Raymond Sheppard: Anti-Black media bias is a form of racism
Raymond Sheppard: It amazes me that in this so-called enlightened year of 2021, broadcasting stations in Canada can be so insensitive to people of African descent.
Raymond Sheppard: Listening to Black voices –African Nova Scotians and the CBC
Raymond Sheppard: As an African Nova Scotian elder I was pleased to see the CBC taking steps to embrace African Canadians and “diversity” in all its splendor after so many years. I hope “true and real diversity” becomes part of a new service delivery package. I also hope my excitement is not short-lived.
Raymond Sheppard: The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission isn’t working for African Nova Scotians
Raymond Sheppard: Since our August Black Human Rights Matter rally I have been contacted by 32 African Nova Scotians who all give the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission a failing grade.
Raymond Sheppard: Don’t you give me no broccoli and tell me it’s greens
Raymond Sheppard on the racist mob attack at Capitol Hill, the instigators fanning the flames, and how Canada isn’t all that different.
Raymond Sheppard: May these lengthy injustices finally be resolved
Raymond Sheppards on some social justice issues that have been allowed to fester for far too long.
Raymond Sheppard: My African Nova Scotian wishlist for 2021
Raymond Sheppard nominates Eddie Carvery for African Nova Scotian of the year, and makes some wishes for 2021: Fire Chief Dan Kinsella, reparations, collect race-based data, a CBC that pays attention to the African Nova Scotian community and more.
Raymond Sheppard: A tribute to Dr. Lynn Jones
Raymond Sheppard: “We should recognize and credit those African Nova Scotians who have made a difference in the past and continue to make a difference today. Dr. Lynn Jones is such a person. She helps wherever and whenever she is able to.”
Letter: Don’t ignore veterans living with mental illness
Letter: Many media reports over the years have indicated that there are a number of homeless individuals, some living in shelters across Canada, who once served in the Canadian Armed Forces and are now in need of housing, mental health services, jobs, retraining and other supports.
Raymond Sheppard: Black Lives Matter 2020
Raymond Sheppard: African people did not develop racism and did not benefit from it, therefore the creators and beneficiaries of racism are the ones who must disassemble it.
Raymond Sheppard: Families matter, it’s in you to forgive
Raymond Sheppard with a meditation on family and the need to forgive. “Covid-19 may be keeping us apart but it does not stop us from sealing the cracks in love.”