Short segments exploring Black history in Canada
Amherstburg Freedom Museum: Black history collection (2022)
Yanchyk, B. (Journalist). Brandy Y Productions. [Streaming Video]
Journalist, Brandy Yanchyk, travels to Amherstburg, Ontario to visit and speak to the Curator of the Amherstburg Freedom Museum as part of her travel series Seeing Canada. In this episode of season three Brandy Yanchyk learns about the Underground Railroad and the history of the Freedom Seekers who came to Canada and helped build a large, vibrant Black community in the country.
Shedding light on Canada's Black history (2015)
Morris, A. N. (Panelist)., Small, R., (Panelist)., & Foster, C. (Panelist). CTV. [Streaming video]
There is a rich history of Black Canadians in this country, however, our stories often are overshadowed by the American stories. In this panel discussion, we learn why it is important that these stories to be told.
Exploring Black history on Canada's Prairies (2021)
Issa, O. (Journalist). CBC. [Streaming Video]
110 years ago, Reverend Henry Sneed led 194 African Americans to Amber Valley, Alberta, to establish one of the largest and most prosperous Black communities in Canada.
Bashir Mohamed goes digging for Alberta's Black civil rights history (2021)
Fundira, M. (Producer). CBC. [Podcast]
Alberta has a long history of white supremacy and Black civil rights activism. Bashir Mohamed — and any other student in Alberta — learned nothing about it in school. Fueled by a racist encounter with an Edmonton driver, Mohamed started digging through archives to prove that his experience wasn’t a one-off. What he uncovered was a long and consistent history of segregation and other institutional barriers, and an equally long and consistent history of Black resistance. In particular, he highlights the 1922 case of Lulu Anderson, who sued the Metropolitan Theatre in Edmonton after its management refused her admission.
Black Community Mixtapes Series (2024)
OYA Media Group (Producer). [Streaming Video]
Young filmmaker KhaRå Martin explores Canada's Black social movements, reviving personal archives to illuminate transformative moments in Black Canadian history.
Cool Black North (2019)
Duke, A. (Director). Second Time Around Productions Inc. [Strreaming Video]
Cool Black North explores the unique and vibrant Canadian Black Community and its role in our country’s contemporary identity. Through a series of intimate profiles, we are witness to a wide spectrum of life experiences, including the arts, entertainment, law, business, science and social activism
Hear! Here! A Musical Geographic (2019)
Baugh, D.J. (Director) Auguste Content Inc. [Strreaming Video]
Hear! Here! A Musical Geographic is hosted by Nova Scotia’s own multiple Juno award-winning minstrel bard, Old Man Luedecke and Lesley Robinson, an Indigenous musician who grew up in the First Nation Algonquin community of Kipawa, Quebec. Together they take the audience on a journey of discovery as they explore the rich musical community of North Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada’s oldest and largest Black community.
