Black History Month – Thinking Port

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 13:00:44 +0000

February marks Black History Month—an annual celebration and appreciation of the contributions that those of African heritage have given to Canada. As of the 2021 census, there were an estimated 1,438,900 Black Canadians—encompassing various national backgrounds including Nigerian, Ghanaian, Jamaican, Haitian, Trinidadian, and Tobagonian, and many others. Black Canadians have made an impact in every […]

The post Celebrating notable Black immigrants this Black History Month first appeared on CIC News.

Canada Immigration

February is Black History Month in Canada

February 12, 2024 admin black history in canada, Black History Month, culture, february, jean augustine, Living

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 22:35:05 +0000

Every February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month events and festivities that honour the legacy of Black people in Canada and their communities.

The post February is Black History Month in Canada first appeared on Canadian Immigrant.

Canada Immigration

Why does Canada have a Black History Month?

February 9, 2023 admin 2021 census, Anti-Racism, black canadians, Black History Month, Canada, immigration, immigration levels plan

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 12:00:35 +0000

Black Canadians, and newcomers, have had a significant impact on how Canada has grown as a country. They have done so in the face of historic systemic racism and other obstacles that many non-racialized immigrants are less likely to encounter. To mark the contributions of Black Canadians, the government began to officially recognize February as […]

The post Why does Canada have a Black History Month? first appeared on CIC News.

News Vice

We Asked Black Quebeckers What Black History Month Means to Them in 2019

February 28, 2019 admin Black History Month, Canada, Quebec, RACISM, representation

Credit to Author: Yasmine Seck| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 19:55:45 +0000

Izzy-S, Lost, Marilou Craft and others tell us about their experiences being black in Quebec.

News Vice

The Rebirth of Vancouver’s Historically Black Neighbourhood

February 28, 2019 admin BC, black history, Black History Month, GENTRIFICATION, hogan's alley, nora hendrix, vancouver

Credit to Author: Urooba Jamal| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 13:48:03 +0000

A low-income housing project named after Jimi Hendrix’s grandmother opening soon marks the slow but steady renewal of Hogan’s Alley.

Inquirer News

US governor’s wife criticized for handing cotton to black students during tour

February 27, 2019 admin black history, Black History Month, cotton, gov. ralph northam, Latest News Stories, pam northam, RACISM, Slavery, social injustice, World

Credit to Author: ccepeda| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 05:32:10 +0000

The complaint was made by a Virginia state employee after her 8th grade daughter, who served as a Senate Page, told her of the incident.

The post US governor’s wife criticized for handing cotton to black students during tour appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News

School draws flak for ‘runaway slave’ game on Black History Month

February 26, 2019 admin Black History Month, Latest News Stories, madison’s trust elementary school, RACISM, Slavery, Virginia, WHITE SUPREMACY, World

Credit to Author: ccepeda| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:23:37 +0000

An elementary school in Virginia has earned criticism for a “runaway slave” game it conducted during Black History Month this February.

The post School draws flak for ‘runaway slave’ game on Black History Month appeared first on Inquirer News.

News Vice

This Photographer Tells Her Parents’ Story Through the Things They Left Behind

February 14, 2019 admin #blacklove, Black History Month, keisha scarville, PHOTOGRAPHY, visual art

Credit to Author: André-Naquian Wheeler| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:57:28 +0000

Through her Guyanese mother’s clothes and father’s old passport photos, Keisha Scarville finds herself.

News Vice

This Vegan Mother-Son Duo Is Using Soul Food to Spread Black Love

February 13, 2019 admin #blacklove, Black History Month, Harlem, seasoned vegan, vegan

Credit to Author: Amirah Mercer| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:20:24 +0000

At Seasoned Vegan, Chef Brenda Beener and her son, Aaron, have created a beacon of well-being rooted in black culture.

Canada Immigration

Documentary from NFB archives a must-watch for Black History Month

February 6, 2019 admin Black History Month, Featured, films on immigration, guides, journey to justice, national film board, videos and webcasts

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 20:20:09 +0000

Canadian Immigrant presents National Film Board films on immigration and diversity The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a federal cultural agency within the portfolio of the Canadian Heritage Department. Its mission is to provide, through film, “new perspectives on Canada and the world from Canadian points of view” — and immigrant voices have […]

← Previous