Hillary LeBlanc posed for this photo in Ottawa, about a year after she became sober. (Submitted by Hillary LeBlanc)
This is a First Person column by Hillary LeBlanc, who co-owns the BlackLantic podcast. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
Growing up as one of few Black people in a predominantly white community was never easy.
I was raised by my white single mom in Moncton, N.B. Until I went to university, I was one of — at most — five Black students. My Senegalese father immigrated to Canada and lives in Ontario. I visited him once
