ACDA launches Emancipation celebrations

The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) yesterday launched its 16th annual Emancipation Day celebrations to mark the 174th anniversary of the end of slavery.

The celebrations will be observed under the theme “Reclaiming Our Rights through Unified Purpose,” with the feature event to mark the day taking place in the National Park on August 1st.

At the launch at ACDA’s headquarters at Thomas Lands, executive Eric Phillips explained that this year’s theme was chosen in recognition of the global theme used to celebrate the