NEWBURGH – In honor of Black History Month, the Pan African flag was raised on Wednesday, February 1 at the foot of Broadway in the City of Newburgh.
City Councilman Omari Shakur first brought the idea to the council noting it represents the rebirth of the city.
“We’re coming together and lifting ourselves up and we’re lifting the city up and that’s what this symbolizes, us coming together and rising together as a community, as a people and as a city,” he told a gathering at the flag raising.
Mayor Torrance Harvey said the city is being revitalized and “we are celebrating our multi-culturalism and diversity.”
(Mid-Hudson News video)
