Some towns in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley are being asked to join a regional diversity initiative aimed at making communities more inclusive and equitable.
The village of Priceville in southwestern Ontario was home to a vibrant Black community in the 1850s, but it had all but disappeared by the 1880s. Historians and descendants are trying to revive that history, starting with restoring the Black cemetery that was plowed over close to a century ago.
On Jan. 15, 1792, 15 ships carrying 1,196 Black Loyalists left Nova Scotia in search of dignity and self-governance in Sierra Leone. What these community leaders endured and fought for is just as relevant today as it was 230 years ago, say the people behind a new commemorative project.