In #Canada, many #BlackHeroes, in #baseball as elsewhere, remain unknown. The #Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, whose mission is to commemorate “great players, teams, and accomplishments of baseball in Canada” and create “a culture which champions education, respect, diversity and healthy lifestyles across generations” has continued to place #BlackHistory below white achievement.
"Recently, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, for the fifth straight year, shunned the 1934 Chatham Coloured All-Stars, a team that overcame segregation, discrimination, violence, and blatantly biased officiating to become the first all-Black team in Canadian history to win a provincial title. The team was on the verge of a second championship in 1939 when the playoffs were canceled due to war."
Members of the #Congolese community gathered in #Winnipeg on Saturday to denounce the escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of #Congo, while calling for #Canadian intervention to bring peace to their home country.
A new #initiative for #BlackBusinessOwners and aspiring #entrepreneurs is set to open its doors in #Halifax. As Amber Fryday reports, one local fashion designer says he can’t contain his excitement for the possibilities it could bring to the city.
(The committee, which came out of #antiBlack#racism work municipal staff have undertaken in recent years, will convene monthly to discuss how #municipal#policies and services affect #BlackCommunities and to suggest changes.
Member Jerry Taylor talked about a possible future for the land where #Africville once stood. The north-end #community was destroyed by the city in the 1960s to make room for the MacKay Bridge.)