1. Campaign signs destroyed Last weekend in Truro, campaign signs went up for provincial Liberal candidate Tamara Tynes Powell. Very early Sunday morning, several of the signs were founded vandalized and burned. At least one of the signs was in a Black neighborhood “The Marsh” where Tynes Powell grew up. Tynes Powell and her supporters […]
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Mother-daughter duo’s passion for anti-racism inspired creation of information sessions for seniors
“We are becoming a force to be reckoned with," pair says about their work.
A series of virtual information sessions for seniors, hosted by professionals from Nova Scotia’s Black community, was inspired by a mother-and-daughter duo who wanted to support BLM protests and fight racism in the province. The Valley Anti-Racism Association was founded by mother and daughter Sharmay Beals-Wentzell and Shartelle Lyon, who said the group was inspired […]
Truro’s first Black candidate for MLA says she’s undeterred by recent vandalism and hate
"It's more important that I stand up against any sort of hatred act," says Tamara Tynes Powell.
After her campaign signs were destroyed and burned on Sunday, Tamara Tynes Powell, the Liberal candidate in the riding of Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River, told the Halifax Examiner it’s important to “stand up against any sort of hatred act.” On Monday the Examiner reported the vandalism and burning of Tynes Powell’s campaign signs in Truro over […]
Campaign signs for Black MLA candidate burned in Truro
Tamara Tynes Powell is sole Black candidate in the riding of Truro–Bible Hill–Millbrook–Salmon River.
Numerous campaign signs for a Black MLA candidate have been vandalized and burned in Truro, about an hour’s drive north of Halifax. Tamara Tynes Powell is the Liberal candidate for of Truro–Bible Hill–Millbrook–Salmon River. She is the sole Black candidate in the riding. Sunday, on Facebook, Tynes Powell wrote: So sad to see one of […]
NDP candidates say they will close suspicious activity “loophole” and end police street checks
The NDP candidate for Preston in the upcoming election, Colter Simmonds, met with party leader Gary Burrill and community activist Quentrel Provo in a Cherrybrook playground Saturday to publicly discuss police street checks. They were joined by Suzy Hansen, the NDP candidate for Halifax–Needham; Angela Downey, the candidate for Hammonds Plains–Lucasville; and Matthew Green, a […]
Black News File
A look back at stories from Black communities in the Maritimes for the week of July 16 to July 23, 2021.
It Was All Good Just a Week Ago (**Jay-Z-voice**) Last Friday, as the weekly news cycle was winding down and political analysts were predicting Iain Rankin would officially call the provincial election over the weekend, news broke of accusations of racial profiling against the Cole Harbour RCMP. Accusations of racism against police in HRM aren’t […]
For the first time in Nova Scotia election history, all the candidates in one riding are Black
Angela Simmonds, Archy Beals, and Colter Simmonds are running in the riding of Preston.
For the first time in Nova Scotia history, there is a riding in the upcoming provincial election where all of the candidates for MLA are Black. In the riding of Preston, which encompasses Nova Scotia’s most predominantly Black community, Angela Simmonds (for the Liberals), Archy Beals (for the PC’s), and Colter Simmonds (for the NDP) […]