By Nicholas Kristof
In a homeless shelter in Manhattan, an 8-year-old boy is walking to his room, carrying an awkward load in his arms, unfazed by screams from a troubled resident. The boy is a Nigerian refugee with an uncertain future, but he is beaming.
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Bunkeddeko, a first timer, challenged an incumbent Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke, representing Brooklyn’s District 9 for the last 12 years, and lost by just 1,750 votes.
Soon after the June primaries, The New York Post quoted a former staffer of Bunkeddeko’s opponent saying, “The blood is in the water,” alluding to the fact that Clarke’s political life was in grave danger.
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Ghanaians in the Washington metro area under the auspices of the Council of Ghanaian Associations (COGA) marked the 62nd independence celebration of Ghana on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the plush La Fontaine Bleau event center in Lanham.
The aim of this event was not only to celebrate but to raise funds to provide beds to hospitals in Ghana.
The chairman of COGA, Mr. Henry Adu called on all Ghanaians to join hands to help put Ghana where it should be. He continued to point that we can start this by joining the various associations that belong to COGA and contribute our quota to national development.
He appealed to those working in the health sector to keep an eye on beds that may be marked for replacement for COGA to get this information and get them shipped to Ghana.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo is the Milwaukee Bucks forward who seized the NBA by the scruff of the neck since joining in 2014. He was voted Most Valuable Player in 2019 and has featured in the All Star teams. But not many people are aware of his African heritage. Antetokounmpo was born in Greece to Nigerian immigrants, and he has been the driving force of a Milwaukee Bucks team that holds the league’s best record.
By Yomi Kazeem | Quartz Africa
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Ghanaians in Georgia celebrated Ghana’s 62nd Independence in grand style at the Hyatt Regency Perimeter at Villa Christina on March 9, 2019.
The theme for this year’s celebration is Sustainable Progress which was chosen to highlight the continued support for projects in Ghana that are initiated by member Associations of the Ghanaian Community in Georgia.
In recognition of the work that the Ghanaian community in Georgia, the Mayor of Macon-Bibb County in Georgia declared Saturday March 9, 2019 Ghana day in Macon.
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Grief and sorrow know no borders, but Sunday’s Ethiopian Airline crash is truly an international tragedy.
The Nairobi, Kenya-bound plane went down within minutes of taking off from Addis Ababa.
The crash killed 157 people, seven of them crew members and one a security official, an airline spokeswoman said.
The passengers were from 35 nations, the airline said, with the greatest share from Kenya.
Among the victims was Cedric Asiavugwa, a third-year law student at Georgetown University and Nigerian-born Canadian, Professor Pius Adesanmi, the director of Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies.
At 18 years old Margaret was the first South African to win the Miss Universe title in 1978. And for 39 years she was the only South African to do so until Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters brought home the crown in 2017.
After her year-long reign, traveling the world and graduating with a BA in Psychology from the College of Charleston, Margaret started working in the entertainment industry.
The 59-year-old now calls Los Angeles her home and works as a TV and print journalist in the City of Angels. She is also a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association that votes on and hosts the prestigious Golden Globes.
41 years later, the former beauty queen says that she still has her Miss Universe sash, and keeps it safely tucked away and not on display.
United States named up to five Kenyans in its team to Aarhus, Denmark as the battle for World Cross Country Championship medals heats up.
The USA cross country champion and Rio Olympics 10,000 meters’ champion Shadrack Kipchirchir is in a 28-person star-studded team that will take part in the event in Aarhus, Denmark.
The Kenyan born runner will be flanked by 2018 US cross-country champion Leonard Korir, Hillary Bor, Stanley Kebenei and Emmanuel Bor. The senior men’s team will have only one US-born athlete in the name of Mason Ferlic.
Three of the five Kenyan athletes serve in the US Army with Emmanuel Bor and Leonard Korir are Sergeants while Hillary Bor is a Staff Sergent.
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South African-born Elon Musk achieved another milestone in commercial space travel as his SpaceX Dragon capsule re-entered earth after a 7 day sojour at the International Space Staion.
Already the most successful private space entrepreneur in the world, Elon Musk watched nervously as his new commercial astronaut capsule completed its demonstration flight with a successful splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.
The SpaceX Dragon vehicle left the International Space Station after being docked there for the past week, and re-entered Earth’s atmosphere.
It had a heat-shield to protect it from the high temperatures of re-entry.
Four parachutes brought it into “soft contact” with water about 450km from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
By Mark Gleeson
When the new season of Major League Soccer kicks off at the weekend, all but three of the 24 teams in the north American league will have representation from Africa.
A total of 44 players are drawn from 19 different countries and do not include the players of African heritage who have gone on to play for either Canada or the United States at national team or junior level.
