BY: DANIEL ASARE
American Black Attorney, Benjamin Crump and his legal firm in conjunction with the Diaspora African Forum have paid homage to five iconic black activists which includes “ Henrietta Lacks and Delia Taylor” on its Sankofa Wall Here in Accra.
This memorial wall has the names of renowned leaders, academicians, activists and family members most of whom had the African Dream but never got to tour Ghana
In an engagement with the Press, Her Excellency Dr. Erica Benette noted that The African Union (AU), the Heads of States all 54, understand now; to move Africa forward we got to include the Diaspora.
American Black Attorney, Benjamin Crump thanked founder of the Diaspora African Forum, H.E. Dr. Erica Bennett and said the work of the diaspora is now more important than ever.
“These individuals that we are going to acknowledge today are to be put on the wall with other iconic I have been blessed to represent. And so today we add to that list, the name Henrietta lacks Says Attorney Benjamin Crump.”
He also shared some insightful significance about Renty “Papa Renty Taylor who was also added to the list of the black iconic activists on the Diaspora African Forum, Sankofa wall here in Accra.