Migrant worker facing bill from Nova Scotia after insurance for cancer treatment cancelled
A migrant worker from Jamaica who learned she had cervical cancer shortly after she started working at a farm in Nova Scotia says she owes the province nearly $65,000 after her private insurance was cancelled. Kerian Burnett, 42, recently completed chemotherapy treatment, but she said she’s yet to receive a CT scan needed to track […]
Council downzones historic Black community to stop ‘Wild Wild West of development’
HRM’s sign at the entrance to Upper Hammonds Plains. Credit: HRM Halifax Examiner — Limits have been placed on development in a historically Black community outside of Halifax after a vote at Halifax regional council this week. Community members from Upper Hammonds Plains packed council chambers for a public hearing Tuesday night, where many spoke after an […]
Black In The Maritimes [PODCAST]
Black In The Maritimes is a platform that educates and explain topics about the black people living in Canada. This comes on a time that we have a divided world and people of color no matter where they come from are being stereotyped and systematically being oppressed just by the color of their skin. We […]
AfricentricTV [VIDEO]
This is the official TV online TV channel of the Africentric Learning Institute, ALI TV. The channel will feature news, interviews, and events from the African Nova Scotian Community. The channel will also present thought leadership on education, social, political, cultural and economic issues facing the community. This is the window to the African Nova […]
Pineapple Express Media
Pineapple Express Media is a music company that showcases & services underground Hip Hop music & culture through traditional and new media; archiving stories of Black, First Nations, Inuit, Métis & displaced people. Owned by Nivie Singh & Kayla Borden, PEMedia aims to bridge Hip Hop culture across the Nation(s), unifying culture through sharing oral […]
Down Home – Jason Jones and Derek Wyse [PODCAST]
Join Jason Jones and Derek Wyse as they have real conversations with their guests about their Nova Scotian roots, and the challenges of being a person of colour in Canada.
Festival for Black Nova Scotian filmmakers back on stage for this spring
A film festival created for Black Nova Scotian filmmakers is now open for submissions and its organizer hopes the event will go ahead without COVID restrictions for the first time since 2019.
The Emerging Lens Film Festival is now in its 13th year. Co-founder Shelley Fashan said the idea for the festival first came about in 2010 when she attended the screening of a documentary by East Preston filmmaker Tara Taylor, who eventually became Emerging Lens’ other co-founder.
BlackLantic [podcast, website and media channel]
Welcome to Blacklantic We are an online and digital social purpose organization focused on providing platforms of perspective towards the diversity of being Black in Atlantic Canada, while challenging common stereotypes. Our mission: To amplify Black voices and share stories that encourage the understanding of Black Atlantic lives whilehiring Black content creators, working with organizations on […]
Twice As Good [Multimedia Newsletter]
Twice As Good is a Black multimedia newsletter that helps you better engage with the news by slowing down.
Community Update [VIDEO]
A YouTube series that helps African immigrants find connections and community. Community Update YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@communityupdate/videos Promise Akoi & Gbenga Akintokun See also: YouTube series helps African immigrants find connections, community in Nova Scotia