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Lincoln Alexander, first Black Member of Parliament in Canada, former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario; Toya Alexis, R&B/pop singer and Canadian Idol season 1 finalist; Aisha Alfa, actress and comedian; Ismaila Alfa, radio host; Thom Allison, actor; Jean Alfred, first Black Canadian member of the National Assembly of Quebec; Lillian Allen, dub poet
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Isaac Phills, World War I soldier and Order of Canada recipient; William A. White, chaplain of No. 2 Construction Battalion in the Canadian Army in World War I; Three Black Nova Scotians served in the American Civil War in the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry: Hammel Gilyer, Samuel Hazzard, and Thomas Page. [1]
As one of the most influential Black women celebrities, Oprah Winfrey is an actress, philanthropist, producer and global media leader. She hosted the highest-rated daytime TV talk show, “The ...
In 2002, she self-published the first edition of Who's Who in Black Canada, featuring more than 500 profiles. In 2004, she completed and published the second edition of Who's Who in Black Canada . In June 2010, Williams was approached by the design and branding firm The Ricardo McRae Agency about taking over her project and publishing the ...
Viola Irene Desmond (July 6, 1914 – February 7, 1965) was a Canadian civil and women's rights activist and businesswoman of Black Nova Scotian descent. In 1946, she challenged racial segregation at a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, by refusing to leave a whites-only area of the Roseland Theatre.
Parks became one of the most impactful Black women in American history almost overnight when she refused to move to the “colored” section of a public bus in 1955.
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