African Heritage

He was the first black person to receive the Victoria Cross. He was born in Nova Scotia to former slaves who left the United States because of the War of 1812.

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Sam Langford

• William Hall

• Richard Preston

She was an acclaimed concert singer and performed concerts across Canada, the U.S., and Central and South America. She performed for the Queen at Charlottetown's Confederation Cenre in 1964.

• Portia White

• Aretha Franklin

• Viola Desmond

• LAdy Gaga

He was a highly touted heavyweight boxer, though discriminatory policies prevented him from being allowed to contend for championships. He continued to box even after an injury led to the loss of sight in his right eye. He died in 1956 at the age of 72.

• Buddy Daye

• Sam LAngford

• Maestro Fresh Wes

• George Dixon

He was a Canadian professional boxer. After winning the bantamweight title in 1892, he became the first ever black athlete to win a world championship in any sport;

• Mike Tyson

• Jackie Robinson

• Buddy Daye

• George Dixon

She was a Canadian politician who was born in Jamaica. She served as a member of British Columbia's legislative assembly for 14 years and was a candidate for the federal party's leadership in 1974.

• Rosemary Brown

• Viola Desmond

• Carrie Best

• Jean Augustine

Co-founder of The Clarion, one of the first newspapers in Nova Scotia owned and published by Black Canadians, she used the platform to advocate for Black rights.

• Michie Mee

• Carrie Best

• Portia White

• Viola Desmond

is a Canadian rapper and actress. Canada's first notable female MC, she is considered a national hip-hop pioneer.^[

• Beyonce

• Michie Mee

• Aretha Franklin

• Your mom

In 1946, she refused to sit in the balcony of the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, N.S. and sat on the floor reserved exclusively for white people instead. She was arrested and found guilty of not paying the full tax on a floor-seat ticket. She was jailed and fined.

• Rosa Parks

• Angela Davis

• Viola Desmond

• Carrie Best