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Members of N.B.'s Black community discuss challenges facing people of colour In this three-part series, members of New Brunswick's Black community discuss the inequities facing people of colour in Canada, and potential solutions for offering better protections against racism and police abuse. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jun 01, 2021 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: June 1 Matthew Martin, Neil Clements, and Timothy Christie took part in a three-part series titled Colour Bar, focusing on the big issues relating to racism and racial discrimination in New Brunswick.(Jocelyn Elsdon/CBC) Racial ...

Floyd's legacy: Activist sees positive, enduring changes for Black people in N.B. Activist and Saint John lawyer Neil Clements said he's seen many "bottle-rocket" issues fizzle out, but not this one. He said he's seen a lot of positive change since the death of Floyd, and he doesn't see the momentum easing up anytime soon. Social Sharing Activists mark the anniversary of the murder of Minneapolis Black man George Floyd, say more change coming CBC News · Posted: May 25, 2021 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 25 People visit a makeshift memorial for George Floyd placed in his former neighbourh...

10 best African films streaming on Netflix Facebook Queen Sono February 2020 saw history being made with Netflix’s first script-to-screen African Original Series, Queen Sono. Created by actor, filmmaker, writer and comedian  Kagiso Lediga, who also co-directed alongside TV director Tebogo Malope, this six-part series showcases how well African filmmakers can rise to the challenge of producing glossy global entertainment, when there is a realistic budget. Stunning South African model turned actress, Pearl Thusi (see image above), takes the lead as the kick-ass defiant, deadly, sometimes vul...

The Luchador  The local food scene has an exciting new recruit as Abandon Ship’s independent-minded bar menu from their home port of Dundee has arrived on the Southside. Deliveries have already started from a kitchen on Pollokshaws Road and there are bigger plans to establish a city centre venue when restrictions allow.   Some background: Abandon Ship Apparel started out in Glasgow in 2011, growing from a bedroom business to establish one of their first pop-up stores at Princes Square and establishing a wider following. After a rollercoaster few years, they found their niche in the al...

A United Kingdom  (M, 111 mins)  Directed by  Amma Asante ★★★★½  With his university legal education almost complete, Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo) knows its time to return home. Sent to Britain to learn how to rule his country, the Prince of Bechuanaland (what's now called Botswana) is now ready to assume his crown. But there's just one problem – he's fallen in love.  London office worker Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike) is certainly not what his currently ruling Uncle or tribe expected as the new mother of their nation. Even more aggrieved are the British government, who ...