Halifax constable referred to restorative justice for 2020 assault on Black teen [VIDEO]
Const. Mark Pierce, the Halifax Regional Police officer charged with assaulting a 15-year-old Black boy outside of a mall in Bedford in February 2020, came face to face last week with the youth and his parents for the first time since the night of the incident.
Demario Chambers, now 19 years old, said he received a concussion, cuts, bruises, and badly hurt finger at the hands of Pierce and his partner Const. Craig Trudel when they arrested him.
They released Chambers without charges to his parents later that night.
‘Going through hell:’ Black HRM worker speaks at panel on equity, inclusion in workplace
SOURCE: Halifax Examiner A worker and advocate who took part in a rally in December in support of Black Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) workers joined a public discussion on inclusion and equity […]
‘Mission accomplished:’ home of Nova Scotia’s first Black doctor gets heritage designation
Halifax regional council voted unanimously Tuesday to designate the former home and clinic of the late Dr. Clement Ligoure, the province’s first Black doctor, an official heritage property. Earlier Tuesday […]
Community land trusts could mean more affordable housing for Preston, advocates say
“I don’t know that they’re entirely interested in community land trusts for all the community support benefits that come along with it. They’re really interested in it as a way to get affordable housing built. As long as you set yourself up to give government confidence, I think there very likely could be community investments in community land trusts to make these things happen.”
Women from North Preston, Cherry Brook recognized for longtime work as foster parents
Two women from North Preston and Cherry Brook have been recognized for their work as the most tenured foster parents in the Halifax area.
Viola Cain and June Ross were honoured for their 75 combined years as foster parents at a recent foster families appreciation banquet.
‘This town is very racist’: African student in Wolfville speaks out about experience with RCMP, mayor after filing complaint about an assault
Sara Micheal is speaking out about her experience with King’s District RCMP and Wolfville Mayor Wendy Donovan following an incident that left her with visible injuries and during which she said she was verbally attacked with racial remarks.
In an interview with the Halifax Examiner, Micheal, who is a permanent resident from Eritrea, said she moved out of an apartment where she experienced a lot of racism from the landlord, and into a house with more than half a dozen other roommates she didn’t know.
“Best gift ever!”: Dartmouth’s Lindell Wigginton makes his NBA debut on his mother’s birthday
When she woke up on her birthday Thursday, Nicole Wigginton-Downey had no idea about the surprise her youngest of five sons had in store for her.
Earlier that morning, unbeknownst to his family back in Nova Scotia, Dartmouth’s Lindell Wigginton underwent a physical exam in preparation for signing a two-way contract with the defending NBA champions, the Milwaukee Bucks.
Kirk Johnson recounts legal battle with Mike Sanford and Halifax Regional Police
“I said in order for me to help my peers, to help people that been racially profiled while driving, this has to be out there and everybody has to know about it,” Johnson recalled in Equity Watch webinar.
Justice minister issues directive to close loophole in street checks ban
The term “suspicious activity” will be replaced with “reasonable suspicion.”
Closed-door meeting on Black women in leadership raises concerns for province’s only Black female political science professor
“It is not the role of the Liberal Party to reach into other people’s communities and determine what leadership looks like,” writes El Jones in letter to Andy Fillmore about meeting hosted by MP Marci Ien.