Black Canadians
Pluralisme Outremont hosts event celebrating Black History month
By Gloria Henriquez Reporter/Weather specialist
Former MP Marlene Jennings shared her experiences growing up in a diverse family and then raising a multiracial daughter of her own. Continue reading
Advocacy group pushes for the end of ‘discriminatory’ street checks in Halifax
Solidarity Halifax, has urged Haligonians to contact officials in the police department, municipal government and provincial governments as they push to put a moratorium on street checks, or carding. Continue reading
Lethbridge College celebrates Black History Month for the first time
A group of Afro-Caribbean students have partnered with employees and the student association at Lethbridge College to plan several events for Black History Month in February. Continue reading
Canada’s one and only ‘Black Battalion’ celebrated in parade
Dignitaries and military officials gathered in Pictou to mark the 100th anniversary of the first and only segregated black military unit in the Canadian history. Continue reading