Cem Turetken·Mar 6The Hidden North: How Blues Music Crossed into Canada and Took RootThe blues is often painted as a purely Southern American story — Delta dust, Mississippi juke joints, the wail of a slide guitar under a…
Jeffrey K. O. Thompson·Feb 7Government of Canada BHM event 2026Honoured to represent the York Region Alliance of African Canadian Communities (YRAACC) at the Government of Canada’s official celebration…
Rochelle Lamoureux·Feb 2Leaning Into the Tension: Celebrating Black History Month in a Fracturing WorldBlack History Month (2026) | Calgary, AB!
Jayda Hope | Girl, You Haven't Heard??·Feb 4, 2023Carrie Best Paved The Way for Black Canadians in WritingCarrie Mae Best ignored the societal expectations that were imposed on Black women, and defied the odds of what she was expected to…
Jayda Hope | Girl, You Haven't Heard??·Feb 3, 2023The Blackburns’ Created the Underground RailroadThe Underground Railroad was created by and for Black people. Had it not been for Lucie and Thornton Blackburn, those looking to escape…
RAW·Mar 4, 2022EpistolaryI’ve been writing letters since I was 4, to express my concerns. I’m sure there were times when the recipient opened up the letter and said…
Kobo·Feb 7, 2021Books for learning about Canadian Black HistoryAn assortment of books about the history of Black people in Canada, from its earliest days to the recent past.
