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African/Black Nova Scotian Resources: Anti-Black Racism and Black Lives Matter

These are resources on African/Black Canadian & Nova Scotian history, communities, & culture, as well as important resources on people of African descent. It was developed in consultation with members of the African/Black Nova Scotian community at NSCC.

Scarborough Charter

Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) is the first college in Atlantic Canada to sign the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education. The Scarborough Charter was spearheaded by the University of Toronto Scarborough with input and collaboration from students, employees, relevant organizations and Black political and civic leaders. It reflects a shared recognition of the realities of anti-Black racism and provides post-secondary institutions with concrete principles, actions and accountability measures to follow for a more inclusive future.

Halifax Declaration

The Halifax Declaration is the first collective, grassroots record of the state of being a Black Canadian today and the solutions needed across policy, legislation, research and investment to achieve real change that not only benefits the Black community but every Canadian.

Anti-Black Racism and Black Lives Matter

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Fighting Racism and Discrimination

What is Black Lives Matter?

"Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives" (Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc, n.d.)

Reference

Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc. (n.d.). About. https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/

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CBC. (2021, February 26). What the Black Lives Matter movement looks like in 2021 [Video]. https://youtu.be/UpHbhVE1yTU

Activists say it is time to put pressure on politicians and businesses that made promises last year to take quantifiable action toward permanently changing Canada’s policies, systems and spaces that maintain anti-Black racism.

Harvard Business School. (2021, June 16). The importance of Juneteenth [Video]. https://youtu.be/OShpcTev_6A

Senior Lecturer Henry McGee and recent graduate Caleb Bradford talk about Juneteenth: what it is and why it’s important.