{"id":234324,"date":"2016-07-26T14:10:35","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T14:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=234324"},"modified":"2016-07-26T14:10:35","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T14:10:35","slug":"abraham-attah-honoured-in-massachusetts-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/07\/abraham-attah-honoured-in-massachusetts-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Abraham Attah honoured in Massachusetts [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mayor of Worcester \u00a0in the United States, has honored young Ghanaian actor, Abraham Attah, for his excellence, and presented him [Abraham Attah] with the key to the city.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-234333 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160726-WA0008-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160726-WA0008\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abraham is currently on location in Atlanta, Georgia, shooting a movie,\u00a0Sony-Marvel\u2019s upcoming \u2018Spider-Man: Homecoming\u2019 film.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year old, shot to prominence after being cast in the \u2018Beasts of No Nation\u2019 movie alongside celebrated Hollywood actor, Idris Elba. The movie has since won several awards both in Ghana and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The African Youth Excellence Awards took place in Worcester (Massachusetts).<\/p>\n<p>At the ceremony, the Mayor of Massachusetts, Joseph M. Petty, presented the young actor with a key to the city.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-234332 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160726-WA0001-900x515.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160726-WA0001-900x515\" width=\"900\" height=\"515\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Mayor congratulated the Attah for his achievements in his acting career, and touted the inspiration that he (Attah) is to young people in a citation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour award winning performance captivated world audiences; these profound strides serve as an inspiration for other young actors like you. You have a unique and bright future ahead of you,\u201d the mayor said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-234335 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160726-WA0007-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160726-WA0007\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-234336 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160726-WA0000-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160726-WA0000\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The African Youth Excellence Awards is one that highlights the accomplishments of young Africans who are making strides in art, education, information technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and humanitarianism.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-234332\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160726-WA0001-900x515.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160726-WA0001-900x515\" width=\"900\" height=\"515\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas was also honored at the event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More awards for Attah <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attah has already picked up the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at Venice Film Festival 2015, and the \u201cRising Star Award\u201d at the Black Film Critics Circle this past awards season.<\/p>\n<p>He also won the\u00a0Independent Spirit Award for \u201cBest Male Lead\u201d for his breakout performance as a child soldier in \u2018Beasts of No Nation\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old in February this year, presented\u00a0an award at the\u00a0Oscars.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ojsarpong\">Follow @OJSarpong<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mayor of Worcester \u00a0in the United States, has honored young Ghanaian actor, Abraham Attah, for his excellence, and presented him [Abraham Attah] with the key to the city. 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