Prince Edward Island diversity and social justice student Cecily Erzuah recounts her self-discovery and perseverance as a Black woman in Canada.
Erzuah migrated to Canada from Ghana at 18 with the promise of opportunity. Little did she know her encounter would reveal racial identity's intricacies. Erzuah saw subtle but significant prejudice in a Charlottetown clothes shop. Customers were uncomfortable with her help and went to her white coworkers, making her uneasy that her sk...