Leaders of Montreal’s Black community are reaching out to the new mayor hoping she will recognize the contributions of three prominent Black figures tied to the city.

Various community organizations gathered for a press conference at the headquarters of the Black Coalition of Quebec on Monday. Their aim was to ask the city to honour musician Oscar Peterson , civil rights activists Dan Philip and Noel Alexander , as part of the city’s heritage.

“It’s an absolute level of respect, recognition and inclusion most importantly,” said David Foster, who attended the press conference on behalf of the St. Lucia Foundation of Canada.

Montreal mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada took her seat in office on Nov. 13 . During its time as the opposition in the previous administration, her party, Ens

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