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A book focusing on the minority prison population and how they are overrepresented. It acknowledges the lack of research done into the number of admissions and how Canada is not immune to its own history.

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…

A drawing used for the purpose of a cover image for the oral history video project "Tyler's Time Machine"

Thumbnail for the video - depicting jazz musician Ma'afu Keteca at a Canada Day performance at Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Joseph Koo is a Chinese Canadian composer and is widely touted as being the father of Cantopop, having pioneered and paved the way throughout the late 20th century for musicians in this genre. The starting point of Cantopop can thus be traced to his…

The Grand Caribana Parade on Yonge Street

writings from Lieutenant Governor John Wentworth expressing hope that recently settled maroons will become good citizens if only "civilized" by introduction to Christian religion

This runaway advertisement reveals one of the most common forms of resistance among enslaved Black folks in colonial Canada: flight. While there are countless records of messages like this one posted in newspapers by slave owners, exposing the…