Day: 18 February 2026

African Nova Scotian community, church leaders mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson

Rev. Jesse Jackson and Dr. Leslie “Les” Oliver stand inside the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia in 2009, pointing toward a wall map showing African and Atlantic migration routes; a model ship exhibit is visible below, with a BlackNovaScotia.ca logo and Pan-African Nova Scotia graphic overlaid on the image.

African Nova Scotian journalists, clergy, and community leaders reflect on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 2009 visit to Nova Scotia in this Yahoo News–published Canadian Press article by Lyndsay Armstrong, revisiting his time at the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia and its lasting local significance. Jackson died Tuesday in Chicago at age 84.