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In 1928, Rufus Rockhead purchased the Mountain Hotel at the corner of Mountain and Saint-Antoine, laying the foundation for what would become one of Montreal’s most important cultural venues. Before securing this property, he had tried to buy a…

This portrait represents Marie-Joseph Angélique, an enslaved woman living in New France, who would later become a symbol of resistance. In 1734, following disputes with her mistress, Angélique was accused and ultimately condemned of setting a fire…

This was part of a speech made by Angela Robertson in Toronto in March 1989 on International Women’s Day, which was developed by the Black Women’s Collective. The Black Women’s Collective was an organization that was active in the late 1980s, with a…

A Picture of Donald Moore Sitting

Black Theatre Canada's founder Vera Cudjoe discusses why and how she started Black Theatre Canada in Toronto.

This is a photo taken during a scene in Black Theatre Workshop's play titled The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God.

This essay in The Routledge Handbook of Black Canadian Literature further explores beyond the who’s of the history, and it goes more into the how. This source explains the process and work it took for Black filmmakers specifically to be recognized…

After her death from cancer in 1989, Jennerfer Hodge de Silva had a tribute planned for her in her honour to show her works. This tribute demonstrates that in her small time creating and releasing her documentaries she made an impact that would last…

Claire Prieto is one of the four pioneering Black directors of Canada. Her first notable piece was Some Black Woman (1975) working with Roger McTair. She immigrated from Trinidad to Canada where she began pursuing her directing career and eventually…

This source is an oral history with real accounts from Black Canadian Directors. It tells the stories of the directors behind many different projects in Canada, but it specifically tells the story behind the Black Film and Video Network. It has many…