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This long-running festival is celebrating Black History Month — and Black futures too

One of Canada's longest-running Black History Month celebration is back for the entire month of February.The 29th KUUMBA…

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Canadian trailblazers Sarah Nurse, Saroya Tinker reflect on experiences of being Black women in hockey

Sarah Nurse and Saroya Tinker know what it's like to feel different, like an outsider.The Canadian hockey trailblazers recently…

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A dress's journey sheds light on the history of slavery in Canada

If your family was ever one of the few to own a century-old ball gown, chances are Cynthia…

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A historic Alberta cemetery is being reclaimed to honour the Black pioneers who are buried there

Decades after a historic Alberta cemetery was reclaimed from the forest, a group of volunteers is preserving both the…

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Why kids say it's important to look forward during Black History Month

Watch our video about the term Black futures, which was originally published on Feb. 13, 2023, above. (Graphic…

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Kamloops, B.C., to highlight diverse stories with inaugural Black Film Festival

Kamloops is getting its own Black Film Festival.The Kamloops Black Film Festival will feature six well-known films, including Cool…

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Documentary shines light on Vancouver's once-vibrant Black neighbourhood and efforts to revive Hogan's Alley

A local filmmaker's documentary chronicles the decline of a once thriving Black neighbourhood in Vancouver and the ongoing…

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Building Quebec's rap scene is one thing. Taking it to the next level is another

If rappers’ relationships with local podcasters are strong, the same can’t be said when it comes to the…

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Singing Black gospel music teaches these students about faith, hope and history

Ideas53:59A Life-giving Chord: The power of gospel musicA century after the founding of the University of Toronto’s Faculty…

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Remembering John Baker, believed to be among the last people in Canada born into slavery

The story of Ontario, previously called Upper Canada, is one you might be familiar with.It often describes how European…

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Black leadership classes, trivia competitions and celebrations take students beyond Black History Month

Learning Black history at school hasn't always been a great experience for Salome Asea's kids, often because the lessons…

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'To me, it was a prison': Children held in Doukhobor camp in 1950s set to receive apology from B.C. government

Children taken from their homes 70 years ago due largely to the religious beliefs of their parents are…

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Company that had 3 secret cryptocurrency mines must pay $400K, cease operations in Alberta

A Vancouver company has been ordered to pay more than $400,000 in penalties and legal expenses for having…

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Kitchener, Ont., mom angry it took 2 hospital ER waits and 19 hours before teen got appendicitis surgery

Julia Malott says she's angry it took 19 hours — including waiting in emergency rooms in two hospitals in Kitchener, Ont. — to…

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49 homeless encampments dismantled in Edmonton since lawsuit scrapped

Two weeks since a lawsuit challenging Edmonton's practice of dismantling homeless encampments was scrapped by a judge, nearly…

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