Somali Bantu Community Day
Somalian children, from left, Lwle Abukar, 9, Hawa Abukar, 4, Bahafi Abukar, 8, dance with their new US flags at the beginning of the celebration of the first annual Somali Bantu Community Day at Lasalle Park in Buffalo on Saturday, July 9, 2016. This marks the day that the first Somali Bantu refugee arrived in Buffulo.
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Somalian immigrant twin sisters, Muslimo Kaboke, left, and Kafay Kaboke, both 10, dance and run to traditional music.
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Somalian children dance at the beginning of the celebration.
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Four-year-old Hawa Abukar holds an American flag as the wind off Lake Erie blows her hijab scarf.
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Somalian immigrant child Hawa Abukar, 4, plays tag during the first annual Somali Bantu Community Day.
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Somalian immigrant Hawa Abukar, 4.
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Somalian Muna Omar, 11, with her ornate henna tattoos.
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Somalian Fayda Salim, 10, with her ornate henna tattoos.
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Somalian Fayda Salim, 10, with her ornate bracelets and henna tattoos.
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Somalian Fayda Salim, 10, with her ornate henna tattoos.
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Along with dancing,singing, food and fun, the celebration also include a soccer game.
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Mohamed Haji tries to attract the attention of some friends on their way to a soccer game during the first annual Somali Bantu Community Day at Lasalle Park in Buffalo on Saturday, July 9, 2016.
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Somalian children, from left, Kafay Kaboke, 10, Muslimo Kaboke, 10, Lwle Abukar, 9, and Bahafi Abukar, 8, dance with their new U.S. flags at the beginning of the celebration during the first annual Somali Bantu Community Day in Lasalle Park on July 9.
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Somalian children arrive to the celebration during the first annual Somali Bantu Community Day at Lasalle Park in Buffalo on Saturday, July 9, 2016.
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Sunday, July 10, 2016
The first Somali Bantu community day featured a soccer tournament and such cultural presentations as dancing, singing and storytelling. The News' Robert Kirkham stopped by, and here's what he saw.
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