Clinton's Blog

REALLY, L'Acadie Nouvelle?

Dropping the Ball in 2022 On August 16th, L'Acadie Nouvelle, described on Wikipedia as an independent French newspaper published in...

Two Years Since the Death of George Floyd, Weeks since the Buffalo Supermarket Shooting

May 25th marked the two year anniversary of the night we watched a police officer ecstatically murdering a man in the streets, on camera,...

If there’s WHITE people and BLACK people … then why aren’t I GREY?

(originally published Dec 9th, 2021) Words. Word words, words. Why do we use them? What do they mean? Who teaches us their meaning, and...

It's the eventual ‘Really’ in the “Where are you from?” question that REALLY gets me

The first 843 times I was asked “Where are you from?” in New Brunswick it didn't bother me so much. It was that 844th time that it really go

When Canadians waste the Silver Spoon (The Free University Education I turned down)

I was born without a silver spoon in my mouth, as were my parents and my older brothers, but by the time my younger sister was born, that...

Black Futures Month?

As we all know, Black History Month is around the corner. The time of year where in Canada, we re-learn that Rosa Parks did not sit at...

Managing Casino New Brunswick

My name’s Clinton Davis, and I’m inspired by the inspired. Surround yourself with people who make you better, not worse. Doing things...