LibGuides: History: Black History Month

From the Canadian Encyclopedia:

Black History Month is observed across Canada every February. Black History Month in Canada provides an opportunity to share and learn about the experiences, contributions and achievements of peoples of African ancestry. It was initiated in Canada by the Ontario Black History Society and introduced to Parliament in December 1995 by Jean Augustine, the first Black woman elected as a member of Parliament. Black History Month was officially observed across Canada for the first time in February 1996.

Here is a selection of library eBooks, library streaming videos, and websites where you can learn more about the achievements, contributions, and past & present experiences of Black Canadians. You can also discover more resources through Library Search.

For Seneca events and resources, please see the Black History Month space on MySeneca.

Books

Willie: The game-changing story of the NHL's first black player

Unsettling the Great White North: Black Canadian history

Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada

Black Canadians: History, Experiences, Social Conditions

Demanding Justice: A Story About Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Rude: Contemporary Black Canadian Cultural Criticism

The African Canadian Legal Odyssey: Historical Essays

My Brother's Keeper: African Canadians and the American Civil War

The underground railroad next stop, Toronto!

Race and Well-Being: The Lives, Hopes and Activism of African Canadians

Blackness and Modernity: the Colour of Humanity and the Quest for Freedom

I Know Who I Am: A Caribbean Woman's Identity in Canada

Streaming Videos

True North: Inside the Rise of Toronto Basketball

How Much Do You Know about Black History in Canada?

More Resources

Related Library Subject Guide: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Websites

Podcasts

1619
An audio series from The Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery.
Africville Forever
Blacktalk
Black History Year
Black History Year connects you to the history, thinkers, and activists that are left out of the mainstream conversations.
Historically Black
Objects hold history. They're evocative of stories stamped in time. As part of The Washington Post's coverage of the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History and Culture, people submitted dozens of objects that make up their own lived experiences of black history, creating a "people's museum" of personal objects, family photos and more. The Historically Black podcast brings those objects and their stories to life through interviews, archival sound and music.
Noire Histoir
Black history and literature from a Noire perspective. Noire Histoir features Black history facts, literature, and motivational stories from across the Black diaspora.
Portraits of Black Canadians
The Secret Life of Canada
A podcast about the country you know and the stories you don't. Join hosts Leah-Simone Bowen and Falen Johnson as they reveal the beautiful, terrible and weird histories of this land.
Strong and Free (Historica Canada)
Tracing stories from the earliest Black settlers to recently arrived Canadians, Strong and Free captures just a few of the crucial stories of Black Canadians thriving and contributing to building this country.

Streaming Video Playlists