International actor Boris Kodjoe has stated that being of mixed heritage is an asset.
Speaking on Starr Chat with Bola Ray, Mr. Kodjo stated he got connected with his ancestors the moment he touched down in Ghana.
“My mother, who is white she had a hard time navigating two black children. My father left when I was five so I only saw sporadically. When we come to Ghana we come with him so as soon as I came to Ghana I felt the connection. This is home here more than I do in Germany.
“But growing up my parents always instilled in us that being of mixed heritage was an asset. Is nothing to be ashamed of, it is nothing to hide and it is not a liability, it is an asset because you can speak more than two or three languages. You are attached to various cultures and you get to know the world. So it is always being presented to me that way,” Mr. Kodjoe stated.
According to him, knowing his roots is something a lot of African-American do not have.
“I was a baby in Ghana and I have pictures running around Tesano, that is where we lived, that is where my uncle lived and played tennis at two three years at the Tesano Club House.
“Knowing my roots and knowing heritage, my ancestry and knowing my family is something a lot of African-American don’t have. There is that disconnection from their ancestry,” he added.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
