Prompt 2

As the only Nigerian player in the entire SHL currently, M’Baku Olubori is no stranger to experiencing different cultures. To date, he’s lived in 4 different countries throughout his life (Nigeria, Switzerland, Canada, USA). While there is a well-documented friction between Africans and African Americans many times, Baku buys into none of that. He’s leaned heavily into new culture of his brothers and sisters in the diaspora (especially the music and food). Landing in Baltimore was really a great thing for that, as he’s been able to embrace and be embraced by the heavily African American population (approximately 58-60% Black) of Baltimore City. Rarely do we see professional hockey players embraced by the common man the way Baku has been in Baltimore, and he’s put his money where his mouth is (see S74 PT#2 for the Crunchy’s Chicken debacle). Beyond that, Baku has learned a lot about many cultures, most especially Swedish culture from his time in IIHF competition. At first he was skeptical of some of the things his teammates did that were unfamiliar, but over time he’s embraced his teammates love for their country, as they have also joined him in cheering on his countrymen in soccer (go go SSL champion and Tokyo star Momo Adamu!)