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Clip fromHome Feeling: Struggle for a Community.

This book is one of three that Fil Fraser wrote. His career extended beyond that of radio and film. His books are about the history of Alberta or about the history of Black Canadians. This book specifically talks about the impact of Black Canadians…

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This is Roger McTair's documentary called Journey to Justice and it was released in the year 2000. It is about six huge names in Black Canadian history and highlights their stories with segregation, discrimination, racial profiling and more. This…

This essay in the book Leading the Way: Black Women in Canada, it shows the impact of Jennifer Hodge de Silva. In this entry it talks about her life, from her early days of schooling to her works leading to her death in ‘89. This piece shows that…

This 1951 Supreme Court case struck down a racist real estate covenant that banned the sale of land to anyone who was "Jewish", "Semitic", "Negro", or "coloured." This ruling was important because it effectively ended the use of racist housing…

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This newspaper focused on the community events and achievements with African Nova Scotian communities. The first page shows the Phyllis Wheatley Business Girls Club, a group that supported Black women’s leadership and professional development.

This issue of the Clarion focuses on community news from Nova Scotia. The front page shows hyllis Wheatley Business Girls Club of Halifax, a group that supported and celebrated young Black women in their careers and community life. This newspaper…

This is the front page of the Dawn of Tomorrow, a Black Canadian newspaper from London, Ontario. This front page focuses on the big community meetings that happened at the time in London, Chatham, and Buxton, ultimately stressing the importance of…