North America-Canada-Nova Scotia
Regis Korchinski-Paquet (1990-2020)
Hundreds gathered in Toronto for the first annual Regis Korchinski-Paquet Memorial Walk for Justice, organized by Black Lives Matter on...
Benjamin Harrison Hill (1903-1971)
Benjamin Harrison Hill was a legislator, teacher, and African Methodist Episcopal (AME) minister born in Sidney, Nova Scotia, Canada on...
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (1972- )
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, actor and former professional wrestler, was born on May 2, 1972 to Rocky Johnson, a Black...
TransAtlantic Food Migration: The African Culinary Influence on the Cuisine of the Americas
In the article below, culinary historian Diane M. Spivey describes the centuries-old diaspora of African foods and cooking traditions in...
Canadian Expeditionary Force No. 2 Construction Battalion (1914-1918)
When the First World War began in 1914, black Canadian men responded to the call to arms. Like other loyal...
Russell S. Gideon (1904-1985)
Russell S. Gideon was a Seattle, Washington businessman, pharmacist, and pioneer in the development of senior housing. From 1977 until...
(1783) The Book of Negroes
“The Book of Negroes” is a series of documents listing persons of African ancestry who were evacuated from the United...
Fighting for Freedom on Both Sides of the American Revolution
Alan Gilbert, University of Denver political scientist and anti-racist activist, is the author of Black Patriots and Loyalists: Fighting for...
Viola Davis Desmond (1914-1965)
Canadian entrepreneur Viola Desmond was arrested in 1946 for refusing to leave a segregated section of a Nova Scotia movie...
