African Nova Scotian Music Association awards show Saturday, February 24, 7pm Rebecca Cohn Auditorium 6101 University Avenue $15-$59 902-494-3820 People across the country celebrated as Toronto-born artist Alessia Cara won a Grammy last month. This month Nova Scotia will celebrate one of our own who was integral in that accomplishment, Cara’s music director Dean Jarvis. […]
Jayde Tynes
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A roundtable discussion with the vanguard of Halifax activism
The major news stories of 2017 highlight how much labour has come off the backs of activists, but they also emphasize how much further we still need to go. From Cornwallis and street checks to white fragility and Pride’s pinkwashing, Halifax has a lot of work to do. Fortunately, the resilient spirit of resistance in this […]
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Policing Black Lives exposes Canada’s history of state violence
As social media defies geographic borders, many Canadians scrolling through their timelines are flogged with anti-Black sentiments coming out of the United States. But before basking in the centuries-old falsehood that Canada is nowhere near as racist as the US, you may want to read Montreal activist and author Robyn Maynard’s debut book, Policing Black […]
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Bus Stop fears curtain call
The Bus Stop Theatre’s new Stage It program aims to give a voice to those silenced by gentrification. It’s a battle the theatre itself isn’t immune to. Bus Stop executive director Sébastien Labelle says he’s worried an anticipated rent hike in the next few years for its Gottingen Street home will make The Bus Stop […]