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Carrie Mae Best (née Prevoe), OC, ONS, LLD, human rights activist, author, journalist, publisher and broadcaster (born 4 March 1903 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia; died 24 July 2001 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia). Sparked by incidents of racial discrimination, Carrie Best became a civil rights activist. Co-founder of The Clarion, one of the first newspapers in Nova Scotia owned and published by Black Canadians, she used the platform to advocate for Black rights. As editor, she publicly supported Viola Desmond in her case against the Rose land Theater. Best used her voice in radio and print to bring positive change to society in Nova Scotia and Canada.
I've learned to believe in myself and have patience with myself. Taking from her quote that she fought on her own terms, i look back on myself and realize that I'm a fighter as well so with what I'm taking from
she is the first black owner and publisher of a Nova Scotia newspaper
1974: Best is made a Member of the Order of Canada.
1975: Awarded honorary doctor of laws (LL.D.) by Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
1975: Member of Task Force on the Status of Women, Nova Scotia
1977: Awarded Queen Elizabeth Medal
1977: Autobiography That Lonesome Road is published.
1979: Best is made an Officer of The Order of Canada.
1992: Presentation of Carrie Best Book Collection to Pictou Regional Library
1992: Awarded honorary doctor of civil laws (DC.L.) by University of Kings College, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2001: Died July at her home in New Glasgow.
Carrie Best’s substantial contributions to human rights were recognized provincially and federally. On 18 December 1974, the Governor General named her a Member of the Order of Canada. The honor was given “on behalf of the Negro community in Nova Scotia, in recognition of her zealous work as writer and broadcaster.” Five years later, she was promoted to the rank of Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of her devotion to the “underprivileged, regardless of race, color, creed or sex, and particularly her own people of the black community.”
1975: Best founds the Kay Livingstone Visible Minority Women's Society of Nova Scotia. The society, active until 1994, was in Best's words dedicated to interracial understanding and participatory democracy. The society, named for Ontario rights activist Kay Livingston, raised and provided funds for deserving young blacks.
1975: African Baptist Association Award
1980: Inducted into the Nova Scotia Black Wall of Fame
1986: Harry Jerome Award
1987: Harambee Membership Plaque
1989: Black Professional Women's Group Award Certificate
1990: Minister's Award of Excellence in Race Relations - Minister of State for Multiculturalism
1991: Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission Award
1992: Honorable elder award
1992: Town of New Glasgow Award for work in race relations
1993: Congress of Black Women Certificate
“I fought on my own terms and with my own weapons… Intelligence, patience, a lot of prayer, a lot of forgiveness,”
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