If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
~Frederick Douglass
Listen to our Black History Month promos:
Tune in February when VoicePrint presents special programming observing Black History Month. Special interviews and programs will provide unique perspectives on culture, history and music in the black community. What role does history have in defining a culture? What can we learn from the past? Is there such thing as the “black community”? If so, what are the major challenges in the black community?
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The Ontario Black History Society (OBHS)
February 1, 2009 4:30 p.m. (Contact):
An interview with Afua Cooper, author of the book, The Hanging of Angeliqué. Cooper examines the story of Marie-Joseph Angélique, a Portuguese-born black woman and slave, accused of arson and the burning of Old Montreal in 1734. For this infamous crime she was tried, tortured and executed by public hanging according to the French law known as Code Noir.
Cooper talks about the history of slavery in Canada, its impact on Canadians of African descent and why legacy of Canadian slavery has received such little scrutiny.
February 9 (PART 1) & 13 (PART 2), 2009 12:00 p.m. (repeated at 6:00 p.m.):
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Black culture in literature and song is the subject of an enlightening interview with Canadian poet, playwright and literary critic George Elliott Clarke. Currently, a professor of literature at the University of Toronto, Clarke has been the recipient of a number of awards in the literary and theatrical field.
Listen to a clip from the George Elliott Clarke interview (MP3)
February 16 (PART1) & 20 (PART 2), 2009 12:00 p.m. (repeated at 6:00 p.m.):
The legacy of slavery in North America following the Emancipation Proclamation is the subject of Douglas Blackmon’s book, Slavery By Another Name. Douglas Blackmon, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, discusses his book and unearths the lost stories of slaves and their descendants who journeyed into freedom after they were freed and then back into the shadow of involuntary servitude.
Is all black culture defined by the American experience? How is the Canadian experience different? Can any one community be defined simply by race? Is there a consensus on what issues affect one community? Listen in and find out.
On February 23 & 27, 2009 12:00 p.m. (repeated at 6:00 p.m.):
In conjunction with Black History Month (referred to as African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia), VoicePrint is honoured to speak with the Honourable Wayne Adams, Nova Scotia's first Black MLA.
Among his accomplishments, Mr. Adams was responsible for introducing: the first comprehensive Solid Waste Resource Management Strategy in Canada (now a North American leader), the Protected Spaces Act (helping preserve nearly 800, 000 acres) and establishing Canada’s first province-wide integrated 911 emergency response system.
Tune in to learn more about this Halifax native's extraordinary political career.
Acclaimed playwright and Professor George Elliot Clarke (centre), VoicePrint Executive Producer Paul Daniel and volunteer-interviewer Catherine Macdonald.
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