Trinidad-born Dr. Clarence Bayne, an educator and chief in Montreal’s Black group, died on September1last. He was 91.
He was a professor and lecturer at Concordia College and was additionally a founding member of the Black Research Centre and Black Theatre Workshop in Montreal.
“Dr. Bayne was a pillar of power and a guiding gentle for our group,” the Black Neighborhood Useful resource Centre famous. “His lifelong dedication to championing the rights and voices of the English-speaking Black group in Quebec has left a profound affect on all of us.”
Bayne got here to Canada in 1955 to attend the College of British Columbia.
His honours have included a Governor Normal’s Award and the Black Theatre Workshop’s Martin Luther King Jr. Award.
Bayne was “Montreal’s English language theatre group’s best advocate and supporter, dedicating numerous hours and sources to its success,” the Black Theatre Workshop, Canada’s oldest Black theatre firm, famous in a social media submit.
“Balancing his involvement with quite a few different corporations and associations,” it added, “he has persistently not solely opened doorways and uplifted others, however by means of his lifetime of advocacy, ensured that these doorways remained open.”
