This commemorative piece describes life-changing, systematic racism experienced by people of colour living in Halifax in the mid- to late 20th century. In Halifax, Nova Scotia, where I grew up, my childhood friends and I knew only a small part of the story of Africville. The last house was removed less than a decade before I was born, and already its memory had faded. But racism still exists there and in all parts of Canada today, including the Region of Waterloo. This is a good time to listen, reflect and collaborate to make things better here in Canada for those who are black, indigenous and others who identify as people of colour. (Thank you to Eden Mekonen for providing this link.)
