Down Home

In this episode Jay and D talk with one of the mentors that played a big part in their early years. Community advocate, and life long educator Melinda Daye. In this conversation they talk about her life in the church and the effects of gentrification in the North End of Halifax Nova Scotia.     #community #blackhistoryiseveryday #novascotiastrong #blackhistorymonth

In this Episode Jay and D talk about the unique aspects of Scotian Food with Nigel Finley, who has worked many years as an Executive Chef, and Wendie Wilson, prominent Black educator, author, artist and community activist.       #blackhistorymonth #canadianhistory #novascotiastrong #food

Jay and D have a conversation with Joshua "Scribe" Watkis, renowned spoken word poet. In this wide ranging conversation we discuss community, family and inspiration.

Jay and D discuss the Jamaican Maroons and their brief history in Nova Scotia           #blackhistorymonth #blackhistoryiscanadianhistory #blackhistory

Jay and D talk about the impact The Book of Negroes has on Black History     #blackhistorymonth #novascotia #canadianhistory

Jay and D are joined by personal trainer and actor, Garfield Watson, to talk about Legendary boxer Sam Langford.

Award winning poet, author, and University of Toronto professor, Dr. George Elliott Clarke, joins the Down Home podcast to talk about his poetic inspiration. He also talks to Jay and D about the role that white supremacy plays in our Canadian culture and global political events.     This is part two of a two part conversation, the first part can be found in the episode list.         #GEC #poet #so...

Award winning poet, author and University of Toronto professor, Dr. George Elliott Clarke, joins the Down Home podcast to share his Scotian story.   This is part one of a two part conversation, tune in next week to listen to part two.     #GEC #poet #socialjustice # #poetlaureate #UofT #orderofcanada

Jay and D have a conversation with educator Rachael Myette about her successful integration of social advocacy in her classroom

Jay and D review the life of legendary boxer George Dixon       #scotianlegend #boxinglegend #boxinghistory #boxing

Homegrown hip hop artists J-Bru and his son Levon take us through their Scotian journey.         #LevonThePrince

Nicole Johnson, host of the community radio show A Seat At The Table, shares her Scotian story with Jay and D

The Down Home Podcasts explores the life of one of Canada's civil rights icons, Viola Desmond. Also in this episode Jay talks with his Aunt Jean Clayton about her memories of Viola.         Sources: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/viola-desmond-bio-1.3886923 https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/viola-desmond https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/remembering-viola-desmond?language_co...

In this episode Jay and D give listeners a sneak peak at clips from their development meetings. The first clip is from one of their first development meetings back in 2020, so excuse the audio quality. In the second clip they discuss the horrible mass shooting in Buffalo that happened in May of 2022

In this episode D's Mom, Heather Chandler, discusses why CRT is such a hot button issue. Heather has an extensive 30 plus year resume working in Equity and Diversity.   If you listen to Down Home in the past you might remember Heather, she joined Jay and D in episode four to talk about Halifax back in the 1970's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YNYQYttO2I&t=416s (this is one of the early episodes...

Jay and D take time to fully explain the origins of their friendship over the years, from the church to high school, through their twenties and separate moves to Toronto. In this episode they also explore what it means to them to be Scotian.

In this episode Jay and D have a conversation with two time Canadian National Poetry Slam Champion Dwayne Morgan about how he started performing spoken word, mentoring, and his talent production company Up From The Roots.     Dwayne Morgan https://dwaynemorgan.ca/     #spokenword #artist #entrepreneur #poetry

Jay and D have a conversation with Augy Jones about his path to mentoring and social activism.     Check out Augy's Empathize Others Platforms: https://empathizeothers.com/

Jay and D have a conversation with homegrown Scotian comedic talent Travis Lindsay. Travis is a winner of the CBC Open mic Comedy Contest at the HUBCAP Comedy Festival. His debut album called “The Kid is Alright” hit number one on the iTunes Comedy Charts, and he has joined the cast of This Hour Has 22 Minutes as an on air correspondent.   Listen to Travis's very funny debut album https://music.ap...

Jay and D discuss The Black Battalion, and the heroic military service Jay's great grandfather, Sydney Morgan Jones, performed as a member of the 106th Battalion during World War 1   #Blackbattalion #WWI #militaryservice #novascotia #africannovascotia

Jay and D have a conversation with Leonard Paris. Author of the book Jim Crow Also Lived Here, which dispels the myth that segregation was unique to the Southern United States.   Follow the link to take a look at this ground breaking book https://www.amazon.ca/Jim-Crow-Also-Lived-Here/dp/1525576674 #segregation   #jimcrow #canada #endracism #wecandobetter

“Race is not biological. It is a social construct. There is no gene or cluster of genes common to all blacks or all whites. Were race “real” in the genetic sense, racial classifications for individuals would remain constant across boundaries. Yet, a person who could be categorized as black in the United States might be considered white in Brazil or colored in South Africa.” - Professor Angela Onwu...

In this episode Jay and D talk with Nathan Thompson and Tony Marsman to explore the role that sports played in cementing the bonds to their neighbourhoods in Halifax.

Jay and D talk with Errol Sharpe about diversity in Canadian publishing, and his years spent in the North End of Halifax.

Jays sister's join the Down Home podcast to talk about navigating race while working in education.