Despite being born in Ivory Coast, and raised in Senegal, Kassim Doumbia returned to his birth country in 1999. After high school graduation he considered North America as a destination…
Abraham Beverley Walker
Abraham Beverley Walker, lawyer and journalist was born in 1851 in Belleisle and was the son of William Walker and Patience Taylor. Walker was Canada’s First Canadian-Born Black lawyer (1881) ,…
The Blacks of St. Andrews
St. Andrews had a black population from its founding in 1783, but very little is known about these people. There was no local newspaper until 1818, and no local news…
James Bohee
James Bohee was born in Indiantown, a Saint John neighbourhood on December 8th, 1844 and died in South Wales on December 8th, 1897. James was an Afro-Canadian song and dance…
St. Peter’s Anglican Church
St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Fredericton was constructed in 1837 and opened for worship around Christmas time in 1838. The church is the oldest church building, of any denomination, in the Fredericton area…
Ralph “Tiger” Thomas
Ralph “Tiger” Thomas is a well-known amateur and professional boxer who has been inducted into several sports Halls of Fame. Thomas spent the better part of 33 years promoting and…