Portia White - First You Dream Children to bring the Black experience

to bring the Black experience directly to the upper house

pigeonholed into roles

enticed by promises of freedom

Chasing Freedom is the story of a young woman struggling to discover who she is and what she can become in a world that offers her few opportunities

Portia White - First You Dream Children to bring the Black experiencePortia White was a Nova Scotia born contralto. She is noted as the first Black Canadian Concert singer to win international awards. She was considered one of the best classical singers of the 20th century. One music critic described her voice as "A Gift From Heaven" This music CD is a collection of her recordings from 1944 1945.