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Kuujjuaq man hopes to bring Black History Month into community spotlight

Jephthé Sylvestre pushing for inclusive celebrations rooted in food, music and unity

Kuujjuaq’s Black population has grown in recent years, yet Black History Month has not been widely celebrated in the community. Now a local man hopes to change that.

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Getting ready to stand with Greenland

Mylena Idlout-Mullin crafts a Greenland flag at Iqaluit’s Pirurvik Centre on Friday. She and other students from her adult Inuktitut language class are preparing for a solidarity demonstration in support of Greenland at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Four Corners intersection in Iqaluit. A demonstration is scheduled at the same hour in Nuuk, Greenland. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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