— BY, ARVIN JOAQUIN, OMNI TV VANCOUVER (OMNI TV) — Miss Universe Canada, Nova Stevens, called out people who flooded her social media accounts with hateful comments, sparking a conversation about racism in the pageant world. Stevens is the second Black woman to ever hold the title, more than thirty years after the coronation of […]
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Small Alberta village honours founding families for Black History Month | Global News
Deb Matejicka, Global News [dropcap]Long[/dropcap] before the province officially recognized Black History Month, the tiny village of Breton in north-central Alberta had been commemorating and honouring the African American immigrants who helped settle the area. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “It started out as very low-key, very humble beginnings with the local team here at the museum,” said […]
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Viola Desmond, the Black Woman Who Fought Against Segregation in Canada | Broadly
In 1946, Viola Desmond insisted on sitting in the whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theater, and now she’s being put on the $10 bill for her bravery.
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