Statue quo Archaeologist Jonathan Fowler dug deep to denigrate Edward Cornwallis, pointing out “many of our citizens fail to recognize the image of Pharaoh in the sword-clad, bronze Cornwallis with his puffed-out chest” (“Why Halifax’s Cornwallis should follow Montreal’s lead on the path to reconciliation,” Voice of The City, July 11). I suspect career soldier […]
Statues
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A monument for the Maroons
One walks in vain through the public spaces of Halifax to see a plaque or any other sort of memorialization to the Black presence in the city. Take the waterfront, for example. This was a site to and from which different collectivities of African-descended people—including enslaved Africans, free and enslaved Black Loyalists, self-emancipated Blacks on […]
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Statues
Consistently infectious, Statues team up with P Trash and House Party Records, releasing yet another single that would make you hate yourself if you missed it. It’s damn near impossible for Statues to write a bad song. The real standout on this latest single is the first song on the b-side, “To the Top.” That’s […]