Tag: Black history
Ann Kelly loved Owen Sound and worked to make it better
‘I guess I’m for the ordinary people, the everyday people that say good morning to you on the street.’ — Ann Kelly, in a 1987 story about her retirement from The Sun Times.
U.S. freedom walker feels spirit of enslaved ancestors
“As the U.S. backslides, its democracy backslides, it’s important for Canadians to stand up for their freedom at this time.” — Ken Johnston
Owen Sound’s historic Black church reopens following restoration efforts
A pillar of the Black community and well of local history reopened Sunday following years of restoration and fundraising
Trumpet player Aaron Smith talks beginnings, returns, and ‘Wicked’
Smith was tapped to compose a piece from the very school where he cut his teeth.
Members hope to be back in BME Church of Owen Sound in spring
A symbol of Owen Sound’s rich Black history that members want to see continue to be an important meeting place in the community has undergone a revitalization. Members of the British Methodist Episcopal Church of Owen Sound hope to be holding services in the facility again this spring after renovations and upgrades to the building […]