In Conversation with MP Marci Ien
In celebration of Black History Month, The Corner in partnership with St. James Town TV, is interviewing inspiring leaders from St. James Town whose circumstances, struggles, and challenges are ones that most of us may be familiar with. In these interviews these leaders have been generous with their times and have opened their hearts by and sharing their stories and experiences with the community. In this article we are going to talk about a woman we are proud of who came out of our community in St. James town. Her name is Marci Ien. Black History Month is an annual observance during February every year to celebrate and appreciate African History and the histories of Peoples of African descent here in North America. It began in 1926 as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of African Americans. February was chosen because it coincides with the birthdays of two important figures in African American history that black communities had celebrated since the lat