Ghanaian New Yorkers celebrate 66 years of independence with flag-raising ceremony at Bowling Green

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Photos credit: Bill Moore On March 6, 2023, Ghana’s Independence Day, the country’s flag was flying high at Bowling Green in lower Manhattan after a flag-raising ceremony. City officials, including Mayor Eric Adams, joined Ambassador Harold Agyeman, Ghana’s Permanent Representative … Read More

Family members say farewell to Hakeem Kuta but demand answers

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By Isseu Diouf Campbell Hakeem Kuta, the 17-year-old teenager of Ghanaian descent who died on Saturday, two days after he fell off the roof of a six story building in the Bronx while being chased by the police, was laid … Read More