“The loosening of shackles”: Understanding Emancipation Day
August 1 marks Emancipation Day, a commemoration of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. Actualized on August 1, 1834, the ...
Tag: anti-Black racism
Historian Mary McCarthy-Brandt cares for her ancestors and Black Loyalists graves
Black graveyards were a major part of Mary Louise McCarthy-Brandt studies when she decided to do her PhD. The thesis, ...
Canada’s Africa-only travel ban reveals the racism shaping Canada’s international policy
Recently, Canada put ten African countries on a no-fly list due to the outbreak of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. ...
The subtle art of writing about Black people
In your title, start with words like “first,” “Black,” “Black woman,” “person of colour.” Don’t forget to mention how “representation ...
New Brunswick African Association wants Fredericton to take anti-racist action
We, the past and present African residents of Doone street and allied organizations have written an open letter to express ...
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