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Comprised of the sons and grandsons of runaway American slaves, the league helped pioneer the sport of ice hockey changing this winter game from the primitive "gentleman's past-time" of the nineteenth century to the modern fast moving game of today. In an era when many believed blacks could not endure cold, possessed ankles too weak to effectively skate, and lacked the intelligence for organized sport, these men defied the defined myths. [more] |
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4/26/2012: SONAHR, The Society of North American Historians And Researchers, Launches World Sports History Website
New York City - The Society of North American Historians And Researchers ("SONAHR") today announced the launch of SONAHRSports.com a world sports history website. The SONAHR SPORTS site features outstanding articles on a number of sporting subjects written by leading American and International historians and writers. Of interest to many, are the sections that are specific to the sports of Boxing, Ice Hockey, Soccer and Football as these sections are particularly informative.
The high quality of North American historic sports content, particularly Canadian-themed articles, is also impressive. According to SONAHR President, George Fosty, "It has taken three-years to develop the content for the initial roll-out." He adds, "In terms of sports history, there is nothing like it on the internet."
The Society of North American Historians And Researchers ("SONAHR") was founded in June 2004 in New York City by a small group of American, British and Canadian Historians concerned by what they perceived as the failure of traditional historians and educators to recognize the role and importance of globalism and multi-cultural influences in the historic development of modern sports. Initially, between 2005 and 2008, SONAHR concentrated its efforts in the area Ice Hockey history. It was SONAHR historians who went against the status-quo and rebuilt the legacy of the Colored Hockey League, an all-black league that existed in the Maritimes of Canada from 1895 to 1931. Through their dogged efforts, these historians effectively restored a chapter of Canadian history that had been deliberately removed from Canada's history and record books. SONAHR historians were and continue to be in the forefront of efforts to recognize the role of British ice hockey in the early evolution of the game in Canada as well as the role of Native Canadians in the development of early Canadian hockey traditions.
From 2006 to 2008, SONAHR organized three Black Ice Hockey And Sports Hall Of Fame Conferences in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. These conferences helped draw international attention to the forgotten 200-year legacy of African Canadian hockey in Nova Scotia. Today, this legacy has been reclaimed and lives on through the SONAHR affiliated Black Ice Hockey And Sports Hall Of Fame Society, a non-profit organization that works in conjunction with Hockey Nova Scotia to promote youth hockey in Nova Scotia's African-Canadian communities.
In 2010, SONAHR historians, working in conjunction with Stryker-Indigo New York a sports publishing and media corporation, launched the Boxscore News World Sportswire. Today, Boxscore News is SONAHR's official media partner and a growing leader in international sports reporting. At present, SONAHR is comprised of over 350 sports historians, filmmakers, researchers, and journalists in seven countries and on four continents.
SONAHR currently operates five online and media platforms including the Society of North American Hockey Historians And Researchers website at: http://www.sonahhr.com.
Says Fosty, "It is going to take two to three weeks to link SONAHR SPORTS to the old Sonahr networks and an estimated forty other Boxscore News and World Sportswire partnering and companion websites. It is our intention to grow this site and in turn create the World's #1 sports history platform linked to Boxscore News and their World Sportwire Network."
The decision by SONAHR to launch a global sports history platform is tied to the recent announcement by Stryker-Indigo New York to create a worldwide network of independent sporting news and information outlets designed to compete against larger media companies and sports brands. The launch comes three-weeks after Stryker-Indigo unveiled plans to spin-off its Boxscore News World Sportswire division and to create an independent company beginning in 2013. The new SONAHR SPORTS can be accessed at: SONAHRSports.com.
4/1/2012: 2012 BBPA Harry Jerome Award Winners Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Black Business and Professional Association
Announces the 2012 BBPA Harry Jerome
Award Winners
The 30th Annual BBPA Harry Jerome Awards: "Legacy Drives Impact ~ Celebrating 30 Years of Excellence..." featuring
Keynote Speaker Roland Martin, CNN Strategist
TORONTO, ON - March 31, 2012 - The Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) announced yesterday the 2012 winners for the 30th Annual Harry Jerome Awards presented by the BBPA and RBC Royal Bank at a reception hosted by RBC. The 30th Annual Gala will be held next month, April 28th, 2012. The BBPA is proud to celebrate 30 years of recognizing excellence, both past and present, within the African-Canadian community.
Karlyn Percil, Chair of the BBPA Harry Jerome Awards, has spearheaded this year's special anniversary event. "At this year's gala we will not only celebrate our new award recipients, but we will also commemorate the past 30 years of presenting the Harry Jerome Awards and how special this event has become to the community as a way to inspire all of us, especially our youth, to stay on the path of excellence."
