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Remembering our Black veterans…

Posted in general, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

  (Click the pictures to be taken to transcripts of each memo.  Thankfully, these very uninformed officials were proven wrong many, many times over.) A Veteran Affairs Canada (VAC) quote which pretty much sums up a very sad situation: “Black military heritage in Canada is generally unknown and unwritten. However, black Canadians have a long and honourable [...]

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It’s Black History Month!

Posted in black history, tagged , , , on February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I attended the Black History Month launch events at Parliament Hill where there was one of the most detailed displays of the 400+ years of Canadian Black History i’d ever had the pleasure of seeing.  It was scheduled to travel across Canada for the month of February and is now also available online at the Virtual [...]

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A moment of silence, please…

Posted in black history, general, tagged , , , , , , , on November 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »

…for Canada’s veterans as well as those from all over the world.  And a very special moment of silence to honour the memory of Canada’s many Black veterans who fought to keep our country safe despite seemingly insurmountable odds.   Photo credit: Canadian World War II veterans, May 31, 1946, Photographer: John Boyd,  City of Toronto [...]

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