Guyana’s colorful national flag, known for its distinctive golden arrowhead, can often be seen around New York — flying from car antennas, adorning youngsters, T-shirts and bandannas. But Pat Jordan-Langford is old school — she knows the flag’s symbols and colors quite well because she lived through the 1966 independence from Great Britain.
Jordan-Langford and other Guyanese-Americans — young and old — will be celebrating a pair of big anniversaries at a reception and awards ceremony and in Brooklyn on June 8, at Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St. (between Court and Adams Sts.), starting at 5:30 p.m.
The nation’s 46th anniversary of independence and capital city Georgetown’s bicentennial will be recognized at the event, presented by Jordan-Langford’s Guyana Tri-State Alliance, Inc., the Guyana Consulate in New York, and Guyana’s Mission to the United Nations in conjunction with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and City Councilman Dr. Mathieu Eugene.
“Those that lived independence have a better understanding of the struggle for independence,” said Jordan-Langford explaining the importance of the commemoration for Guyanese-Americans born after independence. “We talk about it and learn the importance of the flag and those (who came) before you who struggled so you can walk around and say ‘I’m free.’”
Distinguished Guyanese honorees include film and TV director/actor Marc Gomes; radio producer Angela Massiah, TV producer/director Tanuja Raghoo; Ohio University School of Media Arts and Studies Professor Vibert Cambridge; film director/actress Rhona Fox; master drummer Vincent (Jeggae) Hoppie; steel drum pioneer Rudy Bishop, and “King of the Drums” Akoyaw Rudder. In addition film producer/directors Mason Richards, Paloma Mohamed, Mohamed Shivraj, Clairmont Chung and Mike Charles will be feted.
There will also be several short films screened and a music and food-filled “Taste of Guyana Reception” at the affair.
For information, call the Guyana consulate at (212) 947-5114, (917) 541-4101 or (718) 342-0842.
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