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Reclaiming Freedom

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): Destroying Cages and Reclaiming Freedom

Denison Bank

Submitted
January 17, 2025
Published
2025-09-15

Abstract

Denison Bank illustrates the complex challenges Black immigrants from Africa face as they seek freedom in the Western world. Chinedu, a young immigrant from Nigeria, arrives in Toronto with aspirations of becoming a teacher, only to have his hopes and dreams thwarted by the harsh realities of anti-Black racism and xenophobia. Struggling to make ends meet, he finds employment selling accidental death insurance at Denison Bank after encountering microaggressions and prejudices during the hiring process. Denison Bank chronicles Chinedu’s journey toward achieving his dreams, highlighting his critical personal growth, experiences with migration and racism, as well as the enriching relationships he forms and maintains with people in his homeland and abroad.