Down Home

A Journey Through Black Nova Scotia

In this episode, Jay and D delve into The New York Times article titled "A Journey Through Black Nova Scotia," penned by Shayla Martin and initially released on September 12, 2022.
 
 
Shayla Martin's website https://www.shaylamartin.com/about/
 
 
#blackhistory #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #blackhistorymonth #canadianhistory #novascotia #northpreston #eastpreston #ShaylaMartin

Systemic Racism in Canada

Jay and D revisit the question of whether systemic racism is an issue in Canada
 
 
 
#antiblackracism #systemicchange #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #blackhistoryisamericanhistory

The Underground Railroad

Jay and D look at one of the most important aspects of North American Black history. The Underground Railroad.
 
 
 
 
 
#blackhistory #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #blackhistorymonth #canadianhistory #novascotia #harriettubman #undergroundrailroad #underground

Slavery in Canada

Jay and D dispel the notion that Canadian history is unmarked by the stain of slavery.
 
 
 
 
#blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #canadianblackhistory #novascotia #canadianhistory

Welcome to season 4 of the Down Home Podcast

The Canadian experience from two Black men.

Four Things you Don’t Know

Four things you don't know about Jay Jones, D Wyse and the Down Home Podcast
 
 
 
 
#foryoupage #fyp #foryou #viral #funny #fun #music #followme #bestvideo #instagram #tbt #follow4follow #youtube #subscribe #like #youtubecommunity #blackexperience #novascotiastrong #blackhistoryiseveryday

The Forgotten Black History of Leslieville

Jay and D have a conversation with local Toronto historian, Joanne Doucette, about the forgotten Black history of Leslieville
 
 
 
#blackexperience #blackhistoryiseveryday #canadianhistory #novascotiastrong #indigenous

The empowering force of words with Joshua ”Scribe” Watkis

The Down Home podcast welcomes Joshua “Scribe” Watkis to talk about how he uses his craft of written words to navigate Anti Blackness in his book “Black Blossom, Harsh North”. A collection of 14 poems to his daughter and 7 poems to Canada
 
 
 
 
 
#blackexperience #blackexcellence #community #equity #novascotiastrong

Kurtis Brooks-Lnug

In this episode Jay and D have a conversation with public speaker and cultural anthropologist Kurtis Brooks-Lnug about what he considers a few of the misconceptions of the Atlantic Slave trade. 
 
 
 
 
#novascotiastrong #slavery #blackhistoryiseveryday #transatlanticslavetrade #canadianhistory #anthropology

From Nova Scotia to Freetown

Jay and D talk about the historic link between Nova Scotia and Freetown Sierra Leone
 
 
#blackhistoryiseveryday #canadianhistory #sierraleone #novascotiastrong #blackexperience #blackexperience