About 200 African-Americans and Africans gathered Sunday at St. Katharine Drexel Parish Church to celebrate the start of Black History Month. Posters at the entrance to the sanctuary illustrated the legacy of black achievements.
They paid homage to African-American trailblazers who tore down barriers and thrived. And they held hope for their countrymen in Nigeria, who are bracing against Boko Haram extremism and reeling from ethnic tensions marking this month’s presidential election between a Christian man and his Muslim rival.
“The upcoming elections are causing a lot of troubles, worries, and pain,’’ prayed Adesuwa Igbineweka, a 30-year-old Nigerian immigrant who lives in Dorchester. “Let us pray for all the Christians and non-Christians in Nigeria . . . that God will bring peace to the country.”
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