Growing Community Of Africans Use Soccer To Stay Out Of Trouble
Typically known as the mostly-white, suburban borough of New York City, Staten Island is undergoing an influx of African residents who say they prefer the affordable rents and the island’s quiet atmosphere to the traffic-filled, concrete jungle of Manhattan.
As their numbers grow on the island, organized soccer is one of the activities that is helping to unite young Africans and keep them out of trouble.
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