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Angela Simmonds running for leadership of Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Angela Simmonds is running for leadership of the provincial Liberal party. She’s the first person to declare they’re running for the leadership.
For the first time in Nova Scotia election history, all the candidates in one riding are Black
Angela Simmonds, Archy Beals, and Colter Simmonds are running in the riding of Preston.
A coalition for Black voices in Nova Scotia
Since 2015, the African Nova Scotian Decade for People of African Descent Coalition has been working on issues in the Black community, including justice, health, education, employment, and social services.
Who will be the next minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs?
PC premier-designate Tim Houston has no African Nova Scotian members in his caucus to choose from for the job.
“We lost one of the good guys:” Robert Devet’s impact on African Nova Scotian stories
Activists said Devet was “one of the truest allies” and gave voice to the voiceless in the Black community.
Plaque honouring Viola Desmond unveiled outside former Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow [VIDEO]
On Friday, a plaque was unveiled outside of the former Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow where Viola Desmond was arrested in 1946 for sitting in the whites-only section. The plaque was unveiled on behalf of Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC).
Rev. Dr. Peter J. Paris was one of the speakers at the unveiling cerermony. Paris was 13 years old and living in New Glasgow when Desmond was arrested.
“I clearly remember hearing my parents and others discussing the incident and lamenting the injustice inflicted on such a young fine businesswoman,”