Episode 27: Black Joy and Black History - When We Lift Each Other Up
February is Black History Month and for many immigrants, and Canadian born people, the history of Black people in Canada is unknown. From the lack of Black history taught in Canadian schools to the lack of understanding as Canadian immigrants, it is time that we understand what Black History Month is and what it can truly do for all of us living in Canada.
Join Hostion and Andrea as they unpack the history of the first documented Black people in Canada, the origins of Black History Month, and the reality of the Black Canadian experience. Hear how we, as immigrants, have a responsibility to show up for the Black community by seeing the struggle and seeing the resilience. Hear how Black Joy gives us our humanity and how rest is the power of resistance. Immigrants and Canadian-born people have a responsibility to show up, to remember and to celebrate African, Caribbean and Black people in Canada.
Episode Sources
A Snapshot of the Black experience in Canada - Black Canadian National Survey Research Project
History of Black History Month - BC Black History Awareness Society
Mathieu DaCosta: First Black Immigrant to Canada - Face2Face Africa
History of Enslaved Africans From the US to Canada - BC Black History Awareness Society
Youth Friendly Group: Apathy is Boring
Black History Month: A Multicultural Myth or ‘Have-Black-History-Month-Kit-Will-Travel’ - Making Schools Matter
Workplaces in Canada: The Epicentre of Racism for Black Canadians - York University
Redefining Black History Month in Canada - Kojo Institute
’Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures - André Brock, Jr.
The Nap Ministry - Tricia Hersey
The Black Joy Project: A Literary and Visual Love Letter to How We Thrive
Quiz Sources
Jully Black Honoured by AFN for Her Change to Canada’s National Anthem - CBC News
More Than Half of Canada’s Black Population Calls Ontario Home - Stats Canada