Historian

Dr. Afua Cooper

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TweetPoet / Author / Historian, Toronto, ON. Born: Jamaica. Dr. Afua Cooper is a celebrated and award-winning poet, author, historian, curator, performer, cultural worker, and recording artist. Her poems have been anthologized in national and international publications, and translated in several languages, and she has published five books of poetry, including the award-winning Memories Have [...]

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Dr. Pearleen (Borden) Oliver – In Memoriam

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Tweet(Died: July 24, 2008) Activist / Historian / Community Leader, Nova Scotia. Born: Cooks Cove, NS. Dr. Pearleen (Borden) Oliver was a significant figure in Nova Scotia for providing over 60 years of active leadership and community involvement as a religious and human rights leader, researcher, author, youth leader, choir director, historian and noted public [...]

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Craig Marshall Smith

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TweetAuthor / Historian / Sergeant, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Halifax, NS. Born: Halifax, NS. Craig Marshall Smith has been a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) since 1997. He has served as the RCMP Diversity Policing Analyst for Nova Scotia, and was just recently been promoted to the rank of Sergeant-in-Charge of the [...]

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Rella Aylestock Braithwaite

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TweetWriter / Historian, Toronto, ON. Born: Listowel, ON. (Originally posted Dec. 12/2010.) Rella Aylestock Braithwaite has been researching and recording the history of Blacks in Canada since the 1960s and has, through her publications, made significant contributions to the existing body of work. She began writing to ensure that her children knew their heritage. She wrote [...]

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Captain George Borden

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TweetRoyal Canadian Air Force / Canadian Forces (Retired) / Poet / Songwriter/ Historian, Dartmouth, NS. Born: New Glasgow, NS. Captain George Borden served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (renamed Canadian Forces in 1968) from 1953-1985, retiring with the rank of Captain. George then served for 5 years as Executive Assistant to the province’s Ministry [...]

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