Black Canadians

Books about Black Canadians, particularly those pertaining to Nova Scotia. A mix of fiction and non-fiction, for both children and adults. PLEASE NOTE: if the catalogue address for the book does not include "samepagecbrl.bibliocommons.com" go to the cbrl.ca link and search for the item by title or author to access current services to place holds, etc.

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Cape Breton Regional Library

A heart-wrenching novel about two women whose eggs are switched during IVF. After7 years of trying--and failing--to conceive, Kate finally gives birth to Rose, her IVF miracle child. But she's afraid that Rose may not be her daughter; her pale skin doesn't match Katherine's own. Unlike Kate, Tess never got her happy ending. Then Katherine and Tess get a call from the Halifax fertility clinic that reveals shocking news: the two women's eggs were switched. To whom does the baby belong? Jodi Picoult, Stories Of Success, Custody Battle, Shocking News, Girl A, Page Turner, Book Girl, Hold Me, A Novel

Hold My Girl

A heart-wrenching novel about two women whose eggs are switched during IVF. After7 years of trying--and failing--to conceive, Kate finally gives birth to Rose, her IVF miracle child. But she's afraid that Rose may not be her daughter; her pale skin doesn't match Katherine's own. Unlike Kate, Tess never got her happy ending. Then Katherine and Tess get a call from the Halifax fertility clinic that reveals shocking news: the two women's eggs were switched. To whom does the baby belong?

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Son of Elsewhere

Arriving in Canada at age 12 from Sudan, Elamin's teenage years were spent trying on new ways of being in the world, new ways of relating to his almost universally white peers. His is a story of yearning to belong in a time and place where expectation and assumptions around race, faith, language, and origin make such belonging extremely difficult, but it's also a story of the surprising and unexpected ways in which connection and acceptance can be found.

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Female Judge

Non Fiction Writing

University Of British Columbia

Reckoning With Racism

In 1994, a white police officer arrested a Black teen, placed him in a choke-hold, and charged him with assault and obstructing arrest. In acquitting the teen, Judge Corrine Sparks, Canada's first Black female judge, remarked that police sometimes overreacted when dealing with non-white youth. The acquittal was appealed and ultimately upheld. Reckoning with Racism considers the RDS case, in which the Supreme Court of Canada fumbled over its first complaint of judicial racial bias.

Black Cop

An often-shocking first-person account of the racism embedded in police organizations in Canada. Calvin Lawrence became a cop at age twenty. He was recruited by the Halifax police department at a time of heightened racial tension. Eventually, he left Halifax to join the RCMP. He shares his experiences about basic training in Regina, followed by a stint as Newfoundland's only black Mountie. Throughout his career, Calvin experiences hostility and racism within the force.

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They Called Me Chocolate Rocket

In the competitive junior hockey leagues of the early 1960s, a young man could tolerate nearly anything that helped him stand out from the hordes of other prospects, so John Paris, Jr. did just that. The African-Canadian from Nova Scotia dazzled and dominated on the ice -- often facing racism on and off the ice. It took courage. From Windsor, NS, he was rated one of the top junior prospects in Eastern Canada and scouted by the legendary Scotty Bowman, and went on to make a career as a coach.

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Canadian History

Sports Books

Black Ice

National Hockey League

African American History

Black Ice

George and Darril Fosty's Black Ice. In 1895, The Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes was formed in Halifax, NS. This was 25 years before the Negro Baseball Leauges in the United States, and 22 years before the birth of the National Hockey League. The League would emerge as a premier force in Canadian hockey and supply the resilience necessary to preserve a unique culture which exists to this day.

The Hockey Jersey

It's the day of the hockey game and Kareema is about to take the first step into the world of hockey. Unsure of what's ahead, she enters the changeroom and meets her new teammates, a group of young players who are also wondering if they will fit in with the team and find their place in the game. Their coach arrives with brand new uniforms and Kareema and her teammates take to the ice ready to play for the first time, and she realises something unique about hockey as her biggest fans cheer her on

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Writing With My Eyes

Angela Parker-Brown does not want her legacy to be that of a woman in Truro, Nova Scotia, who had ALS. She wants to be remembered as Angie, the super cool mom, daughter, sibling, aunt and friend who lived despite having ALS. This is her story, and she wrote this book to inspire others to thrive in their lives no matter what that life looks like. In telling her story, she encourages others to accept and embrace their challenges, to see past their limitations, and to be honest in the journey.

School is out for the summer, but 11-year-old Mayann Francis doesn't have much to look forward to. Her 2 best friends will be away and her older sister won't let her play on her baseball team, the Hankard Street Crew. But her parents won't let her feel sorry for herself. They remind her that she loves to help cook traditional Caribbean foods. Her mother also teaches her embroidery, and she gets a great idea that will bring the whole community together, and may just save her summer in the process Nostalgic Pictures, Cape Breton, Older Sister, Train Ride, Two Best Friends, One Summer, Kids Books

One Summer in Whitney Pier

School is out for the summer, but 11-year-old Mayann Francis doesn't have much to look forward to. Her 2 best friends will be away and her older sister won't let her play on her baseball team, the Hankard Street Crew. But her parents won't let her feel sorry for herself. They remind her that she loves to help cook traditional Caribbean foods. Her mother also teaches her embroidery, and she gets a great idea that will bring the whole community together, and may just save her summer in the process

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Children's Picture Books

Rapid Ray

Rapid Ray Lewis was arguably the fastest man of his generation. He won medals in the 1932 Olympics and the 1934 British Empire Games, and countless races in North America - but all the more remarkable because Lewis had to race poverty and prejudice. The geat-grandson of slaves, he worked as a porter on the railway, and trained by running alongside the tracks. Rapid Ray is as much a history of one man''s battle for equality as it is a history of Olympic-level track.

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It's Our Time

The Black Loyalists were people of African ancestry who came to Nova Scotia in 1782. In 1796 the Jamaican Maroons arrived. Then in 1813, Black refugees fleeing the United States came. These Loyalists, Maroons, and refugees settled in the Preston area, and although some later left for Sierra Leone, they established the largest community of African Nova Scotians in the province. Since then, the Preston township has become a web of vibrant neighbourhoods with a rich and complex history.

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English Language Arts

Music From The Sky

In rural Nova Scotia, a young girl and her grandfather look for a perfect branch to carve. Music from the Sky, Denise Gillard's first book, is based on her recollections of summers spent in Nova Scotia with her grandparents.

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Black Lives Matter Movement

Education System

Think Tank

Black & White

As a bilingual, biracial man, straddling Black and white, English and French Canada, Stephen Dorsey lives in a world of dualities. In his deeply personal, insightful debut, he offers intimate and unfiltered access to his lived experience of anti-Black racism around the world, including Canada, the US, and Europe, focusing on growing up in 1970s Montreal as a Black child in a white family headed by a racist stepfather, and details his personal awakening inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement

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Matter of Equality

The long-awaited autobiography of former Canadian Senator, lawyer, and outspoken spokesperson for diversity and minority advancement, detailing his life as a Black man working within the system to bring change to Nova Scotia and beyond.

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Uplifting Books

Western Michigan University

Shut Out

Shut Out' is a memoir about professional hockey by Bernie Saunders, a player who had the potential to become a star but was blocked at almost every opportunity because of his race. In spite of this, 'Shut Out' is a hopeful and uplifting book about facing adversity, overcoming it and moving ahead. Saunders is a dual citizen of Canada and the US, and played two seasons in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques. He was only the fifth Black hockey player to play in the NHL.