New Brunswick Black History Society

• New Canada Post stamp honours Black settlers to Willow Grove, N.B.

  This is the 13th year Canada Post has celebrated Black History Month with a series of stamps, but the first time one has told a New Brunswick story.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2021
  
• Black Lives Matter Saint John pushes for Black history in N.B. schools

  The Black Lives Matter movement started in the U.S. in 2013. Since then, it has helped race awareness of racial and social injustices around the world.

  Education

  Jul 25, 2020
  
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• Ground-breaking Canadian black lawyer to finally be honoured in New Brunswick

  "This is to right a wrong," said historian Peter Little. "I think it was a terrible injustice how he was treated."

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2019
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• Saint John International Culture Fest celebrates diversity in immigrant-hungry province

  Organized by the Saint John Newcomers Centre, the event is meant to showcase diversity, multiculturalism and the contribution of newcomers.

  Canada

  Oct 12, 2019
• NB government asked to remove ‘Negro’ from place names in province

  Name changes are being proposed for two places near New Brunswick's largest city as part of a province-wide plan to update the use of the anachronistic word Negro.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2017