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Royal Yute watches his child Ilyich Brown 23 mo. outside the Afrocentric alternative school, which opened in Toronto, Ontario on September 8, 2009Jim Ross

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Grace Paul talks to her daughter Vanessa on her first day of grade one at The Afrocentric alternative school opened in Toronto, Ontario on September 8, 2009Jim Ross

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The Afrocentric alternative school opened in Toronto, Ontario on September 8, 2009Jim Ross

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Grade one teacher Nadia Hohn escorts her students to class at The Afrocentric alternative school opened in Toronto, Ontario on September 8, 2009Jim Ross

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Afrocentric alternative school principal Thando Hyman-Aman talks to students during the opening of it in Toronto, Ontario on September 8, 2009Jim Ross

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