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Black mother dissatisfied with school’s response to racist bullying of her children by white classmate

March 7, 2022 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter 1 Comment

A Black mother of students at Admiral Westphal Elementary in Dartmouth is raising concerns about the school’s handling of ongoing instances of racist bullying at the school that resulted in one of her children being called the N-word by a white classmate. She said she repeatedly tried to address the issue with the school. When […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Education, Featured Tagged With: Admiral Westphal Elementary, anti-Black racism, Becky Druhan, Dartmouth, Halifax Regional Centre for Education, Matthew Byard, Minister of Education, Nova Scotia, Racism

Cst. Andrew Joudrey testifies about his training in diversity, traffic stops at third day of Kayla Borden appeal hearing

December 15, 2021 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter 1 Comment

Cst. Andrew Joudrey testified on Day 3 of the appeal hearing into Kayla Borden’s complaints towards constables Scott Martin and Jason Meisner of the Halifax Regional Police. Joudrey was one of the officers on the scene July 28, 2020, the night Borden’s car was mistaken for a different coloured car driven by a white man. […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured, Policing Tagged With: Andrew Gough, Chief Dan Kinsella, Cst. Andrew Joudrey, Cst. Jason Meisner, Cst. Scott Martin, Devin Maxwell, Halifax Regional Police, Kayla Borden, Nasha Nijhawan, Nova Scotia Police Review Board, Racism

“You can build the world to come in the choices you make every day”

African Nova Scotian activist Lynn Jones speaks to 2021 graduating class at Mount Saint Vincent University.

November 15, 2021 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Leave a Comment

“Who are you when the world is not looking at you? What do you fight for even if it seems nobody is paying attention?” These were questions posed by African Nova Scotian activist Lynn Jones to the graduating class of Mount Saint Vincent University at their convocation ceremony last week. Jones received an honourary doctorate […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured Tagged With: Africa Nova Scotia, anti-Black racism, education, El Jones, George Floyd, Lynn Jones, Mount Saint Vincent University, Queen's University, Racism, residential schools, slavery

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

Firing a staff member for racist comments is a start, but…

It's clear the Houston government has more work to do when it comes to confronting racism in this province and repairing its relations with the Black community.

October 31, 2021 By Stephen Kimber

The news late last week that a Tory staffer had been fired for making racist comments about Liberal MLA Angela Simmonds is interesting on a number of levels. First, of course, is that it happened at all. Not that the racist comments were made. But that they had consequences. Apparently, the unidentified staffer, who worked...

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Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Commentary, Featured, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Halifax street checks, MLA Angela Simmonds, Premier Tim Houston, Racism

Lionel Desmond was a victim of racism, cousin testifies at inquiry

Raymond Sheppard says racism within the Canadian Armed Forces contributed to Desmond's PTSD.

October 20, 2021 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter 1 Comment

It was two years ago this month that Raymond Sheppard first wrote in the former Nova Scotia Advocate about the role racism played in the case of his younger cousin, Lionel Desmond, who, in 2017, killed his wife, Shanna, mother, Brenda, and 10-year-old daughter, Aaliyah, before killing himself. Desmond who served in the Canadian Armed […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured, News Tagged With: anti-Black racism, Canadian Forces, Desmond Inquiry, Lionel Desmond, Nova Scotia, Racism, Raymond Sheppard

Does Tim Houston need to press reset on his resets?

Houston began his first week in office pressing (the latest) reset on our health care mess. He ended it needing to press reset on his relations with the province's African Nova Scotian community.

September 5, 2021 By Stephen Kimber

So, let’s begin this history lesson somewhere in the murky middle muddle, way back in 1994 when a fresh-faced Liberal government led by Dr. John Savage began the process of regionalizing Nova Scotia’s local health authorities because… well, because everyone else was doing it, and because some experts said it would save money. Then fast...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: healthcare, Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs, Premier Tim Houston, Racism

A record number of Black MLAs heading to the legislature

Duale, Ince, Simmonds, Hansen win their ridings. What, if any, effect will it have on Black issues moving forward?

August 18, 2021 By Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter 2 Comments

A record number of four Black MLAs have been elected to the Nova Scotia legislature. For the Liberals, incumbent Tony Ince and newcomers Angela Simmonds and Ali Duale were elected in the 41st provincial election that saw Tim Houston’s PC’s win a majority government. NDP newcomer Suzy Hansen won in the riding of Halifax Needham. […]

Filed Under: Black Nova Scotia, Featured, Province House Tagged With: African Nova Scotia history, Ali Duale, Angela Downey, Angela Simmonds, anti-Black racism, Black candidates, Black educators, Black Lives Matter, Black parents, Cole Harbour, Donalda MacIsaac, election, Halifax Armdale, Halifax Regional School Board, Halifax-Needham, legislature, Liberal Party, Lisa Coates, Matthew Byard, Mayann Francis, NDP, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party, NS NDP, Preston, Progressive Conservative, Racism, Sackville-Uniacke, Sipek’natik First Nation, Stephen Kimber, Suzy Hansen, Tamara Tynes Powell, Tim Houston, Tony Ince, Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River, Universal Mental Health Care

Blackface effigy erected in Parrsboro is just the latest example of Nova Scotia’s ingrained racism

"While this figure appears to have their hand raised in a wave, it is not saying hello. Instead, it is signalling that Black bodies are not welcome in the vicinity of this house."

June 14, 2021 By El Jones 3 Comments

A blackface effigy on a property outside Parrsboro has been removed after concerns were raised by African Nova Scotians and Cumberland-Colchester MP Lenore Zann. The figure referenced traditional minstrel show symbols including the white glove and painted features exaggerating the lips and staring eyes. These elements of blackface costuming were intended to exaggerate African features […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: 911 attacks, African Nova Scotia, African Nova Scotian, anti-Blackness, Black Santa Coffee Pot, blackface, blackface effigy, Calixa Lavallée, Canadian National Anthem, David Pilgrim, Dr. Cheryl Thompson, El Jones, Jim Crow Museum, Joachim Stroink, Lenore Zann, Lynn Jones, minstrel, minstrelsy, Nova Scotia, O Canada, Parrsboro, Racism, Ryerson University, Saint Mary's Art Gallery, social clubs, Swarte Piet, Toronto, Truro

The ‘quiet’ turmoil inside the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society

The society claims it wants to "eliminate or mitigate systemic discrimination" in its organization. But will it really come to terms with its Lyle Howe legacy?

May 16, 2021 By Stephen Kimber

  “There’s something happening here,” Stephen Stills once wrote. “What it is ain’t exactly clear.” Here in this case is inside the traditionally somnambulant corridors of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, the august and privileged self-governing body, which “regulates Nova Scotia’s legal profession…  [and exists] to uphold and protect public interest in the practice of...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Lyle Howe, Nova Scotia Barristers' Society, Racism

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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.

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

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Episode 85 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

Logan Robins (writer/director/composer) and Katherine Norris (star/composer) of the Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company are on the show this week ahead of their provincial tour of HIPPOPOSTUMOUS, Robins’ musical exploration of invasive species, colonization, environmentalism, and history. Hear how Pablo Escobar’s personal hippos have invaded and are ruining a section of Colombia, why Robins was intrigued to make a show about it, and all the places you can catch it this July. Plus Norris cracks out the banjolele to perform one of the show’s songs. And the new jam from Beauts!

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