Show Notes
In this episode we follow the systematic eradication of Africville, and the effect it had on those who called it home.
More from Africville Forever
In this episode host Eddie Carvery unpacks the Africville Heritage Trust's proposal to acquire more land at Africville, for a larger parking lot and marina. This proposal has once again divided the community into the people for the proposal, from the people against.
This episode we sit down with two special guests, Lance a.k.a Aquakultre and JRDN, Africville decedents who are putting Nova Scotia on the map with their musical talent!
Kavon Ward sits down with Eddie and Alfred to chat about the reclamation of Bruce's Beach in America and emphasizes the importance of community support, digital amplification, and strategic activism in the fight for land restoration and reparations.
In this episode, Shaun Carvery, a descendent of Africville and a Detective with the Halifax Regional Police, joins Eddie and Alfred to chat about the dichotomy of his experience with regard to the unfairness in the systematic treatment of Africville decedents by the police. He also talks about using his position to mentor and uplift the current youth of Africville.
In this episode, guest Paula Gaviria Betancur, a human rights lawyer and UN expert offers examples of displaced people who have successfully achieved justice and reconciliation as precedent for Eddie and Alfred to continue the fight for the people of Africville and build a pathway forward.