Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams commemorates 400 years of Fortitude

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Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Office of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams commemorated 400 years of Fortitude on November 6, 2019 at Brooklyn Borough Hall. The event titled “Liberating our Legacy: building our future” brought together members of the African … Read More

NYC Commission on Human Rights commemorates 400-year anniversary of first enslaved Africans’ arrival in the US

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The New York City Commission on Human Rights hosted on October 25, 2019, an event to commemorate the 400-year anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in what is now the United States of America and explore the … Read More