Wanda Robson, the younger sister of Viola Desmond, passed away on Saturday at the age of 95. “It is with great sadness I announce the passing of my great friend and storytelling partner Wanda Eloise Robson of North Sydney, Nova Scotia,” wrote African Nova Scotian artist and poet David Woods in a Facebook post. “Besides […]
“We own beautiful.” The history of Black hair care in Nova Scotia
Morning File, Wednesday, February 12, 2020
News 1. Hospital parking garage Councillor Waye Mason says he’s “optimistic” that a “win-win” compromise over the parking garage for the new QEII hospital is possible after the city and province met on Friday afternoon. Yesterday, council voted to start the process of closing a part of the west side of Summer Street to co-locate […]
Afua Cooper: “We need to smash those [racist] stereotypes and see the humanity in each and every one of us”
Morning File, Wednesday, May 22, 2019
News 1. Bank of Canada acknowledges that climate change will impact the economy “For the first time ever, the Bank of Canada has released a report examining the threat climate change poses to the country’s financial system,” reports Karina Roman for the CBC. The report in question is the Bank’s annual Fiscal System Review, which […]