Africville
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Africville cookbook sheds light on the importance of documenting family stories'In the Africville Kitchen, The Comforts of Home' celebrates the history of African Nova Scotians and it contains recipes that have not been written down until now.CanadaDec 16, 2020
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‘We need to be compensated’: Africville descendants, allies march for justice"It’s never going to heal the emotional and psychological wounds and scars that we suffer.”CanadaOct 25, 2020
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Halifax urged to address north end gentrification as municipal election nears'African Nova Scotian community members are being squeezed out of their homes and communities because of untenable increases in rent and housing prices.'CanadaOct 12, 2020
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‘Let’s get the apology right’: North Preston residents demand justice after McNeil’s apologyThe community of North Preston calls for the defunding of RCMP and redirecting $10 million a day into community development across Canada.CanadaOct 3, 2020
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Incumbent Halifax mayor Mike Savage releases platform, outlines plans for COVID-19 recoveryIncumbent mayor Mike Savage released his platform on Tuesday at a press conference in Africville Park.PoliticsSep 15, 2020
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Black Nova Scotia man ‘overjoyed’ as struggle for land title moves forwardThe problem dates back to the 1800s when the Nova Scotia government distributed land to white and Black Loyalists.CanadaAug 9, 2020
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George Elroy Boyd, pioneering Black playwright and journalist, dies at 68Boyd became Canada's first Black national television news anchor in 1992 as a co-host of CBC Morning Newsworld.CanadaJul 26, 2020
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Mural of famed boxer George Dixon unveiled in AfricvilleThe unveiling on the mural was also a chance to highlight challenges that still exist today with Africville.CanadaJul 25, 2020
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N.S. Senator pushes for Emancipation Day to be nationally recognizedSen. Wanda Thomas Bernard is encouraging all Canadians to learn about Emancipation Day on Aug. 1.CanadaJul 23, 2020
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The history of Canadian slavery goes back 400 years, except we’re blind to it'The enslavement of African peoples ... took place in this country in the same way it did in the United States,' says Dr. Andrea Davis, historian at York University.CanadaJun 12, 2020
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