Toni Morrison’s magnificent sense of self
Author and journalist Evelyn C. White reflects on the legacy of the first and only Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
By Evelyn C. White
Tags: Arts + Culture, Toni Morrison, Evelyn C. White, Halifax Central Library, Literary
Racism persists amidst Nova Scotia's school systems
African Nova Scotian educator and writer Maxine Tynes's poetry is a tool for teaching
Tags: Opinion, African Heritage Month, Maxine Tynes, Opinionated
The last ship to transport Africans to slavery was helmed by a Nova Scotian
How captain William Foster defied the law and trafficked African peoples to American shores.
Tags: Opinion, Racism, Halifax, HRM, Nova Scotia, History, Slavery, Opinion, Voice of the City
A Canadian, through and through
Oscar Peterson endured soul-murdering racial prejudice to become a jazz legend.
Tags: Music, Music, Jazz, Halifax Jazz Festival, Oscar Peterson, Feature
Joseph Laroche and the Titanic
To date, Joseph Laroche is the only known Black person to die in the catastrophe.
Tags: City, Titanic, Halifax, History, Race
Weekly COVID deaths, cases and hospitalizations in NS (Aug 18 update)
“There will be some people that die from COVID”
“I get to wake up and experience another day of life on this earth”
We asked Coast readers how the pandemic changed their lives
No masks, no limits, no POV as Nova Scotia lifting all COVID restrictions March 21
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By Kyle Shaw
First look at Bar Sofia’s huge new patio
By Jeremy Freed
Q&A: How one independent Halifax theatre company took its show on the road—and had the best summer ever.
By Morgan Mullin
Here are all the musicians in the running for Music Nova Scotia's 2022 Artist-In-Residence