In 1964, the Civil Rights Act was passed in the United States. In the same year, in Montreal, a woman named Gloria Baylis was taking the Queen Elizabeth Hotel to court in the first case ever in Canada to allege employment discrimination based on race.

After decades of being overlooked, human rights trailblazer Viola Desmond is receiving yet another posthumous honour.

Now in its 24th year, you could say the Legacy Poster is something of an institution in Black Canada.

Starting in 2015, every third February in Monday will be a statutory holiday in Nova Scotia.