Facebook video of Black teenager’s arrest raises questions
KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – We don’t know the full context, but this video of cops tackling a Black teenager in Bedford, Nova Scotia, raises questions about unwarranted police violence.
Racism
Woman alleges racial profiling at Halifax store
For Juanna Ricketts, shopping at La Senza, a fashion retailer chain with a store in the Halifax Shopping Centre, was something she always enjoyed.
Until she visited the store late last year, that is, when Juanna, who is Black, felt racially profiled. Deeply perturbed by what happened, she has filed a complaint with the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission.
News brief: Santina Rao to appear in court on Wednesday
Santina Rao, the young Black mother violently attacked by Halifax Regional Police officers in front of her two small children, is set to appear in court tomorrow. Supporters of Santina are asked to attend in solidarity.
PSA: Panel discussion and workshop on Policing Black Lives. Is this too much noise about nothing?
PSA: This panel discussion seeks to interrogate how we look at, define, and contribute to discussions on the policing of Black lives.
Raymond Sheppard: Don’t disregard police body cams
In light of racist police violence in Halifax it’s time to take another look at body cams, says Raymond Sheppard.
Angela Bowden: Let’s talk about reparations
Activist and poet Angela Bowden reflects on the urgent need to start talking about reparations to the Black community in Nova Scotia. “The evidence and framework for reparations is already embedded in the wisdom and trauma of our elders and our youth, we require all of you to get this job done,” she writes.
Thandiwe McCarthy: Who writes the stories of Black success?
Thandiwe McCarty reflects on an exhibit of New Brunswick’s unsung Black heroes, people who excelled in many fields, the arts, academia, business and entertainment. How come I never heard of these people until now, he asks.
Press release: Halifax blockade in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders
On February 11th at 12:30 pm, Haligonians began to block the Fairview Cove Container Terminal in solidarity with Wet’suwe’ten land defenders, who are being forced off their land by the RCMP to make way for the Coastal Gaslink pipeline project.
News brief: Thanks to Ellen Page’s new offer Shelburne’s Black community gets its well after all
It took a long time, but the Town of Shelburne’s predominantly Black community is finally getting the well that the South End Environmental Injustice Society (SEED) had been fighting for.
Weekend video: Dear Black women, let’s talk about healing, Angela Bowden
Writer and activist Angela Bowden bares her soul as she speaks of the protection mechanisms invoked by Black women for centuries to survive a racist and hostile environment. But at what cost?