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For December 13, 2018
Portia White: A Dalhousie Original
As the first Black Canadian singer to reach world-renowned status, Dalhousie alumna Portia White (1911-1968) became one of the most inspirational women in Canada’s history. Even after winning several local music festivals and regularly singing on her father's radio show, the operatic contralto was frequently denied performance space because of her race. Not to be denied, she made her national debut in 1941, at age 30, at Toronto’s Eaton Hall. She continued to earn global acclaim, including a landmark performance at New York's famed Town Hall in 1944. One of her last performances was before Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ, only four years before White's death.
Senior Clerk (Term, Office of the Registrar); Administrative Assistant (Undergraduate Medical Education); Alumni Officer, Alumni Engagement (Office of Advancement); Administrative Officer (Department of Biology)
For Dal pianist Tim Crofts, the opportunity to help George Elliott Clarke perform his epic poem, "The Story of Dalhousie, or The University as Insurgency," has turned into an immensely rewarding, year-long collaboration.
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