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​​Film and the City: The Urban Imaginary in Canadian Cinemabook is a book that explores the Canadian urban perspective on screen. This book has many different sections about Clement Virgo's film Rude (1995). The book talks about Rude being the first…

excerpt from the Mail Star showing how a professor at the University of Toronto was being brought to Halifax to study the rehousing of Africville families

In 1967, city assessors documented Little Burgundy ahead of urban renewal, taking over a thousand photographs of homes, businesses, and community spaces. The closure of the local schools further disrupted the community, as citizen Yvonne McGrath…

Stories spanning immigration, citizenship, and legislation between the late 19th century and early 20th century. It heavily underlines discriminatory racial/ethnic and gender understandings of that time.

This law made it illegal for restaraunts, hotels, theatres, stores etc. to deny service to people based on race and other attributes. It also banned discriminatory signs and advertisements. It also created a process for people to file complaints and…

Musician and singer, Faith Nolan, performing her song "Jailhouse Blues" at the OFL.

A biographical website detailing the life of Faith Nolan and her contributions to anti-discrimination activism.

Fil Fraser was famous for a lot of different things, most notably his achievements in radio and film. He was the first Black Canadian to become a radio broadcaster. He continued broadcasting and other radio-related activities for many years,…

Fil Fraser had a very successful career in radio and film, and he was recognised for his accomplishments with many awards. Just like a veteran wears his military awards as a constant reminder of what they has accomplished, Fil Fraser did the same…