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Black Nova Scotians (also known as African Nova Scotians, Afro-Nova Scotians, and Africadians [3]) are Black Canadians who choose to stand out from other Canadians by making their race their constant differentiating factor, and whose ancestors primarily date back to the Colonial United States as slaves or freemen, later arriving in Nova Scotia, Canada, during the 18th and early 19th centuries. [4]
Corrine Sparks, first African Nova Scotian to be appointed to the judiciary and first African Canadian woman to serve on the bench. Edith Hester McDonald-Brown, considered first documented Black female painter in Canadian art history. John Paris Jr., the first Black person to coach a pro hockey team.
In 1993, Liberal Wayne Adams became the first black person elected to the Nova Scotia legislation and the first black Nova Scotia cabinet minister. [41] In the 1993 election, Jean Augustine was elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal, becoming the first female black MPs. [41]
North Preston is a community located in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Halifax Regional Municipality. [2] [3] The community is populated primarily by Black Nova Scotians. North Preston is the largest Black community in Nova Scotia by population, and has the highest concentration of African Canadians in Canada. [4]
Nova Scotia: September 7, 1990: November 16, 2013: Conservative [131] Black Canadian: Calvin Ruck (1925–2004) Nova Scotia: June 11, 1998: September 4, 2000: Liberal [132] Black Canadian: Vivienne Poy 利德蕙 (born 1941) Ontario: September 17, 1998: September 17, 2012: Liberal [133] Chinese-Canadian (Cantonese) First Chinese Canadian ...
Africville was a small community of predominantly African Nova Scotians located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It developed on the southern shore of Bedford Basin and existed from the early 1800s to the 1960s. From 1970 to the present, a protest has occupied space on the grounds.
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Black Nova Scotians in Halifax. Pages in category "Black Canadian culture in Halifax, Nova Scotia" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Black Canadian culture in Halifax, Nova Scotia (17 P) Pages in category "Black Canadian culture in Nova Scotia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.