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A YouTube video of an interview of actor Walter Borden, where he discusses experiencing discrimination in theatre at a young age, in his school play.

Black Theatre Workshop interviewing their former artistic director on the importance, impact and goals of the theatre group.

Bertrand Bickersteth was born in Sierra Leone but was raised in the Canadian Prairies. His African heritage has had a huge impact on his life in the Canadian Prairies. He is a writer in an African periodical that is in Calgary, and he studied the…

The name Little Burgundy (St. Antoine District) only became a recognized neighbourhood name in the 1960s, when city officials used it to label an ambitious urban renewal project. For decades, the community had been heavily dependent on railway…

Newspaper page from The Clarion about Viola Desmond's Court Case, discussing what the case is about and when the trial will occur.

This article highlights Aaron “Pa” Carvery’s role during Africville’s final days, portraying him as both a symbol of resistance and a keeper of community pride. The description of the relocation as a “slow death” shows how deeply painful and…

A letter from A. Philip Randolph, the president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), to Stanley Grizzle, written in March 1955. Randolph thanks Grizzle for his prior letter, in which Grizzle brought to attention the fact that Black men…

This map shows the land divisions, settlements, and waterways of Shelburne County, Nova Scotia—including the area around Birchtown. Founded in 1783 by Black Loyalists, Birchtown would go on to become the largest free Black community in colonial…

A Section of Hogan's Alley Containing a few Houses and People