Verbal Fluidity

Shame. This should be the feeling that the Africville community has. It’s unlikely they do, they are probably feeling proud. They have won the battle. They took on an enemy, and were victorious. The sword of racism struck a mortal blow to Carole Nixon. Am I surprised? (Insert expletive here) no. I know I already talked about this, but today’s paper is sending me on another tirade. So the Africville Board gave Carole Nixon a choice. Resign, or be fired without cause. The catalyst? A plain brown envelope delivered to the board and the media, outlying the “misdeeds” of Nixon’s previous jobs. How (insert expletive here) convenient. The board hires a white minister, the community revolts, and suddenly a lot of “proof” shows up that she really isn’t a good person. How goddamn f’ing stupid do you have to be? Doesn’t it seem obvious to anyone but me that this “information” came at a perfect time? The community more or less bullied the board, and the board caved. This type of behavior is tak...

The headline reads: Africville trust hiring prompts some anger . Well in my opinion, anger may have been present, but racism is playing a huge part in creating that anger. So what is the issue? The Africville Trust Board of directors hired a white minister named Carole Nixon to oversee the building and running of a new Interpretive Centre. First of all, who cares of her color. This woman has a university certificate in black history, and has experience in Development and fundraising. Lawyer Burnley Jones, a well know human rights activist ( Guess Carole is not human ), feels that it should have gone to someone in the community, I’m guessing regardless of experience and ability, and based on his statements, that white folk need not apply. Even the president of the Association of Black Social Workers weighed in saying that many she talked to didn’t know it was even posted. Nixon was in Toronto when she saw the posting, so maybe they were just looking in the wrong place. And I have to ...