Friendship Day celebrates Brooklyn’s ethnic diversity
Festival Showcased Music, Dance And Food from the World’s Regions
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams marched arm-in-arm with Muslim-American veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as scores of New Yorkers from more than 80 countries who bore the flags of 195 nations. Together they kicked off the third annual International Day of Friendship celebration in Brooklyn last Sunday, Aug. 7.
International Day of Friendship marked the signature event in Adams’ “Embrace Your Hyphen” campaign that encourages Americans to honor their diversity. Adams, along with foreign dignitaries, spoke about the importance of diversity in Brooklyn, with specific comments aimed at rebuking presidential candidate Donald’s Trump’s criticism of Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the Muslim-American parents of fallen Army Capt. Humayun Khan.