Evelyn C. White on Toni Morrison’s Sula Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road Feb 18, 7pm, Free It was the late 1980s and I wasn’t feeling Toni Morrison’s latest release, Beloved. Not even a titch. This, despite my respect for a cadre of African-American writers then so enraged by the “sometime-y” treatment Morrison […]
Evelyn C. White
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Racism persists amidst Nova Scotia’s school systems
I’m among those who cherish poetry as the highest literary genre. So, I was delighted to discover, after moving to Halifax from BC, The Door of My Heart, a poetry collection by Maxine Tynes. A beloved African Nova Scotian educator and writer, Tynes died from complications of post-polio syndrome in 2011. I never met her. […]
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The last ship to transport Africans to slavery was helmed by a Nova Scotian
As HRM officials lament the recent Halifax Transit “suck me, boy” racism that, along with a slew of other offences, has earned this town the moniker “Halissippi,” I’m mindful that the Clotilda—the last ship to transport Africans to bondage—was helmed by a Nova Scotian. His name? Captain William Foster. Famed for her novel Their Eyes […]
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A Canadian, through and through
Founded in 1967, the Halifax All-City Music program provides free music education for public school students throughout HRM. In addition to string, choral, and band instruction, the program boasts three jazz ensembles that challenge students to “learn the art of spontaneous creation,” the HACM website notes. So I was stunned to discover during a recent exchange […]
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Joseph Laroche and the Titanic
As the final resting place for about 150 people who perished in the April 15, 1912, sinking of the Titanic, Halifax draws a steady stream of tourists to the local cemeteries where the dead were interred: Mount Olivet Catholic, Baron de Hirsch and Fairview Lawn. The three graveyards comprise the largest burial ground for Titanic […]
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Jalana Lewis cares about her community
[Image-1] His victory confirmed, Lindell Smith thanked a cheering crowd that had gathered last October at Alteregos. Beaming, he then offered praise for the woman who’d managed the campaign that saw him become the first African Nova Scotian to win a Halifax city council seat in nearly 20 years. “Like me, Jalana is embedded in […]