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01/04/2021

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/federal-apology-segregated-military-unit-1.5967363

Many Black men were rejected from enlisting during the First World War because of their skin colour, so Canada allowed them to form the No. 2 Construction Battalion in 1916. Nearly half of the battalion's 600 members came from Nova Scotia.

The Canadian government plans to formally apologize to members of the No. 2 Construction Battalion — the country's first and only segregated military unit — for the treatment they endured during and following their service in the First World War.

19/03/2021

https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2019/11/04/georgetown-reparations-plan-slaves-sold-university-draws-criticism

Georgetown reparations plan for slaves sold by university draws criticism from students.

Georgetown announced it would commit to raising around $400,000 a year to create a fund for reparations to the descendants of 272 slaves sold by the college in the pre-Civil War era.

18/03/2021

https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/09/09/prime-minister-announces-support-black-entrepreneurs-and-business

18/03/2021

https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/10/17/the-pandemic-has-hit-black-owned-businesses-hard-but-there-are-ways-to-ensure-they-arent-left-behind.html

Nadine Spencer, president of the Black Business and Professional Association, on her path to success, the challenges Black professionals face, and how...

18/03/2021

https://thepointer.com/article/2020-08-20/visible-minority-owned-businesses-face-unique-struggles-during-covid-19-crisis

Visible minority-owned businesses face unique struggles during COVID-19 crisis

18/03/2021

https://financialpost.com/entrepreneur/adapt-endure-and-expand-how-black-entrepreneurs-are-handling-the-challenges-posed-by-the-pandemic

Black entrepreneurs share their experiences amid a crisis that has hit visible minorities particularly hard

18/03/2021

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/black-businesses-report-100-days-pandemic-ceba-1.5833937

Many Black-owned businesses are struggling across Canada to stay afloat during the pandemic, unable to access government loan programs.

18/03/2021

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/black-business-report-1.5936168

Banks and public policymakers need to do more to help Black-owned businesses overcome systemic obstacles to better grow the economy for all, new report finds.

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