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‘We set the roof on fire’: Closing out Black History Month with a big St. John's celebration
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Black students in Moncton come together to share experiences, spark change
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N.S. RCMP implement plan to better serve Black communities
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Barber, customer discuss importance of hair to Black identity
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Surrey restaurant building community around Nigerian cuisine

Video games are spotty at getting Black hair right. Black artists are forging ahead to fix that

Portraying Black hair authentically hasn't seemed top of mind in many video games and digital media productions, but Black-led initiatives to help designers and developers better understand Afro-textured hair and hairstyles are driving change behind the scenes.

Radio Day 6 April 20

Black students in Windsor-Essex embrace event honouring culture, arts

News Canada Windsor April 15

Creator Network Video

Being Black in northern Sask. can be isolating. This teen finds strength in trapping

Anna-May Zeviar

News Canada Saskatchewan April 13

Black psychologists fear EDI rollback within Canadian Psychological Association

Campbell MacDiarmid

News Canada Ottawa April 15

N.S. announces clean energy funding for new Black business hub

Danielle Edwards

News Canada Nova Scotia April 10

Love is the Enemy by Vincent Anioke

Books CBC Literary Prizes April 10

Is Village Keeper an instant Canadian film classic?

Arts Commotion April 9

Q with Tom Power

Karen Chapman's debut film Village Keeper is a mother's tale of grief, survival and healing

Ontario vet groups aim to increase diversity within the field

Britnei Bilhete

News Canada Toronto April 9

World 800m champ Marco Arop prioritizes winning track medals over world record 'passion project'

Sports Olympics Summer Sports Athletics April 7

Manitoba's South Sudanese 'devastated' over violence, rallies for justice

News Canada Manitoba April 6

Canadian writers Canisia Lubrin and Dominique Fortier shortlisted for $215K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Province offers reward up to $150,000 in Africville shooting case

Gareth Hampshire

News Canada Nova Scotia April 2

Former Black church site a finalist in competition for renovation funding

News Canada Nova Scotia March 31

On Trans Day of Visibility, community remembers Hamilton woman who died in 2003 after interaction with police

News Canada Hamilton April 1

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