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Retired Judge Corrine Sparks receives honorary degree from Mount Saint Vincent University

May 25, 2022 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Leave a Comment

Last Thursday, retired Judge Corrine “Connie” Sparks was presented with an honorary degree from Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) during its Spring 2022 convocation. Sparks, who is from the Black community of Lake Loon/Cherry Brook, graduated from MSVU in 1974 with a bachelor of arts in economics. She was the only woman of African descent in […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured Tagged With: African Nova Scotia, African Nova Scotians, anti-Black racism, Black Nova Scotia, Black Nova Scotians, Corrine Sparks, justice, Matthew Byard, racial justice

Dartmouth man charged with wilful promotion of hatred

May 19, 2022 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Leave a Comment

Mark Andrew Kozlowski of Dartmouth is facing criminal charges of wilful promotion of hatred. The charges stem from a complaint to Queens District RCMP in September 2020 about a sign outside of a cottage that read Redneck Hangout and had an image of a noose. On Labour Day weekend 2020, Angela Bowden, who is Black, […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured, News Tagged With: African Nova Scotia, African Nova Scotians, Angela Bowden, anti-Black racism, Black Nova Scotia, Black Nova Scotians, Mark Andrew Kozlowski, Matthew Byard, RCMP, Wilson's Equipment Ltd.

“Representation matters”: Vince Williams talks about the inaugural CFL Officiating Academy training camp

May 18, 2022 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Leave a Comment

This past weekend in Toronto, the CFL held its training camp for the upcoming 2022 season for league officials who referee CFL games. It was also the first training camp attended by participants of the inaugural CFL’s Officiating Academy, which was announced earlier this month. Vince Williams of Halifax and Anthony Williams from Dartmouth are […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Education, Featured Tagged With: African Nova Scotia, African Nova Scotian, Atlantic University Sport, Black Nova Scotians, Canadian Football League, CFL, Football Canada, Football Nova Scotia, Maritime Football, sports, Vince Williams

Nicole Johnson finds a seat at the table with radio show about Black Nova Scotians

May 4, 2022 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Leave a Comment

When Nicole Johnson found herself out of work because of the pandemic, she said she sat on her couch with a cup of tea and asked God what to do next. Johnson said she then pitched an idea for a Black-focused talk radio show for a community radio station, CIOE-97.5FM, in Lower Sackville. “I don’t […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured, Profiles, Women Tagged With: African Nova Scotia, African Nova Scotian, Black Nova Scotians, Cherry Brook, East Preston, Lake Loon, Mayann Francis, Nicole Johnson, North Preston, radio, Tia Upshaw

Two referees from Nova Scotia join CFL’s new Officiating Academy

May 3, 2022 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Leave a Comment

The Canadian Football League (CFL) announced on Monday a new program aimed at training football referees and former athletes to officiate at a professional level for the CFL. Nine participants have already been selected. The program begins at CFL training camp on May 13. “Each participant will take part in the program for a maximum […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured Tagged With: African Nova Scotia, African Nova Scotian, Andre Williams, Anthony Williams, Black Nova Scotians, Canadian Football League, CFL, Football Canada, Football Nova Scotia, sports, Vince Williams

High Powered Customs Apparel on a roll in clothing, printing business

May 2, 2022 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Leave a Comment

A Black-owned roller skating arena set to open this summer in Spryfield is getting a lot of buzz, and all of the company’s swag will be created by another locally owned Black business, High Powered Customs Apparel. Stefan Williams, who owns and runs High Powered Customs Apparel, said he never met Shane Upshaw, the owner […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Economy, Featured Tagged With: African Nova Scotia, Black Business, Black community, Black Nova Scotians, Hammonds Plains, High Powered Customs, Matthew Byard, Shane Upshaw, Stefan Williams, Upper Hammonds Plains, Upshaw Roller Dome

#1792Project still writing letters to Black Loyalists who left Nova Scotia 230 years ago

April 13, 2022 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter 1 Comment

A project commemorating the 1,196 Black Loyalists who left Nova Scotia’s shores in 1792 is still collecting letters, according to one of the organizers. #1792Project is an advocacy and letter-writing campaign aimed at educating people about the history of the 1,196 Black Loyalists who, in January of 1792, left Nova Scotia aboard 15 ships on […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured, News Tagged With: Africa, Africa Nova Scotia, African Canadians, African Nova Scotia, African Nova Scotia history, Black Loyalists, Black Nova Scotians, Black women, Black women organizers, Sierra Leone, slavery, slavery in Nova Scotia, women

North Preston residents raise concerns, want apology after emergency alert sends out “false information”

April 12, 2022 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter 2 Comments

Residents of North Preston are raising concerns over a province-wide emergency alert issued Friday night they say contained misinformation connecting North Preston to reports of gunshots. Archy Beals, the former PC MLA candidate for the area, said he and his wife were leaving the Black Cultural Centre Friday night when they saw two unmarked police […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured, News, Policing Tagged With: African Nova Scotia, Angela Simmonds, Archy Beals, Black Nova Scotians, Cherrybrook, crime, East Preston, guns, MLA Angela Simmonds, North Preston, Preston, RCMP Nova Scotia, Wayne Adams

Virtual panel discusses the ongoing legacy of slavery and the topic of reparations

Delvina Bernard, Andrea Douglas, and Cikiah Thomas were panelists at the event billed as a pre-conference event for the 2023 Universities Studying Slavery Conference to be hosted by University of King’s College.

November 2, 2021 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter 2 Comments

On Monday, speakers at a virtual panel discussion talked about reparations and the ongoing legacy of slavery from Nova Scotian and Canadian perspectives. The event was hosted by Dalhousie University, University of King’s College, and the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia and was advertised as a pre-conference event for the 2023 Universities Studying Slavery […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured Tagged With: African Canadians, African Nova Scotians, allyship, Andrea Douglas, Black Canadians, Black Cultural Centre of Nova Scotia, Black Nova Scotians, Cikiah Thomas, critical race theory, Dalhousie University, Delvina Bernard, Global African Congress, Isaac Saney, Jefferson School — African American Heritage Center, Mount Saint Vincent, reparations, Sir Hilary Beckles, slavery, Unite the Right, University of King's College, Virginia

“We lost one of the good guys:” Robert Devet’s impact on African Nova Scotian stories

Activists said Devet was "one of the truest allies" and gave voice to the voiceless in the Black community.

October 15, 2021 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter 4 Comments

Poet and author Angela Bowden said before she ever met Robert Devet or knew his name she saw him at various social justice events in Halifax. “[He had] a tape recorder in one hand, notepad in the other, ready to create space, and provide a platform for every vulnerable and marginalized person, community, or circumstance,” […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: African Nova Scotia, Angela Bowden, anti-Black racism, anti-racism, Black Nova Scotians, El Jones, Lionel Desmond, Lynn Jones, Nova Scotia Advocate, poverty, Raymond Sheppard, Robert Devet, Unspoken Truth

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

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Singer-songwriter Willie Stratton has wandered a number of genre paths, starting with raw acoustic folk as a teen phenom, moving through surf rock as Beach Bait, and landing in a Roy Orbison-style classic country on his new album Drugstore Dreamin’. Ahead of his release show at the Marquee on Friday, he stops in to explain why mixing influences makes the best art, how he approaches the guitar, and what he likes about his day job as a barber.

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