It is a significant representation for the continent whose numbers have been bolstered by several high profile signings.
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Kamaru Usman has become the first African fighter to win a Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title.
He won the mixed-martial arts (MMA) bout against American Tyron Woodley.
The fighter, known as the “Nigerian Nightmare”, dominated the Las Vegas contest for the welterweight title.
The UFC is the biggest competition in MMA, where competitors combine boxing, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu, wrestling and other disciplines while fighting in an octagonal cage.
Usman, 31, produced the performance of his career to dominate long-reigning welterweight champion Woodley.
He extended his winning streak to 14 and maintained his unbeaten record in the UFC.
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Kenyan immigrants have been ranked first among African immigrants in the United States who are currently serving in the US military.
Latest data from the US Census Bureau shows that 0.4 percent of Kenyans in the US are serving in the army.
Ghanaians in the US come second with 0.3 percent serving in the armed forces.
The data shows that 0.1 percent of Nigerians and South Africans in America serve in the military.
While immigrants with Green Cards are eligible for recruitment to the US military, they cannot be assigned roles that need special security clearance.
These duties include intelligence, nuclear power as well as special operations.
More than 24,000 immigrants, including non-citizens and naturalized citizens, were serving on active duty in the US military in 2012, a report by the Department of Defense showed.
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By Chrizelda Kekana
Over the past week someone said, “Trevor Noah went on one of the biggest stages in America and told an inside joke only South Africans would immediately understand.
In case you missed it, what had happened was:
Trevor took to the Oscar’s stage to present Black Panther as one of the Best Picture nominees and dropped one of the most legendary jokes he’s ever shared.
“Growing up as a young boy in Wakanda, I would see T’Challa flying over our village, and he would remind me of a great Xhosa phrase. He says ‘abelungu abayazi ndiyaxoka’ – which means, ‘In times like these, we are stronger when we fight together than when we try to fight apart’,” Trevor said to loud applause from Hollywood’s crème de la crème.
Meanwhile, here at home, we were rolling on the ground with laughter because what Trevor’s isiXhosa quote actually translated to was ‘White people don’t know I’m lying’.
Continue reading “Trevor Noah’s inside joke at the Oscars was more than just a laughing matter”
It surfaced during his childhood in a typical American suburb setting replete with friends, video games and extracurricular sports.
It lingered in high school with a growing comprehension of his good fortune and a burgeoning understanding of world affairs.
It persisted as he entrenched himself in study at the University of Southern Maine and further gained a sense of what would give life purpose in his adult years.
African-born Mohamed Yusuf Mohamed had nurtured constant suppositions about his fate had his family not immigrated to this country from war-torn Somalia in 1990.
Continue reading “Somali native gives up American life for military service in his birth nation”
By Elaine Pofeldt
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By Aminata Sy
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Three new exhibitions and over a dozen programs will take place from February through May
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Ghanaians from across America gathered in Chicago for the annual Ghanafest event. The event was a grand success according to this report from ghanaweb
Ghana’s rich culture was on display over the weekend as thousands of Ghanaians and other nationalities thronged the Washington Park in Chicago for arguably the biggest Ghanaian outdoor event in North America, Ghanafest.
Chiefs representing various traditional areas from Ghana, adorned in their traditional regalia, showcased their rich culture amid drumming, dancing and singing from their areas.
This year’s event was unique as it marked the 30th anniversary of Ghanafest. As if to tell the world how this milestone is important, most of the traditional leaders were dressed in their most glamorous of outfits.
“I’ve been a part of Ghanafest for the past 30 years but this is the most amazing display of culture in so many years,” says Ruben Hadzid, a Chicago resident.
The event also saw the outdooring of the Ewe Queen of Chicago,nMama Hilda Adjaho Kuevi. To the Ewe community, this is a landmark feat as the community has been without a queen for a long time.
Mama Adjaho promised to help the chief and elders of the Ewe community to help bring leadership and support to the community
The event drew many Ghanaians from all over the world.
“This is Incredible. I’ve never seen anything like this before, this feels just like Ghana,” says Charlotte Abo who came from London, UK.
Aretha Awuku also came from Madrid, Spain and said: “This is one way we can show and teach our kids our values and culture.”
In this age of technology where Ghanaian kids born abroad do not go home regularly, “This will give them a feel of how things are done back home,” she added.
The event also brought together Ghanaian entrepreneurs who put their wares on display for sales. From restaurant owners, fashion designers and artists, there was something Ghanaian for everyone.
culled from: Ghanaians celebrate in Chicagohttp://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/diaspora/Ghana-s-rich-tradition-on-display-at-GhanaFest-Chicago-673070
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