New Exhibit Explores Roots of Black Press in Nova Scotia

Published on Monday, April 9, 2018 - 04:57

The Acadia Art Gallery is exploring the Black Press tradition in Nova Scotia with an exhibit put together by recent Acadia graduate Sawyer Carnegie.

It's titled “The Nova Scotia Black Press Tradition: Resisting through Print.”

It features an original copy of Nova Scotia’s first Black newspaper, The Atlantic Advocate (1910s) on loan from the Esther Clark Wright Archives, and prints from The Nova Scotia Gleaner (1920s), The Clarion (1940s), and Coppertone, a news magazine (1960s).

This gallery show, which is part of a larger SSHRC-funded project titled “Canada’s 19th Century Black Press: Roots & Trajectories of Exceptional Communication & Intellectual Activism,” is but a small glimpse into the tradition of the Black Press, to celebrate its existence, its resistance, and its legacy.

The exhibit runs til April 12.

Last modified on Monday, April 9, 2018 - 05:10

BLACK MEDIA

By Administrator

ByBlacks.com is a bold, innovative online magazine serving the Black community in Canada.

With over 100 writers contributing on topics ranging from race relations, Black Canadian history, spirituality, fitness, parenting, fashion, food and more, ByBlacks.com helps you live a better life.

And with our detailed Black Canadian Artist, Books, Business and Politicians Directory, Black Canadian Events Listing and Job Postings, we put all of Black Canada at your fingertips.

byblacks.com