Hogan’s Alley in Vancouver and Africville in Halifax have a special connection, says Irvine Carvery, a former resident of the Black neighbourhood in Nova Scotia.
“Both of our communities were victims of urban renewal,” he said.
On opposite sides of the country, Hogan’s Alley and Africville were hubs for Black Canadian culture and life.
But residents of both neighbourhoods were also displaced by construction, causing ruptures in the lives of many Black Canadians.
During a planned walking tour of what remains of Hogan’s Alley on Aug. 11, Carvery met Randy Clark, a former resident of the Vancouver neighbourhood.
The men felt an instant connection.
“Not only is there a kinship … the playbook that was
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