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James Robinson Johnston Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, James Robinson Johnston graduated from Dalhousie University and became the first Black Canadian in Nova Scotia to become a lawyer. The James Robinson Johnston chair in Black Canadian studies at Dalhousie is the first chair and program dedicated to the study of Black Canadian perspectives. |
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Dr. Rosemary Brown Rosemary Brown was the first Canadian woman to run for leadership of a federal political party and the first Black woman elected to a Provincial Legislature (British Columbia). Dr. Brown, social worker and university professor, was a founding member of The Vancouver Status of Women Council and its first Ombudswoman. She was appointed Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission and was later President of MATCH International. Several honorary doctorates have been conferred on her by universities across the nation. She is a member of the Privy Council and heads Canada's Security Intelligence Review Committee. |
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