Thread by @OmayraIssa

Dispatches from the Prairies
A thread
1/ The fastest growing Black population in Canada is in the Prairies, where it has more than quadrupled in size over 20 years.
#BlackLivesMatter #skpoli #canpoli

2/ The most recent numbers from Statistics Canada date from 2016. In that period, the Black population on the Prairies jumped from 39,955 in 1996 to 174,655 in 2016.
Obviously, that’s 4 years ago. Can’t wait for updated data from @StatCan_eng
#canpoli #skpoli #BlackInCanada

3/ The #Albertan Black population grew fivefold between 1996 and 2016, while #Manitoba’s Black population has almost tripled in size and the Black population in Saskatchewan has more than tripled in the same period of time. #canpoli #abpoli #skpoli #mbpoli

4/ Here is some of the fun info: This rapid growth of the Black population in the Prairies has been driven by immigration, mainly from African countries. #BlackInCanada #skpoli #canpoli #BlackLivesMatter

5/ A large contingent of the youth leaders at the #BlackLivesMatter protests in #sk were of African origin. #yxe #skpoli #canpoli

Here are some of those youth. Pictured at largest #BlackLivesMatter protest in #yxe.
It was stunning to see those young Saskatchewanians lead 4000 people.