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Feb 1, 2022 · February 1, 2022. Every February, people in Canada are invited to take part in Black History Month to honour, celebrate, and learn about the contributions of Black Canadians and their communities. For hundreds of years—even before Canada became a country—Black communities have made important contributions to our social fabric and to ...
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Every February, people across Canada participate in Black...
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Its founders, including Dr. Daniel G. Hill and Wilson O....
- Black History Month
Every February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month events and festivities that honour the legacy of Black people in Canada and their communities. The 2024 theme for Black History Month is: “Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build”. This theme celebrates the rich past and present contributions and ...
Its founders, including Dr. Daniel G. Hill and Wilson O. Brooks, presented a petition to the City of Toronto to have February formally proclaimed as Black History Month. In 1979, the first-ever Canadian proclamation was issued by Toronto. The first Black History Month in Nova Scotia was observed in 1988 and later renamed African Heritage Month ...
- American Origins
- Canada’s Early Observances
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Nova Scotia
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Federal Government
Black History Month originated in 1926 as Negro History Week. It was observed the second week of February. It aimed to increase everyone’s knowledge of Black history. Negro History Week was the brainchild of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-trained historian of African Americans. Woodson chose February because it was the birth month of both Abraham...
Annual Black history commemorations soon spread to Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa and Canada. Most credit Black sleeping car portersfor bringing it to Canada. Porters who crossed the Canada-US border quickly learned of the significance of Negro History Week in the United States. Negro History Week continued despite the Great Depression and...
In 1979, two founders of the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS), Dr. Daniel G. Hill and Wilson O. Brooks, petitioned Torontoto recognize February as Black History Month. In 1979, under Mayor John Sewell, Toronto became Canada’s first municipality to designate February as Black History Month. In 1981, Mayor Mel Lastman of North York followed suit....
From the 1960s until the 1980s, the Negro Community Centre (NCC) held Black History Week events for its members. By the late 1980s, events took place throughout the month of February. During the 1980s, Black student groups at McGill and Concordiauniversities sponsored month-long events. These sought to educate people on the significance of February...
Interest in Negro History Week grew after the Second World War. On 28 February 1947, Carrie Best’s newspaper, The Clarion, published an article about Negro History Week events in Boston, US. The headline stated: “Negro History Week Observed in United States Canada Next?” In the early 1980s, the Black History Month Committee, a loose coalition of gr...
As early as 1937, the Bethel AME mission in Winnipeg held a program to honour “Negro History and Education Week. Elsewhere, small communities throughout Manitoba celebrated Black History Week locally. They did so without formal recognition or any central planning. In 1981, the Black History Month Celebration Committee (BHMCC) hosted Winnipeg’s inau...
After 1995, Saskatchewan’s small local BHM activities began to build momentum. Eventually, in 2001, lobbying led to the founding of the Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum (SACHM). The museum seeks to spotlight the province’s Black history. As of 2006, the SACHM took the lead in coordinating BHM themes and events. In 2021, Saskatchewan pr...
In 1987, the National Black Coalition of Canada, Edmonton Chapter, began organizing the first province-wide Black History Month events. MLA David Shepherd led the legislative battle On 31 January 2017, Premier Rachel Notley announced that Alberta officially recognized February as Black History Month for the first time. Alberta’s cities followed sui...
By the early 1990s, the Victoria Black Peoples Society (VBPS) was hosting Black History Month events. The VBPS was replaced when, in June 1993, dozens of Black Canadians responded to the Royal BC Museum (see Art Galleries and Museums) request for support to mount BHM events in February 1994. The success of the Black History Special Event Advisory C...
Rosemary Sadlier urged the federal government to recognize Black History Month. MP Jean Augustine introduced a motion in the House of Commons on 14 December 1995. It aimed to note “the diversity of the Blackcommunity in Canada and its importance in the history of this country, and recognize February as Black History Month.” The House of Commons ado...
The theme was announced on Friday, January 21, 2022 — which is also Lincoln Alexander Day in Canada. The day celebrates the leader who fought for racial equity as Canada’s first Black Member of Parliament, Cabinet minister, and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. “Throughout his life, the Honourable Lincoln MacCauley Alexander exemplified ...
Feb 1, 2022 · We must confront and dismantle systemic racism. We must stand together against anti-Black racism. Black history is Canada's history. Black history is today and every day. Let us make a commitment to learning about and elevating the accomplishments and stories of Black Canadians — not just for 28 days in February, but every day. – 30 –.
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Feb 23, 2022 · Every February, people in Canada are invited to participate in Black History Month festivities and events that honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities. The theme for Black History Month 2022 is February and Forever: Celebrating Black History today and every day. (Canadian Heritage) Here are some experts from McGill University that can provide comment on this issue: Wendell ...
