“It felt a bit more organic initially when we had celebrities coming into the country by virtue of their lineage, said Rich Hackman, a content producer and founder of The Bored Brand, a marketing consultancy in reference to the Year of Return. The government then seemingly decided to piggyback off of that natural celebrity pull, Hackman added.

On Tuesday, September 28, 2021, Gothamist in collaboration with Voice published an article in which Rich Hackman was featured for the creation of audio NFTs on the Voice platform, a relatively new concept and use of non-fungible tokens.

“Sipping my glass of Ceres, I watched as Alero dabbed faces and Rich tweaked and turned positions to perfection. ‘I wanna see pearly whites!’ he instructed. Teeth are revealed, lights and snap snap snap. ‘Amazing! Lights higher please...Love it! Gorgeous!’. Rich's seemingly effortless art of photography was admirable.”

After spending 12 years in America, Rich Hackman ’08 considered himself more American than African and even less so, Ghanaian. Born in Ghana, Hackman and his family left when he was two years old. He’s lived in Czechoslovakia, New York, California, New Jersey, and of course, Reading, Pa.

“I am a citizen of the world,” he says. “The exposure to different people, places and cultures influences my creativity and how I can contribute my verse through artistic expression.”

Special Thanks to Richard Hackman for his tireless effort supporting the Ghanaian students in their Bookmaking efforts. He is a talented photographer and you will find many of his wonderful images throughout this newsletter. We look forward to working with him in our future projects!

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