Delphina Wambui Ngigi memorial service
A service to celebrate Delphina’s life will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Dominion Church International Toronto, 2256 Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto, ON M9M 1L7. [...]
Black in Canada
House of Commons elects Liberal MP Greg Fergus as next speaker
Liberal member of Parliament Greg Fergus has been elected the House of Commons Speaker in a historic mid-session vote, becoming the first Black person to hold the position in [...]
Toronto off-duty officer charged in teenager’s death
An off-duty Toronto cop charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault in connection with a teenager’s death. Chadd Facey, 19, died in April 2021 after a struggle [...]
Black academic experiences in Canadian universities the focus of webinar series
Graduate school can be a solitary, isolating experience for many students, but add on top of that the feeling of being the only Black student in your department or faculty, [...]
UWindsor setting up new scholarship initiative for Black students
The University of Windsor is working toward establishing a new scholarship initiative aimed to support Black-identified students in the new school year, according to a [...]
B.C. ordered to pay $964K to former correctional officer targeted for being Black
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered the province to pay compensation of almost $1 million to a former corrections officer who was targeted on the job for being Black. [...]
Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul elected Green Party of Canada leader
Green Party members have chosen Toronto lawyer and human rights activist Annamie Paul as their next leader, bringing to a close the year-long race to replace Elizabeth May. [...]
Black History Canada: Community activist and former NS Senator Calvin Ruck
Following World War One, many from the Caribbean were drawn to the area around Sydney, Nova Scotia, for the work offered in the coal mines. Calvin Ruck was born to parents [...]
Canada’s Black battalion set sail for WWI and made history
They faced racism and discrimination, and they had to fight a battle at home before they could represent Canada in the First World War. Now families of the [...]