathy Hochul and New York City Public Advocate who is in the race for State Attorney General attended a campaign event at Co-op City in the Bronx, in a
It is said that doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting change is the height of insanity. On Saturday August 25, 2018, the New York City-based National Council of Ghanaian Associations (NCOGA), led by its Executive Secretary General, Mr. Fred Dwamena, hosted a high-level retreat to look at itself in the mirror, and answer the
On Sunday, August 5th, the Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams will host the “5th Annual International Day of Friendship,” a festival recognizing hundreds of cultures and ethnicities that make Brooklyn an exuberant center of diversity. As the signature event, “Celebrating Brooklyn’s diversity’’ in honor of the cultural heritage of numerous ethnicities, the day will consist of a series of
Badu Gh and Jay & Jay Company Limited owned by 2011 Ghana’s Most Beautiful winner, Akua Amoakowaa have successfully launched the maiden edition of Miss Golden Stool beauty pageant for the Ashanti Kingdom. The new beauty pageant which seeks to impact the society and promote the Ghanaian culture and tradition was launched on Friday, June
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By Kyidom Bright Three years after the Prempeh Assembly Hall in Kumasi was closed down for renovation, the facility is overgrown and still not finished. The facility was closed down in 2015 for renovations by the then Mayor of Kumasi, Mr. Kojo Bonsu. At the time, Mr. Bonsu said apart from needing a structural upgrade,
Eid al-Adha, also called the “Sacrifice Feast”, is the second of two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year, and considered the holier of the two. Muslims commemorate this ultimate act of sacrifice every year during Eid al-Adha. While Abraham (Ibrahim) was prepared to make an ultimate sacrifice of his son Isaac (Ishak), God ultimately prevents
