Posted: Mar 13, 2021 9:35 AM AT | Last Updated: March 13
A Black Lives Matter rally in Saint John on June 14, 2020.(Julia Wright, CBC)
New research is set to be done on how systemic racism affects members of New Brunswick s Black community.
The Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour says it will spend about $85,000 to create a team of researchers, including members of the New Brunswick Community College, the president of Black Lives Matter New Brunswick and two professionals.
The study will focus on the key indicators of systemic racism and the barriers it creates for Black people and will look at best practices for alleviating it.
The Provincial government is collaborating with the New Brunswick Community College, and Black Lives Matter New Brunswick to determine what systemic B.
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Saint John, NB, Canada / The Wave
Feb 1, 2021 7:18 AM
Saint John Mayor Don Darling and Ralph Thomas at last year s inaugural Pan-African flag raising. Image: Screenshot from video by Danielle McCreadie
The red, green and black Pan-African flag will fly in Saint John, Moncton, Fredericton, Miramichi, Riverview, Dieppe, Campbellton, and Quispamsis on February 1, to kickstart Black History Month.
Sankara Market, a social enterprise based in Saint John, is organizing the multi-city event alongside Black Lives Matter Fredericton, Black Lives Matter New Brunswick, New Brunswick Black History Society and Black in the Maritimes podcast.
The event, which will be streamed online at noon, is also supported by the New Brunswick African Association.