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Why the way we're taught about how Black people came to Canada is completely wrong

The series Black Life: Untold Stories tells many stories of the Black experience in Canada — not just about migration but about music, arts, justice and unity.

Documentaries Black Life October 18, 2023

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Directing a documentary about slavery in Canada was 'heartbreaking': Alicia K. Harris

Documentaries Black Life October 25, 2023

This Canadian won a global art prize in 1876. When the judges found out he was Black, they tried to reverse it

Charmaine A. Nelson

Documentaries Black Life November 22, 2023

What I see today in Canada is the exact system of plantation labour that has ravaged the Caribbean

Chris Ramsaroop

Documentaries Black Life November 20, 2023

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This archive of photographs shows Black Canadians 'in the light in which they deserved to be shown'

Thandiwe Konguavi

Documentaries Black Life October 25, 2023

My 'Uncle Rev' dedicated his life to serve Montreal's Black community

News Canada Montreal January 2

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Master T: 5 Songs That Changed My Life

Music November 24, 2023

Documentary 'More Than A Game' a powerful look at intersection of sports and race

Sports November 23, 2023

In the early 1900s, Canada put out ads to attract white American farmers. Black Indigenous settlers came too

Documentaries Black Life January 5

Segregation, faith, resilience: Free Black people have created a home in Canada since the 1700s

Thandiwe Konguavi

Documentaries Black Life December 13, 2023

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'A hymn to Canada through our eyes': Director reflects on 200 years of joy, connection in Black settlements

Documentaries Black Life December 13, 2023

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Being forced to leave my home in Africville was hard. But 60 years later, I feel a different loss

Paula Grant-Smith

News Canada December 2, 2023

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If you don't think systemic racism exists in policing, this documentary will change your mind

Documentaries Black Life March 27

We owe a debt of gratitude to the OGs of the Black liberation movement

Documentaries Black Life December 5, 2023

In the 1970s, the RCMP hired an FBI agent to infiltrate Black activist groups in Canada

Rinaldo Walcott

Documentaries Black Life December 6, 2023

Black Canadians have battled systemic racism and police brutality for centuries. It started with slavery

Thandiwe Konguavi

Documentaries Black Life December 5, 2023

I loved running because where I placed had nothing to do with my colour: Olympian Valerie Jerome

Documentaries Black Life November 29, 2023

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'I want audiences to experience what it's like to be a Black athlete'

Documentaries Black Life November 29, 2023

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Black artists have been creating in this country for centuries. Canadian institutions didn't bother to look

Thandiwe Konguavi

Documentaries Black Life November 22, 2023

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'If Canadian culture isn't going to speak their names, I'll do it from a hilltop'

Documentaries Black Life November 22, 2023

'I saw a rage': Anti-racism activists reflect on the Yonge Street uprising 30 years later

News Canada Toronto December 7, 2023

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New documentary reveals how Black migrants faced roadblocks and made extraordinary gains in Canada

Documentaries Black Life November 15, 2023

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Canada and Canadians need to 'do better for immigrants,' says documentary director

Documentaries Black Life November 14, 2023

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How a local restaurateur embraces his Somali heritage through family and food

October 25, 2023

Black music in Canada exists, thrives and survives — but it's not because of the mainstream music industry

Mark V. Campbell

Documentaries Black Life November 18, 2023

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Former MuchMusic personality Master T talks origins of Canadian hip-hop and its evolution

News Canada Toronto November 9, 2023

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