Month: July 2022

A Black People’s History of Canada (BPHC) is a three-year project initiated and funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage and Dalhousie University in 2021. Its purpose is to conduct new research into our nation’s rich African Canadian heritage. Partnering with African Canadian groups and government agencies responsible for education, BPHC will help create new … Continue reading Past/Future: African Canadian History, Arts and Culture in STEM Education

The 2022 Toronto Book Awards jury has selected 13 titles for this year’s longlist and one of the nominees is The Underground Railroad, Next Stop by Adrienne Shadd, Afua Cooper, Karolyn Smardz Frost (Dundurn). A shortlist of five finalists will be announced in early September with the authors featured at a Word on the Street … Continue reading 2022 Toronto Book Award Nomination!

In commemoration of African Heritage/Black History Month, Dr. Afua Cooper presents the World Premiere of Portia White: A Vibrant Presence,  honouring the life and legacy of Portia White, a trailblazing Black Canadian opera singer.