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Haitian Diaspora in Quebec: Rhymes and Revolution
In the 1960s and 70s, Quebec saw an influx of Haitian immigrants fleeing Francois Duvalier’s dictatorship. By 1971, thousands of Haitians had immigrated to Quebec, the...
John Ware: The Legend of Canada’s “First” Black Cowboy
Known for his strength and horsemanship and his innovative ranching techniques, John Ware was a legendary Albertan. Born into enslavement, he became a successful ranch...
Mary Ann Shadd: Journalism, Activism, and the Power of Words
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was the first Black woman to publish a newspaper in North America. But Mary Ann Shadd didn’t just make history by being first. With her newspaper “...
Marie-Josèphe Angélique : Montreal on Fire
Marie-Josèphe Angélique was an enslaved Black woman owned by Thérèse de Couagne de Francheville in Montreal. In 1734, she was charged with arson after a fire leveled M...
Herb Carnegie: Black Excellence on – and off – the Ice
Herb Carnegie is widely regarded as the best Black player to never play in the NHL. He played competitive hockey in the 1940s and 1950s, mostly in the Quebec and Ontar...
West Indian Domestic Scheme: Nurturing a Nation
From 1955 to 1967, Canada ran a recruitment initiative known as the West Indian Domestic Scheme. Young women from English-speaking Caribbean countries could come to Ca...
New Podcast: Strong and Free
Coming October 5, 2021: Tracing stories from the earliest Black settlers to recently arrived Canadians, Strong and Free captures just a few of the crucial stories of...