Joy Akinkunmi, 17, made a documentary about Africville
Have you learned about Africville in school?
Joy Akinkunmi, 17, decided more people should learn about this historic Nova Scotian community.
So she wrote and directed the documentary Africville: A Community Displaced.
The 18-minute film focuses on a Black Canadian community that faced discrimination in Halifax, Nova Scotia
WATCH — This teen thinks kids should learn about Nova Scotia’s Black history.

