US-based Ghanaian comedian, Michael Blackson, has announced that he has completed his mega school project in his village, Nsaba in the Central Region.
He said this on Twitter, Sunday, December 18, 2022.
“Finally, it’s all done and the kids in my village will all go to school for free. Thanks to all my fans that supported me throughout the years, every ticket you bought to my show helped a kid,” he wrote. “MichaelBlacksonFoundation.org.”
In the attached video, the project was captured from the foundation level to the finish and painting.
In some scenes, the Hollywood star is seen on the school premises with a number of children as he assures them that: “School is coming very soon. Okay? Uncle promises you.”
He also asked them what their dreams were for the future.
Michael, in a recent interview with Club Shay Shay, explained that his love for Ghana has grown even bigger, and as a result of that, he has embarked on a school project in his hometown, Nsaba (in the Central Region) to give back to society.
He said he started thinking about Africa deeply when George Floyd (an African American) was killed by a US police officer, in an incident many believe was racially motivated.
According to the actor, the treatment of Floyd made him begin to asking questions about the black man’s place in America and in relation to Africa.
He now owns a home in Ghana in addition to his two homes in the United States of America.
The school, according to him, will give scholarships to all children who enrol to study for free.
Michael Blackson was born in Liberia on November 28, 1972, to a Ghanaian father and a Liberian mother.
He spent his childhood in Liberia and Ghana before moving to the United States in the mid-1980s. His father died in 2008.
