The images of a group of revellers decked out in KKK costumes at a Nova Scotia Halloween dance have spread far and wide.
Outrage has followed online and attempts at apologies made, but members of the African Nova Scotian community question just what will result from this incident.
“This is 2024 and this is what we’re still doing? This is what we’re still fighting?” asked Tia Upshaw, the CEO and founder of Black Women in Excellence.
Upshaw said she was disgusted when she came across photos and video on her social media feed showing four people wearing long, white robes and pointed white hoods at a fire hall Halloween party. One partygoer was holding a large cross as part of the costume.
The video was taken inside what appears to be the North Sydney Firefighters Club during a dance on the weekend.
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