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Publishing date: Jan 07, 2021 • January 7, 2021 • 2 minute read • London native Joey Hollingsworth, an acclaimed tap dancer, singer and conga player, was named to the Mayor s Honour List this year. Photo by Jeremy Eastmond
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Joey Hollingsworth is no longer tap dancing.
But if the 84-year-old London native’s feet still could, they’d be tapping up a storm after being named to the 2021 Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List.
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iPolitics By Jolson Lim. Published on Dec 9, 2020 5:56pm (Andrew Meade/iPolitics)
MPs from multiple parties are making a renewed push to get the federal government to recognize Aug. 1 as “Emancipation Day.”
That day, in 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act came into force, ushering in the end of slavery throughout the British Empire. It included Canada, where slavery had existed for more than 200 years, and there were still a small number of enslaved persons.
Emancipation Day has been increasingly observed in countries in the Western hemisphere with histories of slavery. In Canada, local events are held commemorating its abolition and Black people’s accomplishments and struggle against racism. However, the day is not formally recognized by the federal government.