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His speculative fiction was built on Black heroes and African themes. He died alone and unrecognized, but friends are trying to make amends. On Jan....

Since 1996, the Government of Canada’s annual Black History Month campaign encourages people of all backgrounds to learn more about Black history in Canada. This...

Halifax police are investigating a possible hate crime after receiving complaints about a smartphone app that used a racial slur to describe a predominantly Black...

MONTREAL -- Canadian Black history should be taught and celebrated year-round, not just in February, activists and scholars say. Sharing Black history shouldn’t be limited...

A virtual ceremony took place today, Feb. 3, to honour the legacy of Viola Desmond by repaying her sister Wanda Robson for the court costs...

By Ahmed Hussen Contributor Monday was the beginning of Black History Month — something we’ve been celebrating in Canada since 1995 thanks to the first Black...

February marks Black History Month or African Heritage Month, It is a recognized, nationwide celebration that calls on all persons of African descent and others...

TORONTO -- Educators say last summer's anti-Black racism protests have given Black History Month increased resonance in 2021 and amplified long-standing calls to incorporate more...

A Halifax couple say they're convinced that racial profiling was at play when they were stopped for several minutes at the doors to a Halifax...

Eddie Carvery is bundled up in three layers inside his trailer, which is hand painted with his face on it and plastered with Africville Protest in...

man approached them and started to make racist comments.  "We were sitting outside of the Local Jo (Cafe & Market), just chatting about our research,...

Two Black students talk about systemic racism in Canadian high schools — and how educators and policy makers can step up.By Valerie Howes “I know a...

HALIFAX, N.S. —  A month after Kayla Borden was pulled over and handcuffed by Halifax Regional Police, she still doesn’t understand what happened. Borden, who...

Local musician, music promoter, and community advocate Kayla Borden is traumatized and shaken after she was pulled over and handcuffed by police last night in...

Nova Scotia Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, centre, is seen in this file photo. Bernard said four new national historic designations bring education, awareness and a...