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Nigerian-born Kaycee Madu becomes Canada’s first Black justice minister - Face2Face Africa

History has been made as Canada has appointed its first Black Justice Minister and Solicitor General. This is the kind of news we want to hear in these times where there is so much unrest in the world, especially with regards to the treatment of Blacks and institutional racism. Kelechi (Kaycee) Madu, a Nigerian-born lawyer...

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