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Saint John, NB, Canada / The Wave
Feb 1, 2021 7:18 AM
Saint John Mayor Don Darling and Ralph Thomas at last year s inaugural Pan-African flag raising. Image: Screenshot from video by Danielle McCreadie
The red, green and black Pan-African flag will fly in Saint John, Moncton, Fredericton, Miramichi, Riverview, Dieppe, Campbellton, and Quispamsis on February 1, to kickstart Black History Month.
Sankara Market, a social enterprise based in Saint John, is organizing the multi-city event alongside Black Lives Matter Fredericton, Black Lives Matter New Brunswick, New Brunswick Black History Society and Black in the Maritimes podcast.
The event, which will be streamed online at noon, is also supported by the New Brunswick African Association.