Counting Black representation is important. Understanding the diversity within Black Canada is the next step.
Articles on Black history
Displaying 1 - 20 of 103 articles
One Black Texas family’s Juneteenth memories show how food became a powerful expression of emancipation, self-determination and remembrance.
This impressive installation is a showcase of the roots and routes within the development of Black British music and is a must-see for all lovers of music.
Victor Glover will become the first Black astronaut to orbit the Moon – but he is part of a long line of Black explorers, many forgotten through history. New research is giving York his due.
My research shows that chess created a space in which players – regardless of their skin colour – could engage as equals.
The University of Colorado Law School had never done a history of its Black students – until now.
The staircase was originally acquired due to its craftsmanship. Only later did scholars realize that it was where Harriet Jacobs suffered abuse at the hands of her enslaver.
As one critic asked, has Juneteenth devolved ‘into an exploitative and profit-driven enterprise for companies that disregard the true significance of this day to the Black community?’
Detroit’s Black population grew sixfold from 1910 to 1920, and many businesses that sprouted to welcome the newcomers flourished.
Diverse curricula are needed to acknowledge hidden histories, foster a shared humanity and a vision for a shared, socially just, future.
Through archival research and in-depth interviews, a new report documents the presence, backgrounds, motivations and experiences of Black Canadians in politics.
Resolving Black trauma must involve challenging the colonial and imperial legacies that reside within psychiatry and other mental health professions.
As Detroit civil rights leaders in the 1960s deliberated how to harness white support for the movement, they struck upon an innovation that would strengthen the fight for civil rights across the US.
Though dominated by British and US events, Black History for Every Day of the Year shows the connections of people of African descent across the world.
Since the 1930s, the federal government has made payments to victims of financial hardships and social injustices. But for those suffering from the harms of slavery, the US remains silent.
In this bonus episode, you’ll meet some of the producers who help make this podcast to revisit some of our favourite episodes from past seasons.
A former archivist at Mary McLeod Bethune’s home in Washington, DC, recounts how the experience led her to see Bethune as a global figure.
Historians are working to shine a light on Alice Ball’s legacy and contributions to an early treatment of a dangerous and stigmatizing disease.
Angelou’s 1960s political journalism in Africa demonstrates her desire to link the struggle for civil rights in the US to global campaigns against racism.
To truly appreciate the track, it’s important to go beyond the long shadow of the Beatles’ version.
Top contributors
-
Assistant Professor, RTA School of Media, Faculty of Communication and Design Forum, Toronto Metropolitan University
-
Canada Research Chair, Professor in Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
-
Assistant Professor of Justice Studies and Sociology, Norwich University
-
Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia
-
Reader in Postcolonial Literature, Leeds Beckett University
-
Professor of History, Sam Houston State University
-
Derek H. Alderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Chancellor's Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
-
Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University
-
Professor of History, Lawrence University
-
Professor of Higher Education and Director, Museum of Education, University of South Carolina
-
Associate Professor of English, affiliate with Africana Studies and Women's & Gender Studies, Clark University
-
Associate Dean of Students, Vanderbilt University
-
Associate Professor, African History, University of Guelph
-
Curator of Canadian and African Art, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Ontario
-
Associate Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh