Bothered Boy

Mary Ann Shadd was a woman of firsts, and William Neilson Hall was a man of firsts. He also happens to be one of Canada's earliest war heroes. #BlackHistoryMonth

Mary Ann Shadd was an incredible woman of firsts in both Canada and the United States. She should be far more known than she currently is. #BlackHistoryMonth

Thornton Blackburn's story is movie-worthy, and it cemented Canada (British North America) as a safe terminus for slaves seeking freedom on the Underground Railroad. #BlackHistoryMonth

Lots of Canadians love to talk about how we got rid of slavery before the United States, but we don't seem to know how it happened and what (or rather who) ultimately forced the change. #BlackHistoryMonth

David George was a Black Baptist preacher who made a home in Nova Scotia. He was kind of the Martin Luther King Jr. of his day, and his preaching and actions - alongside external factors - would prompt the Shelburne Race Riots. I would love to talk about this more with Reverend Ed Trevors at some point. #BlackHistoryMonth  

Source: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/black-loyalists-feature

Rose Fortune was a driven and capable businesswomen who greatly impacted Nova Scotia. Even some of her descendants would go on to make Canadian history. #BlackHistoryMonth  

Source: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rose-fortune

I'm also bothered by many of my fellow leftists celebrating this news. I would caution against too much celebrating, as a split right and then a reunited right has wreaked havoc on Canada in the past 20 years, and that offers a lesson for how the legitimizing of a fascist party could happen in America after just one or two election cycles.

Joseph Lewis is one of the few Black fur traders we definitely know about, but the information is sparse and poor records are kept of other Black fur traders. This bothers me, since the fur trade was integral to the foundation, exploration, and settlement of Canada. #BlackHistoryMonth   

Source: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/joseph-lewis

Richard Pierpoint is a hero, and a man who should be a household name across Canada and his legacy honoured and celebrated by all Canadians. #BlackHistoryMonth  

Source: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/richard-pierpoint

This is a non-story. The real story should be about the stolen tips, how Bezos will still hold the power and influence, and how this might just be cover for Bezos to help improve the company's image while they continue to be evil and exploitative. The fact that this isn't the story is what's bothering me today.