February, a short month, leaves little time to celebrate, honor, reflect or reminisce about African American/Black history. The 2024 national theme was African and African Americans in Cultural Arts. We All Matter, Inc. chose to reflect and reminisce on African Americans as sculptures, fine art, literature and their distinctive place during the Harlem Renaissance era.
Fathers are treated like second class citizens by the Irish legal apparatus. That is the experience of Paul Walsh, lead singer with the hit-making Irish band.
In this installment of Energeticcity Investigates, we speak with a few members of Fort St. John’s Black community to find out about their experiences in the Energetic City and touch on the Black Lives Matter movement in Canada and anti-Black racism in online community-focused spaces.
“Every day, individuals make a positive difference in people's lives, and it is important for all of us to understand what we contribute to the world,” said Brooke Holland, art educator at Medomak Valley High School. “It takes practice, but it's so.