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Aliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey

FILE - In this April 7, 2012, file photo, Anaheim Ducks' Sheldon Brookbank, left, checks Calgary Flames' Akim Aliu, a Nigerian-born Canadian, during third period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta. Aliu's book titled "Akim Aliu Dreamer: Growing Up Black in the World of Hockey," is due out in February and shares a journey of being a Nigerian-born child of mixed-race parents attempting to assimilate at a young age in Ukraine and Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh, File)

FILE - Calgary Flames center Akim Aliu (29) controls the puck against Nashville Predators defenseman Victor Bartley (64) in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. Aliu's book titled "Akim Aliu Dreamer: Growing Up Black in the World of Hockey," is due out in February and shares a journey of being a Nigerian-born child of mixed-race parents attempting to assimilate at a young age in Ukraine and Canada.(AP Photo/Mike Strasinger)

Akim Aliu poses for a photo in this undated photo. Aliu's book titled "Akim Aliu Dreamer: Growing Up Black in the World of Hockey," is due out in February and shares a journey of being a Nigerian-born child of mixed-race parents attempting to assimilate at a young age in Ukraine and Canada. (David Leyes via AP)

This image, provided by Scholastic, shows the cover of the book "Akim Aliu Dreamer: Growing Up Black in the World of Hockey," by former NHL player Akim Aliu with Greg Anderson Elysee. The graphic novel is due out in February, and is being co-released by global children's publishing giant, Scholastic, and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's publishing company. (Scholastic via AP)

Aliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey