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American comedian, television and radio personality, producer christened Broderick Stephen Harvey, professionally and executively known as Steve Harvey has arrived in Ghana prior to the celebrations of the Year of Return initiative.
Comedian Steve Harvey arrived with his family, Marjorie Elaine Harvey-wife, Lori Harvey, Wynton Harvey, Broderick Harvey Jr., Karli Harvey, Brandi Harvey-children and was welcomed by the Year of Return committee, and representatives from the Ghana Tourism Authority and the Diaspora Affairs at the W.E.B.DuBois Centre in Accra.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo affirmed emphatically that, 2019 is “The Year of Return”, an initiative to commemorate this quarter-centenary since the anchoring of the first slave ship in Jamestown, Virginia.
Ghana is the only public-private African Nation to initiate the recognition of 400 years of slave trade to encourage people of the African diaspora to make the “birthright journey home” as part of “the global African family”. Ghana has for decades made itself the destination of choice for returning African-Americans and Caribbean people.
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, is coordinating the year-long calendar of activities in “celebration of the resilience of the African spirit”. This is being done in partnership with the Office of Diaspora Affairs in the Office of the President, the Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival (Panafest) Foundation and The Adinkra Group.
Ghana’s policies have been backed by local attitudes towards returnees. Although there is an awareness of “otherness”, returnees have reported feeling welcomed and included.
The TV star was also spotted with the designer at the Springfield office of Kevin Okyere. The designer was on the Steve Harvey Show to have a dialogue on his philanthropic, where Steve Harvey introduced his friend Kevin as the owner of a cluster of energy companies that participate across the entire chain of oil and gas industry in Africa. He added that Kevin’s company was touched to donate $10,000 to World Vision’s efforts in providing clean water in Kenya.
