Black Identities: Highlighting four prominent Black communities in Edmonton
Posted: Feb 28, 2021 8:00 AM MT | Last Updated: February 28 Ibrahim Odunayo Kassim poses with his wife Mayowa and their children. (Tope Akindele Photography) Black people are not a monolith. There are Black communities formed as a result of slavery, erased of their history and ethnic identity, Black diaspora from Africa, Caribbean and South America. Edmonton is home to a diverse range of Black communities, from the earliest African-Americans responsible for the firsts in the city to communities who came later but made this place their own. For Black History Month, Edmonton AM focused on four...
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