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A Giant Branch of the Ebony Tree Has Fallen

on September 18th, 2025 by Honore K. Gbedze

Honourable Senator Oliver: I became a senator in 1990, and since that time, there have been enormous changes in our Canadian society and Canadians have been forced to recognize the fact that White people don’t own and run a country of 33 million people anymore.

Filed under: Canadian News, Familly Matters, Features, Local News, News, Opinion/Comment Tagged as: 21st century, African Canadian, African heritage, Black family, Canada, Canadian Forces Medallion, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Rest in power, Senator Donald Oliver, Senator Oliver passed away, The Afro News, Underground Railroad, Vimy Ridge

Specialist Shares 3 New Tech Tools Used to Combat Child Trafficking

on April 25th, 2014 by Honore Gbedze

Non-Profit Operation Underground Railroad Rescues Young Captives Non-profit organizations, law enforcement agencies worldwide and even private industries are increasingly researching and funding technological innovations to disrupt and stem the global epidemic of human trafficking. Worldwide, 2.4 million people are human trafficking victims at any given time, according to a 2012 United Nations report. Eighty percent of

Filed under: Technology, The Bridge Tagged as: child trafficking, Timothy Ballard, Underground Railroad

Toronto: William P. Hubbard: Black History Revisite

on March 30th, 2012 by Michelle Williams

William Peyton Hubbard was born in Toronto in 1842 in what was then known as “the bush”, an area near present day Bloor and Bathurst Streets. His parents were slaves who had escaped from Virginia via the Underground Railroad and settled in Canada.

Filed under: Features Tagged as: Black History, Underground Railroad, William Peyton Hubbard
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