Black immigrants are choosing to live in Colorado at a higher rate than any other state

The kind of food items shoppers will find at Dollar Groceries in Aurora are among the staples Kwesi Snyper ate growing up.

Snyper bought his grocery store in 2011 after moving to Aurora. When he first immigrated to the U.S., he settled in Atlanta, Georgia, and worked for Publix. But he needed a better-paying job to support his family and when he got an offer to work for the manufacturing company American Gypsum in Gypsum, he made the move to Colorado. Then he moved to Grand Junction where he was reunited with his family. He worked for the state as a psychiatric technician.

For Snyper, that meant catering to that community. He started adding groceries not just from West Africa but from Latin and Asian countries and the Caribbean. Oyugi used to work for the embassy when living in Kenya and moved to the United States about 20 years ago. She first lived in California, working as an instructor for special-needs children and went into health care for a period, but she’s always had an interest in art and business. After connecting with people from various African festivals, she settled on Aurora. There was the added bonus that her brother was already living in Colorado.

That refers to groups who were formerly settled as refugees before, but now other individuals are joining family members in Colorado or are seeking citizenship through other immigration avenues. In Colorado, that often occurs with more-established communities such as those from Somalia, Ethiopia or Eritria, she said.

“That will build diversity,” he said. “And once we have diversity, we will have stronger community and have stronger state.”

How does the crime rate track with that?

jimbcbs4 I think your idea of diversity is different than the actual definition of diversity

God bless our immigrants, and may they find gerry-rigged solutions to the problems they face coming from elitist Dems who will try to source their businesses for donations promising what they have no intention or capability of delivering. And good food and quality vibes for all!

They immigrated from the country of Black? I think you mean African immigrants. You should know the difference in 2022. 👍

Diversity in Aurora?! That’s news indeed.

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