Toronto poet Bill Bissett, Nova Scotia poet Sylvia D. Hamilton, and Saskatchewan author Solomon Ratt are among the 83 distinguished individuals appointed to the Order of Canada this year. The announcement from Gov. Gen. Mary Simon’s office includes one new Companion, 16 Officers, two Honorary Officers, and 64 new Members of the Order. Notably, two […]
The award-winning American young adult novel The Hate U Give, which was removed from the Nova Scotia school curriculum last September, is now back in the news. It appears the decision was made by the Department of Education before receiving any formal complaints, according to newly released documents. The book is about a Black high […]
Nova Scotia Liberal MLAs questioned Premier Tim Houston on his on government’s recent decision to downgrade the Office of Equity and Anti-Racism from a standalone entity to be part of the Department of Justice. He suggested that the move would diminish the office’s work and effectiveness. Brendan Maguire, a Liberal member of the public […]
A scholarship for Black students studying health professions has been established in the name of community and health advocate Phyllis Marsh-Jarvis, the first woman in Nova Scotia ordained by the African Orthodox Church. The Health Association of African Canadians (HAAC) will announce the two inaugural recipients of the scholarship at the Black Cultural Centre […]
After escaping civil war in Somalia with his family and then growing up in a Kenyan refugee camp that he could not leave, Mohamed Hussein is thankful for the chance to start a new life in Nova Scotia. He arrived in March 2021, among an early group of refugees from Africa who were offered […]
New names for four Nova Scotia places in Shelburne County containing a derogatory word will have new names chosen in early 2022. A survey asking area residents to vote on new names will come to a close at the end of December. “The final selections will be tallied in the new year and will then […]
For the first time in more than 20 years, one of Nova Scotia’s oldest and largest Black communities will be represented by a Black MLA — regardless of which party wins. All three declared candidates in the Preston riding are Black. It’s believed to be the first time in the province’s history any riding has […]
The new provincially funded African Nova Scotian Justice Institute was announced last Monday at the Black Cultural Centre in Cherry Brook, N.S. The institute will offer policing accountability, data collection, court support, legal defence and other programs. It is expected to begin operating within one year. The province is spending $4.8 million to help […]
N.S. rights board backs biracial woman by Rachel Brothers A Nova Scotia woman, fired from her job at the Black Educators Association for not being fully black because she is biracial, has won her case at the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission. A decision by an independent human rights board of inquiry found that Rachel […]
