The Women of Akoma have agreed to Participate in the Black heritage Comittee 2009 Heritage Concert. AKOMA is Rochester’s African American Women’s Gospel Choir whose West African Akan name means patience, endurance, consistency and faithfulness. The heart, AKOMA’s adinkra symbol, indicates compassion, tenderness and charity. AKOMA’s vocal and spoken word ministry is rooted in the African American sacred song and oral traditions.