Slavery Archives - Nova Scotia Advocate

Angela Bowden: On slavery, hate crimes, and the case of Nhlanhla Dlamini

September 6, 2019 1 Comment

“If ever there was a case that was cut and dry this is it. If the Nova Scotia Justice system fails Nhlanhla in their decision and do not hold Nhlahla’s abuser accountable for the damage his crimes have caused it will be a significant miscarriage of justice in our province.”

Angela (Angee) Bowden reflects on 400 years of slavery and the upcoming trial of Shawn Hynes, accused of shooting a pellet gun at his Black fellow worker Nhlanhla Dlamini.

Lest we forget, a poem by Angela Bowden

August 24, 2019 0 Comment

A poem by Angela “Angee” Bowden, to remember that this month 400 years ago slaves first arrived in North America.

When the past is my present
And my scars still remain
And our lives still don’t matter
I am living in that pain

CBC engages in whitewashing Nova Scotia’s legacy of slavery

March 10, 2019 0 Comment

“Why did someone steal this portrait from a rural Nova Scotia church?” asks a CBC headline. It’s a story about James Moody, a Loyalist who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1876 and settled near Digby. There’s more to the story however, but you won’t find it in the CBC article.

Slavery is a crime against humanity, and there will be no impunity, Halifax audience told

February 24, 2019 3 Comments

A compelling lecture last Friday by David Comissiong, a progressive politician and diplomat from Barbados, suggested that the movement calling for slavery reparations is about much more than dollars and an apology from former slave trading countries.

Book review: R is for reparations – Young activists speaking their truth

February 20, 2019 0 Comment

A powerful little book, written in a day by some 30 children from in and around Halifax, speaks to to the enduring legacy of slavery in Canada and the need for all of us to engage in a serious conversation about reparations.