"Canada, in fact, has had its own legacies of slavery, segregation, state violence, and systemic impoverishment; and Canada, no less than any other site of the African diaspora, boasts brilliant affirmations of Black life and creativity, powerfully “here,” but in complex intercultural and diasporic dialogue with the world."
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On Black Canadians relationship with their home country in “David Chariandy: ‘Black Canadians Do Not Come From Space.’” in LitHub (2018 Jul 27)
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