We must commend the elected and civic leaders who have come together to bring about this COVID-19 remembrance and we should add how pleasing it is to see that this initiative is happening in the Bronx Borough with strong ties and collaboration with the immigrant community; a borough that produced General Colin Powell of Jamaican immigrant roots who made history in Washington first as Joint Chief of Staff and then as Secretary of State. Look again today at another immigrant’s history story – the first black speaker of the New York Assembly, Most Honorable Carl Heastie, an immigrant playing an important role in the resurgence of the economy of New York and indeed parts of the US.
