History

Dr. Keith Sandiford

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TweetProfessor Emeritus, History, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB. Born: Barbados. Professor Keith Sandiford taught history at the University of Manitoba from 1966-1998, and is one of the pioneers of the historical sociology of sports and has published extensively in this field. Dr. Sandiford is considered one of the leading cricket sociologists and statisticians in the world and has [...]

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Dr. Bonny Ibhawoh

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TweetAssociate Professor, Department of History, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON. Born: Nigeria. Dr. Bonny Ibhawoh teaches African, Global and Human Rights History at McMaster University’s Department of History. He also teaches in the Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition, and is an Adjunct Faculty in Social Justice and Equity Studies at Brock University where he [...]

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Mark Stoddart

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TweetGraphic Designer / Illustrator / Artist, Scarborough, ON. Born: Nottingham, UK. After graduating from Sheridan College, Mark embarked on a successful career as a graphic designer, until the death of a close friend compelled him to return to his true calling, painting. His work has since been exhibited at several galleries and private events around Toronto, [...]

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Allister Johnson

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TweetCommunity Volunteer / Historian / Administrator, Preston Area Learning Skills Society, North Preston, NS. Born: North Preston, NS. Allister Johnson has been active in his community as an educator, volunteer and historian for many years. He is the Administrator for the Preston Area Learning Skills Society, an adult education organization and has spent seven years [...]

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Gaëtane Verna

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TweetExecutive Director & Chief Curator, Musée d’art de Joliette,  Joliette, QC. Born: Kinshasa, Republic of Congo. Gaëtane Verna is the Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Musée d’art de Joliette, an institution of international calibre set in the heart of Québec. The Museums’s collection, holds close to 9,000 works and presents an overview of [...]

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Special Caribana Feature: Blue Devil Mas

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TweetDedicated to preserving the tradition of the J’ouvert and The Blue Devils (a.k.a. Jab Molassie)! J’ouvert (a.k.a. “Dutty Mas”) is the foundation of Carnival, as we know it today. In Trinidad, J’ouvert is traditionally played at night between midnight and sunrise. It’s widely believed that when the Africans were freed from slavery they celebrated for [...]

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Rosemary Sadlier

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Tweet Author/Doctoral Candidate/President, Ontario Black History Society, Toronto, ON. Born: Toronto, ON. (Originally posted July 22/2010.) Rosemary Sadlier has served since 1993 as the volunteer President of the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS), the first and only provincial heritage organization in Canada focused on African-Canadian history. February was first proclaimed as Black History Month in [...]

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