Dozens of Black New Brunswickers and their families gathered in downtown Fredericton Saturday for a historic group photo.
Relatives travelled from across Canada and the U.S. to document generations of Black history in the province
Oliver Pearson · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 01, 2026 5:11 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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About 80 people gathered for the largest photo of African, Black and Caribbean New Brunswickers, captured by photographer and event organizer Gary Weekes. (Aniekan Etuhube/CBC)
Dozens of Black New Brunswickers and their families gathered Saturday in downtown Fredericton for a historic group photo.
Standing together outside the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, roughly 80 people posed for photographer and event organizer Gary Weekes in what organizers say is the largest photo of African, Black and Caribbean New Brunswickers ever taken.
Graham Nickerson said the Still Here celebration might be the biggest group of Black people with familial connections he has ever seen. Some of his family history dates back to the 1700s in Grand Bay-Westfield. (Aniekan Etuhube/CBC)
Participants travelled from as far as the West Coast and the U.S. to take part and declare they are “still here” and “still Black.”
The photo is part of the Still Here Emancipation Celebration taking place this weekend — an initiative aimed at bringing together and celebrating Black families across New Brunswick,
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