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| Ontario Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander waves as he arrives to deliver the speech from the throne in this file photo taken April 22, 1986 in Toronto. Alexander died Oct. 19 at the age of 90. From Toronto Star. |
Lincoln Alexander is a famous person in Canada, everyone knew him as “Linc,” and Tuesday would have been his 92nd birthday. Linc died in 2012, was the province’s first black lieutenant governor, first black MP, and first black cabinet minister. He is an inspiration and trailblazers led the way on the world.
The Lincoln Alexander Awards awards have been happening since 1993.
Award winners Saba Oji, Talisha Rmsaroop, Lt.-Gov David Onley, Nathalie Restoule (holding feather), and Michael Coteau, provincial minister of citizenship and immigration, during Lincoln Alexander Awards ceremony Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (Supplied)
Award winners Saba Oji, Talisha Rmsaroop, Lt.-Gov David Onley, Nathalie Restoule (holding feather), and Michael Coteau, provincial minister of citizenship and immigration, during Lincoln Alexander Awards ceremony Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (Supplied)
The celebration was two-fold. It was also a day to hand out Lincoln Alexander Awards to young people who’ve lived up to Linc’s ideals.
Linc was fighting for when he spoke out against racism. He may no longer be with us physically, but his courage and his quiet dignity live on in the bright hope you could see in the faces of those youngsters.
And that’s a remarkable legacy.
Linc was fighting for when he spoke out against racism. He may no longer be with us physically, but his courage and his quiet dignity live on in the bright hope you could see in the faces of those youngsters.
And that’s a remarkable legacy.
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