Let's continue to learn and grow as we become a more diverse,
accepting and empowering community.
Let's continue to learn and grow as we become a more diverse,
accepting and empowering community.
Brantford's Black History
Brantford's Early Black Musicians
Brantford's Black History
Brantford's Early Black Musicians
The O'Banyon Jubilee Singers were a beloved Brant...
Brantford's History Of Minstrelsy
Brantford's Black History
Brantford's History Of Minstrelsy
The topic of Blackface Minstrelsy in Canada is on...
The Story Of Jimmy Wilkes
Brantford's Black History
The Story of Jimmy Wilkes
James E. (Jimmy) Wilkes was a talented baseball player w...
Underground Railroad in Brantford
Brantford's Black History
The Underground Railroad & Brantford
Many of the members of the early Black com...
The Importance of Sophia Pooley
Brantford's Black History
The Importance of Sophia Pooley
Sophia Pooley was born into slavery in Fishkill, Ne...
The Story Of Joseph Brant
Brantford's Black History
The Story of Joseph Brant
Some early Black History in Brantford dates back to 1784,...
Hard Work In Action
John Anderson Story Pt 2: A Political Symbol, International Intervention, and Return to Africa
John Anderson's Story
Pt 2: A Political Symbol, International Intervention, and Return to Africa
By Angel Panag
Sk...
John Anderson Story Pt 1: Freedom Seeker, Brantford’s Racist Mayor, and The Power of Community
John Anderson's Story
Pt 1: Freedom Seeker, Brantford’s Racist Mayor, and The Power of Community
By Angel Panag
...
Community-Based Care Alternatives: Building Blocks for a Just Future
Though not an easy task, the steps to recreating a world that prioritizes community care and people over profit are already being undertaken today, with examples rooted long into the past.
Fight for Your Right: Navigating Medical Racism
There is a lot to be said about the racist pitfalls of Canada’s medical system: how it predisposes racialized folks to harm and disability, how it fails to treat them, and how scarce the solutions seem to be.
Black Lives Matter – But Which Ones?
Although the slogan “Black Lives Matter” has been a rallying call for the world to recognize dignity in the Black community and put an end to anti-Black racism, often those further marginalized are left on the sidelines and not defended.
Getting Called Out is an Act of Love
Most conversations that confront discrimination are steeped in a power dynamic - usually an imbalance - between a person in a privileged position and someone who’s not. So while being called out for racism is typically followed by feelings of fear and fragility (usually, though not exclusively, by white folks), it involves another kind of fear that’s shadowed by historical punishment and exhaustion for Black, Indigenous and people of colour. But the willingness to have this conversation is an act of love, and deserves to be received as one, too.