Howard Benjamin was born in Jamaica and has lived in Canada since 1977. Now 51, he was a second-year apprentice working as an industrial electrician for the Department of National Defence when a co-worker first told him about the East Preston Empowerment Academy (EPEA). Though he wanted to gain his Red Seal, he said reading […]
Black News File
Stories from the Black community in the Maritimes, September 21 to 28, 2021.
1. Angela Simmonds named deputy Speaker Liberal MLA Angela Simmonds and NDP MLA Lisa Lachance were both named as deputy Speakers in the Nova Scotia Legislature last week. Simmonds is the first person of African descent to hold the position. CBC reported that Simmonds and Lachance will split a salary top up of $24,523.25. Premier […]