"Carrie Best" (March 4,1903-July 24,2001)

From New Glasgow,Nova Scotia,she graduated from high school in the 1920's after which she married Albert Best.Together they had three children,a son Calbert and two girls Sharyn & Berma.Carrie was extremely involved in the community,raising awareness about human right issues.She became a publisher in Nova Scotia when she and her son created the Clarion the first Black newspaper in Nova Scotia.Carrie researched all her own articles,many of which were about discrimination in public places such as restaurants,hotels,and theatres.She also Incorporated environment and labor issues into her articles.The paper so running in 1956,this did not stop Carrie from writing.She continued to summit articles to the Nova Scotia Gleaner,the Halifax Herald,and the Pictou Advocate where she had a regular column.She also had a successful radio show called "The Quiet Corner" that ran for twelve years on five radio stations across the province.Carrie produced and narrated the show,in which she read from novels and poems.Carrie eventually wrote her autobiography,That Lonesome Road,which was published by her own publishing company.Carrie became the promoter of the "Kay Livingstone"Visible Minority Women's Society of Novia Scotia"shortly after the untimely death of its original founder,Kay Livingstone.She was also the provincial coordinator for this organization.Carrie then decided to revive the Clarion and it was republished in 1992.Her list of accomplishments and contributions to the betterment of society are enless.Her determination began when she was a child and was encouraged by great role models by her mama.Carrie became a role model herself,a voice for those who could not speak for themselves.Carrie died in her hometown of New Glasgow.