Pictou County is mourning the death of a dedicated community leader and former journalist who walked softly through life yet blazed a trail as she travelled. Edna Aleta Theadora (Johnston) Williams, 94, passed away on April 4. She was a talented journalist who was respected by the legions of people she wrote about and those […]
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NEW GLASGOW — A military unit that Crystal States learned included her late father was the topic of her keynote address last Friday that helped A.G. Baillie Memorial School commemorate African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia. States, who is regional educator for the Black Educators Association, referred to her father, Lloyd Arthur States, who was […]
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appears differently from the original one that was posted, due to a technical glitch) When it comes to trail blazers in their community, New Glasgow’s Aleta Williams stands tall. Now in her 90s, Williams shrugs off any accolades or admiration for the trails she has blazed or the work that she […]
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She wanted to be a teacher originally. Although that is not the path that Deanna Mohammed is on now, she is teaching very important lessons to the youth of the African Nova Scotian Community. As her role models, of which she has a lengthy list, did for her, Mohammed is now doing for students she […]
Continue Reading Aleta Johnston was organist and choir director at Cornwallis Street Baptist Church when she and Murray Williams were introduced by the minister’s wife. She was also a Sunday school teacher, CGIT and BYPU officer. “I met Murray at the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church.” Just saying the name of her late husband still brings a sparkle […]
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Just old enough to have witnessed the death and subsequent resurrection of vinyl, Measha Brueggergosman never really expected to see her music on a 33rmp LP, and yet, here we are. “People give me records all the time,” she said, “because they assume — I don’t know if I give off, like, retro (vibes) — […]
Continue ReadingNinth Floor (honoring African Heritage Month), NFB Film Club @Library, 7-8:30 p.m., New Glasgow Library (Community Room).Bring snacks (peanut-free please), all are welcome! This month’s selection will honor Black History Month. About the film: It started quietly when a group of Caribbean students, strangers in a cold new land, began to suspect their professor of […]
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A launch for the annual African Heritage Month took place at Glasgow Square last week to a full crowd. The theme for this year’s month is Passing the Torch, which was brought up many times through speeches as well as when the new African Heritage Month poster was unveiled. To kick off the launch, Angela […]
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