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Local News: Pick up pen, child author urges Black Habits Articles A precocious pre-teen stole the show at a black history month celebration on Sunday night by the Jamaican Canadian Association.

James Valitchka, 11, introduced as the author of six books, said awareness of black history helps people move toward beauty, power and success.

“What I don’t get is why kids don’t put down the gun and pick up the pen,” he told an overflow crowd of more than 1,000 people attending the special church service at the association’s centre at Finch Avenue and Highway 400.

“We have to give young kids like me a chance to succeed at school.”

Reading from his latest book, I’m Not Brown, I’m Human, the boy also drew warm applause by saying, “Life is like a soccer field,” with everybody playing by equal rules.

Young people appeared to be on the minds of dignitaries after a year of gun violence that seemed to disproportionately affect Jamaican Canadians.

Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair told the assembly he was proud that his organization made some black history last summer, by promoting long-serving Barbadosborn officer Keith Forde to deputy police chief. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Posted on Wednesday, February 08 @ 00:00:00 UTC by jcohen



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