Growing up as the only Black hockey player on Prince Edward Island, Ryan Maxwell said he knows what it’s like to stand out. Maxwell was five years old when he and his mother, Anne Maxwell, moved from Dartmouth, N.S., to Anne’s hometown of Charlottetown, P.E.I. With hockey roots on both sides of his family, Maxwell […]
Thriving in the Maritimes: Black Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI advocates look to strengthen connections
In 1864, Province House in Prince Edward Island played host to most of the Charlottetown Conference, where representatives from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI met to discuss a union that would make them less economically and politically dependent on the British government. Similar to the initial agenda of the Charlottetown Conference, Black organizers and advocates […]
Defence minister: formal apology to No. 2 Construction Battalion to take place this summer
In a virtual event on Monday, National Defence Minister Anita Anand reaffirmed the federal government’s intent to apologize to the former members of the No. 2 Construction Battalion. Monday marked one year to the day that Harjit Sajjan, former minister of national defence, first announced the government’s intent to apologize. The official apology is expected […]
Victim’s mother disappointed as court delays appeal hearing of sentence for man convicted in nail-gun shooting
Family and supporters of a man who was bullied and called the n-word before being shot in the lung with a nail gun will have to wait two months before the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal hears arguments in the sentencing of the man convicted in the September 2018 assault. In April 2021, Shawn Wade […]
Prosecutors appealing the sentence for man convicted in nail-gun shooting
An appeal hearing is scheduled for this morning where prosecutors will seek a harsher sentence for Shawn Wade Hynes, who was convicted of assault with a weapon and criminal negligence causing bodily harm. On September 19, 2018, Hynes, 43, shot 21-year-old Nhlanhla Dlamini with a nail gun and punctured his lung while they were working […]
“It’s not what we need in the community, but it’s a start”
After New Horizons Baptist Church's annual service for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Rev. Rhonda Britton talks racial discrimination and policies, and the future of the Richard Preston Centre of Excellence.
On Sunday, New Horizons Baptist Church held its first service since the province announced it was spending $1.7 million to help build the Richard Preston Centre of Excellence. The centre will be located at the church on Cornwallis Street and will include spaces for tutoring and mentoring programs, youth programs, and community services and gatherings. […]
Talking about diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism in hockey
Bradley Sheppard is hosting sessions on anti-racism with Sports PEI after a young Black hockey player said he was repeatedly taunted with racial slurs at a hockey tournament in Charlottetown.
A retired Black military veteran from Cape Breton who is also an diversity, inclusion, and equity consultant is hosting a series of online meetings with members of Sport PEI to talk about about racism and leadership in sports. Bradley Sheppard said he connected with Sports PEI through Hockey PEI. Sheppard reached out to Hockey PEI […]
Black News File
News from Black communities in the Maritimes from February 2022.
1. Black history and African Heritage Month Events for African Heritage Month were held across the province in early February, including a virtual proclamation by the province, hosted by Dwayne Provo, the Associate Deputy Minister of the Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs. The event featured performances by Keonté Beals and speeches from Russell […]
Black mother dissatisfied with school’s response to racist bullying of her children by white classmate
A Black mother of students at Admiral Westphal Elementary in Dartmouth is raising concerns about the school’s handling of ongoing instances of racist bullying at the school that resulted in one of her children being called the N-word by a white classmate. She said she repeatedly tried to address the issue with the school. When […]
Lack of Black voices in local media ‘inexcusable,’ journalism prof says
Brian Daly has worked in the media for nearly 30 years. He's now at the University of King's College where he's teaching the next generation of Black journalists.
Brian Daly keeps a world map on the wall of his office to remind him of the map that was laid out on a table in the study room in his family home where he grew up, and where his father still resides. Among other decorations and mementos in Daly’s office are two retro analog […]
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