There are many Canadian blacks who have been influential in the progress of African Canadian culture in Canada.
We would like to acknowledge and honour those African Canadians who sacrificed their lives for the freedoms we have today and lift up the future generations of black people who continue to help build this great nation of Canada.
I want to start the day with a salute to Colin Kaepernick and Nike. I’ve never been more proud to wear Nike products than I am today and I will definitely be purchasing a new Kaepernick Jersey as well as other Nike clothing and apparel.
As many of you know I am a huge supporter of Colin Kaepernick’s peaceful protest against the murdering of unarmed black people and the injustices carried out against people of color in America. I chose to live in Canada because of the historically deeply rooted racial discrimination and oppression that continues today. Although I am an American living in Canada (AmeriCanadian), I will never shy away from speaking out against injustices against people who are socially oppressed.
Today is Throwback Thursday and I started to post a throwback picture on my Facebook as a lot of us do.
However, given the recent unnecessary tragic death of Stephan Clark, I am going to throwback to a conversation my mother and I had approximately 7 or 8 years ago.
She was very sick and was in the hospital for a period of time and during this period of time I seriously contemplated moving back to California to help my Mom and Dad and take some pressure off my sister.
I had a guilty feeling living in another country while my Mom was sick and my parents are growing older.