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This is a photograph taken of Chinese Canadians during the 1979-80 protests against the CTV W5 broadcast entitled “Campus Giveaway”. Currently presented by the Chinese Canadian National Council (CCNC), this photograph represents a significant chapter…

This is a photograph taken of members of the Chinese Association of Trinidad and Tobago (at least is now currently referred to as such) in 1929. While 1929 is fairly before the website’s focus period, it is useful in contextualising how the Chinese…

Actor Chimwemwe Miller explains the impact of Black Theatre Workshop, and how art is inherently political.

Cheryl Foggo's life has been completely shaped by the life she grew up in and the decisions that have been made by the people before her. She uses her book and her story to emphasize the importance of the decisions of the people who came before her…

Matthew Elliott was a wealthy white Loyalist who lived in Southwestern Ontario, and one of the richest and most merciless slaveowners in British North America. This historic illustration, made decades after the abolition of slavery in the British…

Canadian novelist and scholar Cecil Foster published his book on sleeping car porters in 2019, 'They Call Me George'. In chapter three, "'Did you ring sir?': Modern Luxury and Black Labour", Foster describes what it was like to work as a sleeping car…

An important ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeal to consider the conditions of life and the history of race before sentencing.

This CBC article highlights a documentary featuring Irvine and Daisy Carvery, two former Africville residents. Through their personal stories, this piece captures the community’s resilience, daily life, and the challenges of displacement following…