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Black News File

Stories from the Black community in the Maritimes from October 25 to November 3.

November 4, 2021 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Leave a Comment

1. Premier Tim Houston fires staffer over racist comments Last week, Premier Tim Houston learned that a staffer in the Department of Justice made comments on the social media about Angela Simmonds, the Liberal MLA for Preston. The staffer, who had recently been in meetings with Simmonds in her role as justice critic, allegedly said […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured Tagged With: African Nova Scotia, Alphonsine Masika, Angela Simmonds, Black community, Calvin Ruck, Carolann Wright, Coun. Lindell Smith, COVID-19, Department of Justice, Douglas Ruck, Human Rights Commission, Jeremie Landry, MLA Angela Simmonds, New Brunswick, No. 2 Construction Battalion, Normand Hector, Nova Scotia legislature, Paul Baraka, Premier Tim Houston, Preston, Racism, Road to Economic Prosperity for African Nova Scotian Communitie, Rosella Fraser, Xerox

Black News File

Stories from the Black community in the Maritimes, October 6 to October 13.

October 13, 2021 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Leave a Comment

1. Dwayne Provo appointed as Associate Deputy Minister In a letter released just yesterday, Dwayne Provo, who is Black, announced he has been appointed as the new Associate Deputy Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs. “As a long-time provincial regional education officer serving African Nova Scotian learners, I’ve had the opportunity to work in communities […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured Tagged With: Boot Island Vineyard and Winery, Carolann Wright, Dawgfather, Diggstown, Dr. Késa Munroe-Anderson, Dr. Oluwarotimi (Tim) Fashoranti, Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, Dwayne Provo, East Preston, Family Feud Canada, Garry Dart, Garry Glasgow, Gerry Dee, Glasgow family, Judge Rosalind Michie, Kevin Hurst, Nova Scotia, Pat Dunn, Premier Tim Houston, Pugwash, Springhill, Tara Thorne, Vinessa Antoine

Dwayne Provo appointed Associate Deputy Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs

This is the first time government has appointed someone to the role to focus solely on the work of African Nova Scotia Affairs.

October 12, 2021 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter 2 Comments

Dwayne Provo, who is Black, was appointed today as the new Associate Deputy Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs. Provo announced his appointment in a letter shared today. The appointment is effective immediately. “As a long-time provincial regional education officer serving African Nova Scotian learners, I’ve had the opportunity to work in communities across the […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured Tagged With: African Nova Scotia Affairs, Associate Deputy Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs, Black Family Meeting, Black Lives Matter, Black Nova Scotians, Carolann Wright, Decade of People of African Descent, Dr. Késa Munroe-Anderson, Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, Dwayne Provo, Nova Scotia, Pat Dunn

PRICED OUT

A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents
PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.

2020 mass murders

Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.

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.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Two young white women, one with dark hair and one blonde, smile at the camera on a sunny spring day.

Episode 79 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

Grace McNutt and Linnea Swinimer are the Minute Women, two Haligonians who host a podcast of the same name about Canadian history as seen through a lens of Heritage Minutes (minutewomenpodcast.ca). In a lively celebration of the show’s second birthday, they stop by to reveal how curling brought them together in podcast — and now BFF — form, their favourite Minutes, that time they thought Jean Chretien was dead, and the impact their show has had. Plus music from brand-new ECMA winners Hillsburn and Zamani.

Listen to the episode here.

Check out some of the past episodes here.

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