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Soweto Gospel Choir shines at Grammys

Early Alberta Black settler film 

Hardship, pride, success highlighted in early Alberta black settler film   CBCFebruary 7, 2019 <img alt=”” class=”StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)” src=”https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/L48Vh95hk4REAJrlZTaxqQ–~A/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9NjIwO2g9OTMy/http://media.zenfs.com/en-CA/homerun/cbc.ca/756060a313c225be9f9b2a46c0227d72″ itemprop=”url”/>   Hardship, pride, success highlighted in early Alberta…

Being Black in Winnipeg 

  Rhonda Wilson-Thompson reflects on being black in Manitoba and the struggles, victories of the community   Rhonda Thompson-Wilson    Manitobans celebrate the diversity and commonalities of the community during…

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Canada’s first Black mayor 

How Saint-Firmin Monestime made history as Canada’s first Black mayor   Published on Feb 13, 2019 by Claude Sharma   In 1964, Saint-Firmin Monestime made history when he became the first Black…

Trudeau apologizes for ‘racial profiling’ 

Trudeau draws protesters in Halifax as he apologizes for racial profiling incident on Parliament Hill By Alexander QuonOnline Producer/Reporter  Global News           Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, second…

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Black History Month in Iqaluit 

NEWS  4 FEBRUARY, 2019  “When we’re talking about black history, we are talking about Canadian history”   Jean Augustine kicks off Black History Month in Iqaluit Jean Augustine, the first black…

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Komi Olaf: Black History Month in Art 

  Black Canadian History Project. A Collaboration with Bright Tetteh Ackwerh.  Former Ottawa resident, Komi Olafimihan, or Komi Olaf as he’s usually known, is a painter and an award-winning spoken-word poet.  Komi was raised…