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Changing Canadian Employment & Immigration In the early 20th century, the train was the primary form of transportation across Canada. The porters on these trains were Black men, hired from Canada, the United States and the Caribbean. In fact, being a porter was one of the only jobs available to...
Thornton Blackburn was born into slavery in Maysville, Kentucky in 1812. While enslaved, he met and married Lucie. When they learned that Lucie was to be auctioned off, they escaped. Carrying forged papers identifying them as free African Americans, the couple travelled north by steamboat, then by stagecoach, ending...
The vision of God’s Kingdom is one where all races, tribes and nations are welcomed and made one in Christ Jesus. However, we exist in a society with systemic racism – one which has historically ignored the significant impacts that Black Canadians have had on our country. To work towards...
The ‘Take Note Vocal Ensemble’, in partnership with St. Paul’s, is producing a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ classic tale “A Christmas Carol”. A group of 5 professional actors will orate a CBC-edited version of the famous tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his late-evening visits from three very unusual uninvited...
St. Paul’s Yuletide Fair is back!!! The annual event that is the best in Newmarket. Join us for the many offerings we have including: Tea & Coffee room, Christmas table, Craft table, Gift Basket Raffle, Silent Auction, Jewellery, Bake/Preserves/Candy table and much more. Saturday Nov 26, 2022, 9am to Noon...
As children of God, we know that we are all part of one family. In Christ, the barriers have been broken down and we are one. However, this theology is not always part of lived reality. Even in the church, racism and discrimination have existed historically and can still exist...
Kizzmekia “Kizzy” Shanta Corbett is an American viral immunologist. Corbett was the scientific lead of a COVID-19 Team with research efforts aimed at COVID-19 vaccines. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Corbett started working on a vaccine to protect people from coronavirus disease. Recognizing that the virus was similar...
“Mob rule cannot be allowed to override the decisions of our courts.” President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1957 Address on Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1957, Little Rock Central High School was the epicenter of confrontation and a catalyst for change as the fundamental test for the United States to enforce African...
Dr. Howard McCurdy was a Canadian activist, a member of Parliament, and a professor of science. Born in London Ontario on December 10, 1932, he moved to Amherstburg at the age of nine where he faced racism from his earliest years. The town assumed the Black community would want their...
This Boxing Day, many of us were saddened to hear the news that Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa had died. A vocal opponent of apartheid, Archbishop Tutu fought for justice in South Africa and beyond, receiving the Nobel Peace prize for his work in 1984. Born in 1931 in...
