In Canada, we celebrate Black History Month each February because Jean Augustine, the first African Canadian woman elected to Parliament, made a motion in 1995 that passed unanimously.
At the Women’s Centre, we are committed to accountable anti-racism, to listening and learning from people who are the experts of their own experiences, and to directing our privilege and power toward an equitable future.
In keeping with the theme for Black History Month 2023, “Ours to Tell,” we will highlight stories, podcasts, and articles by Black feminists, activists, journalists and artists. Join us in celebrating invaluable critical perspectives and creative contributions of Black women and gender-diverse people this month and every month.
Essays + Articles + Videos + Posts:
- Stop asking Black people to perform emotional labour during Black History Month: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-black-history-month-evelyn-bradley-1.6725281?fbclid=PAAaabPz1-TXNLaKOGoBWI7-x_MMu0j8gxrE_6KYcqR92QJ9rBKAFvnU-aSfw
- A Cheatsheet to Courageous Convos during Black History Month (On Canada Project, 2023) https://www.instagram.com/p/CovX99nvPs_/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D
- Anti-Sexual Violence Black Canadian Activists (Compiled by SFU Sexual Violence & Support Office, shared by Battered Women’s Support Services) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxTS_OJW_D/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D
- Celebrating Black Joy Through Storytelling (The Agenda with Steve Paikin, February 15, 2022) https://www.tvo.org/video/celebrating-black-joy-through-storytelling
- How to use archives to find hidden Black histories (Ashley Okwuosa, TVO Today, February 28, 2022) https://www.tvo.org/article/how-to-use-archives-to-find-hidden-black-histories
- Syrus Marcus Ware & adrienne maree brown: The Pleasures of “Post-Binary” Community (Them, November 2022) https://www.them.us/story/syrus-marcus-ware-adrienne-maree-brown-trans-futures-week-community
- A Roadmap Away From ‘Cancel Culture’ and Towards Transformative Justice (KQED, 2021) https://www.kqed.org/arts/13893734/a-roadmap-away-from-cancel-culture-and-towards-transformative-justice
- Reimagining Social Justice and Racial Equity with adrienne maree brown (SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, March 2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q4BqsIAk04
- Wildseed Centre for Arts & Activism (Toronto) https://wildseedcentre.com/about/
Podcasts:
- A Shot of Melanin https://pod.link/1490752458
- Black Girl Songbook https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-girl-songbook/id1615428597?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podcastreview_podcasts
- How to Survive the End of the World https://www.endoftheworldshow.org/
- The Roxane Gay Agenda https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-roxane-gay-agenda/id1549004673?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podcastreview_podcasts
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