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This poem by Long Lance may seem like it is about an Indigenous person who misses being able to live his life before the influence of Europeans. If you look at the life of the author, you can see the hidden meaning. This poem uses aspects of…

This quote by Cheryl Foggo shows how important Cheryl's Black heritage is to her. Many writers are influenced by their own lives, and for Cheryl, it was her Black heritage and that she is a woman that has the most influence in her life. She has…

A book on Black power movements in the Caribbean in the 20th century.

- Both Black & white workers are present in this photo, which some could say means that they got along enough to take a photo all together or knowing that the higher-ups at DISCO were using their black workers to try and recruit more Black…

Widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Oscar Peterson performed with legendary figures such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, and Louis Armstrong. Born to a railway porter and a domestic worker, Peterson…

The Code Noir was one of the most crucial legal documents in shaping the system of slavery throughout the French colonial Empire, including New France, which would later become Canada. Written and issued under the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King…

An editorial from The Globe responding to the John Anderson extradition crisis. The article questions whether Canada should legally surrender Anderson, an enslaved man from Missouri, to U.S. authorities. It critiques the application of the Ashburton…

This newspaper article covers a music and drag venue called the Blue Orchid. The Blue Orchid featured “female impersonators”, as well as musical performers. This article is covering a drag act called the Jewel Box Revue, an early occurrence of Drag…

A map of southern Ontario. Includes districts, counties, townships, post offices, railway stations, steam and electric railways, canals, and roads.

an episode of the documentary series A Scattering of Seeds