The mayor of New York has celebrated on October 1,2024 at the Gracie Mansion the African Heritage Month.
African community in New York has indeed come together along with New York mayor Eric Adams to celebrate the annual African heritage, which refers to the history, beliefs, and cultural practices of the people of Africa.
The mayor went to Africa several times to learn more about a continent where his great – grandparents come from.
“I am probably the only mayor in this history that has been to Africa, I think, six or seven times. From the southern part to east to west. And my travels to Africa have been inspirational, energetic, and it was in a moment to connect. And many of you know that right after the primary, I traveled to the continent. And even before that, when I went to Senegal to go to Gorée Island, the door of no return, and I felt the energy and the spirit of our ancestors,” the mayor said. “And then after being elected, I went to Ghana. And engaged with a real spiritual journey as I visited the sites where we were ripped apart and torn from each other.”
This is the third time the mayor Eric Adams has been celebrating African heritage since he has been elected as mayor. This year’s African heritage celebration was unique as it has been held in a moment the mayor is going through difficult time after he faced “conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery charges in a five – count indictment outlining a decade – long – trail of corruption that began when he served as an elected official in Brooklyn and continued through his mayoral administration.”
It was also unique as the community did not show up in mass compared to the past two years.
“Good people walk in the room when others walk out. Hard times are like a filtering system. It moves all that dead weight from around you and it allows the true spirit to emerge among you. So, I thank you,” the mayor said. 
However, the mayor was stoic, with smile in his face and joked: “I always remind people when I was 13 points behind in the poll for mayor, I went to see some and the chieftains and some of our leaders and they did that little magic, and we went from being behind to being in front.” And he added: “So right now I want you to do your little magic as we deal with all the issues going on, and we’re going to continue to move this city forward.”
Bazona Barnabe Bado