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An article by McGill Daily of Anne Cools.

An audio recording of "Any Other Way" by Jackie Shane. This specific recording is from her live album, "Jackie Shane Live!," released in 1967. This song was incredibly popular in Canada, both when it was first released and rereleased. The importance…

Following the release of the racialized statistics, Doug Stewart, the Chairman for the Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention, sent a letter to the editor who wrote the article expressing his stance on the matter. He expressed that the overall education…

This article reacts to the previously mentioned statistics that were released on AIDS cases according to race in Toronto. It highlights the dilemma that releasing such figures implied for all of the Black groups that made up Toronto’s population. On…

This article from 1988 written for Rites magazine, a queer publication, highlights the struggle for Black Canadian cases of AIDS to be taken seriously when they began to appear in major cities like Toronto. At the time, case numbers were relatively…

This is a flyer advertising a discussion forum hosted by Black CAP (The Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention) surrounding HIV positive Black women. This is one of many public initiatives launched by the organizations aimed at educating different…

Outlines the case of s"ix [redacted]" who were arrested for vagrancy in the town of Estevan

This article from the May 1989 issue of Rites, a queer Toronto publication, recounts a feud between COMBAT (Community Organizations Mutually. Battling AIDS Together) and Christie Blatchford, a columnist for The Toronto Sun. The organization protested…

This Poster encouraged white men to join the Army and fight overseas, using themes like masculinity and duty to entice impressionable young men. Unlike white Canadians, Black Canadians weren't allowed in the majority of military units and were forced…