Akim Aliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey

2 years ago  /  Sportsnet

Glancing at the illustration of the boy with the far-off stare standing next to a bus on the cover of the graphic novel memoir that will tell his story, Akim Aliu immediately remembers the pain of growing up poor and Black in Toronto. Aliu was born in Nigeria to mixed-race parents and then lived in Ukraine before the family moved to Canada. “It’s powerful, and it really hits me. And I hope people take the time to digest it, and learn a little bit more about my story.” Aimed for an audience of 8- to 12-year-olds, Aliu shares his journey of dealing with the difficulties of assimilating in Ukraine and Canada....

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