Presented by RBC Royal Bank, the BBPA Harry Jerome Awards are recognized as the premier national awards gala in the African-Canadian community and a coveted symbol of achievement. The winners receive awards in sixteen categories: Academics, Athletics, Arts, Business, Community Service, Diversity, Entertainment, Health Sciences, Leadership, Lifetime Achievement, Media, the President's Award, Professional Excellence, Technology & Innovation, Trailblazer, and the Young Entrepreneur Award. An additional three awards are added to commemorate the 30th Anniversary, under the theme "Legacy Drives Impact:" the Heritage, Legacy, and Youth Advocacy Awards. Conferring these additional awards to significant community builders puts the BBPA in the driver's seat in stimulating a culture that celebrates excellence end to end.
"We're proud of our long-standing association with the BBPA and especially the Harry Jerome Awards," commented RBC Royal Bank Regional President, Jennifer Tory. "Our relationship is built on a shared value of promoting diversity for growth and innovation in our communities, and we're honoured to be a part of recognizing this year's winners and inspiring the next generation to follow their lead."
"We are very excited to celebrate our 30th anniversary and welcome back RBC Royal Bank as Presenting Sponsor," said Pauline Christian, President of the BBPA. "The BBPA has been fortunate to continue to attract a broad spectrum of sponsors to this event and would like to thank all the sponsors and supporters."
The BBPA is proud to honour and celebrate the following award winners:
· BBPA Harry Jerome Athletics Award: Mr. Tut Ruach
· RBC Community Service Award: Mr. Paul Barnett
· Chevrolet Technology & Innovation Award: Dr. David Tay
· IntelliPharmaCeutics Young Entrepreneur Award: Mr. Andrew Forde
· CIBC Academics Award: Ms. Eugenia Duodu
· Aon Hewitt Diversity Award: Retired Chief Armand La Barge
· Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Media Award: Sergeant Craig Smith
· Sterling Dental Health Sciences Award: Dr. Godfrey Bacheyie
· Scotiabank Leadership Award: Mr. Julius Tapper
· BBPA Legacy Award: Hon. Justice Dr. Irving Andre
· TD Bank Financial Group Lifetime Achievement Award: Mr. Hugh Graham
· IBM Trailblazer Award: Mr. Damon Allen
· BBPA Heritage Award: Mr. Fitzroy Gordon
· BMO Financial Group President's Award: Hon. Mr. Justice Michael H. Tulloch
· Bell Canada Business Award: Dr. Anthony Sterling
· BBPA Youth Advocacy Award: Senator Don Meredith
· Nursing & HomemakersInc. Professional Excellence Award: Mr. Cordell Samuels
· G98.7 FM Entertainment Award: Mr. Jay Douglas
· Planet Africa Arts Award: Mr. Errol Lee
Event Information:
The 30th Annual BBPA Harry Jerome Awards, presented by RBC Royal Bank, will be held on Saturday April 28th, 2012 at the Toronto Congress Centre, 650 Dixon Road, Toronto.
Tickets for the Harry Jerome Awards are $200. To place an order, please call 416-504-4097 or purchase online at www.bbpa.org.
About the BBPA Harry Jerome Awards:
Established in the memory of Harry Jerome, an outstanding African Canadian Olympic athlete, scholar and social advocate, the BBPA Harry Jerome Awards is an annual celebration of African-Canadian achievement that pays tribute to outstanding and inspirational African-Canadians who are truly role models of excellence.
About the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA):
Founded in 1983, the BBPA is a charitable organization whose mission is to advance Canada's Black community by facilitating the delivery of programs that support business and professional excellence, higher education and economic development. The BBPA presents the Annual Harry Jerome Awards, the BBPA National Scholarships and the National Black Business and Professional Convention.
For more information or copies of the winners' bios, please visit us online at www.bbpa.org, call 416-504-4097 or e-mail bbpa@bellnet.ca.
Media Contact:
Black Business and Professional Association:
Adrianna Lewis, Tel: 416-504-9308 or 416-504-4097
3/11/2012: Hockey Legend Herb Carnegie Dies at the Age of 92
New York City, 03/10/12. We are saddened to announce that 2006 Black Hockey And Sports Hall Of Fame inductee, Herb Carnegie, a native of Toronto, Ontario died on Friday at the age of 92.
Herb Carnegie’s hockey career began in 1938 with the Toronto Young Rangerman and continued in the early 1950 with the Buffalo Ankerites, a team in a mines league that played in mining towns in northern Ontario and Quebec.
From 1944-45 to 1947-48, he played for Shawinigan and Sherbrooke of the semi-professional Quebec Provincial League and was named most valuable player in 1946, 1947 and 1949.
In 1948, Carnegie was given a tryout with the New York Rangers and offered a contract to play in the Rangers' minor league system. However, he was offered less money than he was earning in the Quebec league and turned down all three offers made by the Rangers organization during his tryout.
Returning to Canada to play in the Quebec Senior Hockey League, he played for Sherbrooke St. Francis and the Quebec Aces before moving to Ontario to play a single season with the Owen Sound Mercuries of the Ontario Senior Hockey Association.
After retiring from the game of hockey in 1953, Carnegie started the Future Aces Hockey School, one of the first hockey schools in Canada. In 1954, he wrote the “Future Aces Creed” in an attempt to foster respect, tolerance, diversity and sportsmanship among young people.
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