Evelyn C. White

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Arts + Culture

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
Feb 13, 2020

Tags: Arts + Culture, Toni Morrison, Evelyn C. White, Halifax Central Library, Literary
Opinion

Racism persists amidst Nova Scotia's school systems

African Nova Scotian educator and writer Maxine Tynes's poetry is a tool for teaching

By Evelyn C. White
Feb 21, 2019

Tags: Opinion, African Heritage Month, Maxine Tynes, Opinionated
Opinion

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.

By Evelyn C. White
Jun 16, 2018

Tags: Opinion, Racism, Halifax, HRM, Nova Scotia, History, Slavery, Opinion, Voice of the City
Music

A Canadian, through and through

Oscar Peterson endured soul-murdering racial prejudice to become a jazz legend.

By Evelyn C. White
Jun 29, 2017

Tags: Music, Music, Jazz, Halifax Jazz Festival, Oscar Peterson, Feature
City

Joseph Laroche and the Titanic

To date, Joseph Laroche is the only known Black person to die in the catastrophe.

By Evelyn C. White
Apr 13, 2017

Tags: City, Titanic, Halifax, History, Race

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