A 50-year-old single mother with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) has published a new book about living with the disease. And she used a eye-gazing technology to tell her story. On Saturday, Angela Parker-Brown, author of Writing With My Eyes: Staying Alive While Dying, hosted an official book launch on the front lawn of her home […]
East Preston church continues work of ancestors, while looking for the next generation of members
Ruby Williams first attended East Preston United Baptist Church when her mother took her to a service when she was about five or six years old. “And I’ve been here ever since,” Williams said. Williams is also a member of the planning committee for the church’s 180th anniversary celebrations, which took place last weekend. “We […]
Stop romanticizing the lives of 1950s housewives
Morning File, Tuesday, September 13, 2022
News 1. Stacey Gomez On Monday, Stacey Gomez got the decision from Residential Tenancies that told her she could stay in her apartment. Zane Woodford was at the tenancy hearing last week where Gomez and her landlord, Marcus Ranjbar, were presenting their cases about his application to have Gomez renovicted from her apartment on Church […]
In Halifax, Truro, Upper Hammonds Plains, community land trusts offer a way for residents to build neighbourhoods, legacy
An old idea is finding its way to Nova Scotia that may help preserve plots of land where communities can build affordable housing. The United Way Halifax and several partners are exploring the idea of creating a community land trust (CLT) in the Halifax area. According to Kevin Hooper, the manager of partnerships and […]
Halifax comedy show using laughter, music to help Black community heal from loss
A local comedy event that was started as a way to support the Black community with grief and loss will take the stage on September 10 at Casino Nova Scotia in Halifax. Colter Simmonds is the organizer of Laugh Out Violence, which features stand-up comedy and musical entertainment. Simmonds said he was inspired to create […]
North Preston pastor preaches his final sermon, but he’s not done spreading the word
On Sunday, Rev. Wallace Smith preached his final sermon as senior pastor of St. Thomas Baptist Church in North Preston. Smith is the first and only ordained minister from North Preston to serve in the role of senior pastor of that church. And on Wednesday, after serving in that role for 21 years, Smith will […]
Social work student collecting data about Black mothers’ experiences with child welfare system
A social work student in New Brunswick wants to interview Black mothers in Nova Scotia who’ve been involved with child welfare servces and the Department of Community Services for child neglect within the past five years. Renise Robichaud is working on her masters thesis at Université de Moncton. She said Black mothers are overrepresented in […]
Stories from the hood: musical with all-Black cast takes the stage in Halifax
A musical featuring an all-Black cast will premiere Thursday night at the Lighthouse Arts Centre in Halifax. Hood Habits was written and directed by East Preston’s Tara Taylor, founder of Charles Taylor Theatre and Media Arts Association. The play is based on the real-life journal entries written by at-risk youth from the Jane and Finch […]
Peace Basketball Tournament returns to help promote inner peace in the Black community
After a COVID hiatus in 2020 and 2021, the Peace Basketball Tournament returned to Preston and Halifax on Thursday. The tournament was inspired, in part, to help rally against violence in the Black community and the trauma it causes. This is the fourth Peace Basketball Tournament and the first to be held in three years. […]
The hallowed and ever-sustaining shrine of homemade pies
There has been wide media coverage of the National Black Canadians Summit held last month in Halifax and attended by 1,200 people but nary a public mention of the pies. So, here’s a praise-break for the homemade blueberry, cherry, apple, and strawberry-rhubarb pies that the Michaëlle Jean Foundation — the host of the event — […]
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