Tag: Black Scotia

That Hockey Photo Keeps Circulating. Let’s Get the History Right.

Black-and-white historical photo of a Black hockey team holding wooden sticks, centered on a black background with a yellow border; text above repeats the claim “Slaves Ran Away to Canada and Invented Ice Hockey,” stamped with a large red “FALSE,” and a BlackNovaScotia.ca logo appears in the bottom right corner.

A photo from the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes often circulates online with the claim that runaway slaves invented ice hockey in Canada. The image is real, the caption is not. Here’s why the timeline, geography, and documented history tell a more accurate and more powerful story about Black hockey in Nova Scotia.

Quebec Man Confronted at Historic Black Monument in New Glasgow

A still image shows a tense interaction at the Afrocentric Heritage Park in New Glasgow. A white man in a blue cap and shirt faces a Black man wearing a bicycle helmet and a black T-shirt with a lion design, as a police officer stands nearby watching. A monument plaque is visible in the foreground. Text over the image reads, "Historic Black Monument in New Glasgow Disrespected During Homecoming Week" inside a yellow border.

Yesterday morning, a white man was confronted by a group of Black community members at the Afrocentric Heritage Park Monument in New Glasgow after several ropes were strung across the structure, holding what appeared to be blankets or towels — laundry — on a monument built to honor the African Nova Scotian community, its history, and its ancestors.

The Africville Lawsuit – Why It Still Matters

A weathered RV parked near the waterfront is covered in vibrant graffiti art. The left side features a large, stylized portrait of a man with a beard in orange, blue, and black tones. Bold graffiti text across the side reads “AFRICVILLE PROTEST.” Additional text on the right side says “50 YEARS” and “ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE.” Several empty chairs and a small deck are set up in front of the RV, with overgrown grass surrounding the area under a cloudy sky.

This past year, renewed legal efforts from original Africville residents and descendants, such as Eddie and Victor Carvery, have pushed back into court to seek justice that was never fully delivered. These are not just symbolic gestures. These are legal actions with real implications for land reclamation and financial redress.

(Sept 12-28) Black Justice Strategy Community Engagement Sessions

Staff from the African Nova Scotian Justice Institute. Photo: Matthew Byard

Canada’s Black Justice Strategy Community Engagement Sessions – Hosted By ANSJI The African Nova Scotian Justice Institute is leading public engagement sessions across Nova Scotia to inform the development of Canada’s Black Justice Strategy (CBJS). This strategy, driven by the Federal Department of Justice and community partners, addresses anti-Black racism, systemic discrimination and the overrepresentation […]

Weymouth Falls receives community spirit award alongside reunion celebration [VIDEO]

Dr. Henry Bishop

On Aug. 5, 2023, the historic African Nova Scotian community of Weymouth Falls is receiving the Lieutenant Governor’s Community Spirit Award.

Weymouth Falls was selected for the award in 2022, but the ceremony was delayed so it could happen alongside the community’s biennial reunion celebrations — the first since the COVID-19 pandemic began. 

Emancipation Day at Dalhousie Art Gallery [Aug. 1st & 2nd]

Emancipation Day at Dalhousie Art Gallery - event flyer

Join us for two full days of drop-in events from 1-5 pm on Tuesday, August 1st and Wednesday, August 2nd! This will be the last week to visit “The Secret Codes: African Nova Scotian Quilts”! Drop in anytime between 1-5 pm to check out the exhibition and connect with the curator, artists, and other community members.

Nova Scotia Black artist, historian hopes Secret Codes quilt exhibit inspires younger generations

The Secret Codes, African Nova Scotian Quilts - curated by: David Woods

An artist and Black historian says he hopes an exhibit of African Nova Scotian quilts inspires a new generation to take up “a dying craft in the Black community.”

David Woods is the curator of the exhibit titled The Secret Codes, which is currently on display at the Dalhousie Art Gallery in Halifax. The exhibit features works from over two dozen predominately African Nova Scotian painters and quilters.

While the exhibit runs until Aug. 6, the gallery will host other events for Emancipation Day on Aug. 1 and Aug. 2. Those events will include a curator’s talk, a guided tour with Heather Cromwell of the Vale Quilters Association whose work is featured in the exhibit, and a “family quilts gathering” where people are invited to bring in their quilts to share stories about them.