#black canadians

[hinaypod]

Happy Black History Month!

We may be nearing the end of the month, but celebrating Black History is something you can do year-long (like what Motzie does with Christmas 😛)

Our Black Canadian characters span decades of Toronto History, from the 1910s to the 1970s and the 90s-2020s!

Mary-Anne Weekes was a nouveau riche eldest daughter of a hotel tycoon in the 1910s, based on the real life history of Black business owners in Toronto; such as historical millionaire James Mink, who developed downtown Toronto's first public transportation system.

In the fictional world of Hi Nay, Mary-Anne was the only woman of colour among the original occultist Elders, held in high regard by their leader, Sauvard. She would eventually become disillusioned by their work, choosing to act against them in secret, but unable to stop them alone.

The Journalist, "J", pseudonym James Callahan, grew up with two fathers who lived in secret in the 1950s. One of his fathers was a survivor of the Ontario town of Hyde, which inspired J to research its fate - eventually leading him to discover the long history of the Elders.

Charming, intelligent, and secretive, he would eventually gather enough information to create a Book of Elders, detailing the knowledge he gained about every Elder of the Ordo and their dangerous magic. He disappeared one day in the 1980s, never to be heard from again.

[Redacted] Donner is a Detective in Hi Nay's current day and one of the 5 protagonists. Though at first he's introduced as a homicide detective specializing in the strange, unexplained cases in Toronto, it's later revealed that a childhood encounter with the supernatural led him on a lifelong chase for answers - which he's finally getting, after meeting Mari, who's able to turn the tide against supernatural threats that once only left bodies.

Donner wants to save people from these supernatural threats - by any means necessary.

#black history month #mary-anne weekes #J Hi Nay #The Journalist #James Callahan #[redacted] Donner #Donner #black characters #black canadians #Hi Nay #hinaypod #horror podcast

[factoidfactory]

Black History Month Fact #4

In 1941, Portia White, a Canadian contralto, became the first black Canadian concert singer to gain international acclaim.

#random fact #random facts #did you know #random factoid #little known fact #random factoids #history facts #black history #black history month #canada #canadian history #black canadians #portia white

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"GETS TWO YEARS FOR 32 CENT ROBBERY," Windsor Record. December 22, 1913. Page 1. ---- Negro Sentenced to Kingston for Holding up Stranger - Accomplice Freed. ---- Convicted of holding up and robbing James Lamb, whom he volunteered to show to a rooming house, Wallace Watson, a Negro, was sentenced to two years in Kingston penitentiary at hard labor. The case was heard by Judge J. O. Dromgole at a sitting of criminal court held at Sandwich, Saturday. James Lockman, who was convicted of being an accomplice of Watson's was allowed to go on suspended sentence, the court holding that Lockman was held in to the holdup by Watson.

According to Lamb, he met the men at the Walker house where they had a few drinks. Later on he inquired where he could find a rooming house and Watson said he would show him. When an old shed was reached in the rear of a wood yard, Lamb claims the men held him up and took all his money, which amounted to 32 cents. Watson has served time before for different offences and the court decided to give him a stiff sentence as a warning to others who might be inclined in the same channels.

[Watson was all of 19, born in Windsor, a 'common labourer' and he had already served a term in the Central Prison in Toronto. He was convict #F-703 at Kingston Penitentiary and worked in the quarry and stone cutters. He was reported twice, once in December 1914 and again in May 1915, for talking and inappropriate language, and lost 15 days remission. He was released in late fall 1915. His sentencing occasioned a mini-newspaper scandal when the Kingston Daily British Whig, repeating a Toronto press story and reporting on his arrival to the penitentiary, noted he had received 2 years whereas a man found guilty of a sexual assault against a minor was only fined. The Whig, remarkably, was insinuating a racial bias as well as 'illogical' hierarchy of sentencing. This forced the Windsor Record to defend this disparity in sentencing, pointing to technical differences and criminal records.]

#windsor #rooming house #police court #hold up man #hold up #armed robbery #robbing drunks #sentenced to the penitentiary #kingston penitentiary #black canadians #jailbird #crime and punishment in canada #history of crime and punishment in canada

[tweedsmuir-library]

15 Famous Black Canadians

Try the Sporcle Quiz to test your knowledge of some notable Canadians. sporcle.com Join us this February in your School Library as we celebrate Black History Month.

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#BHM #Black Canadians #Black History Month #quiz #Sporcle

[doomz]

BOPSers 19th Annual Black History Month Event

Yesterday was BOPSers' 19th Annual Black History Month Event, focused on Black Joy: A Celebration of the Arts & Cultures of Africa and the Diaspora! The vibe in the room was TANGIBLE as we needed something that really brought Black History Month home!

Celebrating Black Joy: A Vibrant Tapestry of Arts, Culture, and Community at BOPSers’ 19th Annual Black History Month Event Today was the Black OPSers’ Network’s (BOPSers’) 19th annual Black History Month Event, this year with the theme Black Joy: A Celebration of the Arts & Cultures of Africa and the Diaspora. Held at the Ontario Government’s 315 Front Street West building in Toronto, Ontario,…

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#Black Canadians #Black culture #Black History Month #BOPSers #Emcee #events #Government of Ontario #Ontario Public Service #ops

[proudonyx]

22. Have you ever been in trouble with the law ?

Yeah. I'm currently trying to beat a domestic assault charge.

Canadian police is not any different from the American they very much so arrest female victims of domestic assault because it's easier to traumatize a woman then to hold another man accountable. I'm terrified by the femicide rate of women of colour in Canada, especially Indigenous peoples. They don't even care, they call femicide gender related violence. If they don't use the word rape, they call it sexual assault which I feel like everyone with the brain knows that rape and sexual assault are too very different things and to not validate victims it's disgusting.

If there's anything I've noticed, is that Canadians are passive aggressive gaslighters with their racism. I'd rather you look me in my face and call me a porch monkey rather than being passive so you can still benefit from society and people of color but still hold their disgusting views. Imagine working in healthcare with someone she pretends like they have your back and respect you and then out of nowhere start talking about how brown people are stupid and take the jobs as if I'm not a young black woman. They honestly think it's okay or I must hate myself n other round people... Being a person of color in Canada is emotional and mental warfare that trickles down into your physical health.

#sorry I realized I went on a rant #I'm just tired of this country and Canadians getting away with the same shit the USA gets called out on #we have Confederate flags too #to this day they put profits over indigenous lives #Canadian #canada #Passive aggressive racists #black in Canada #black Canadians #Canada Ontario #i need compensation fuck your politeness

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The University of Alberta is offering a new free online course to highlight the history and accomplishments of Black Canadians.

Called Black Canadians: History, Presence, and Anti-Racist Futures,the course will explore topics like systemic racism and unconscious racial bias in Canadian institutions.

The course became available Friday.

Course director Andy Knight, a political scientist at the U of A and provost fellow in Black excellence and leadership, spoke with Radio Active host Jessica Ng about the four-module course. [...]

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada, @vague-humanoid

#cdnpoli #Alberta #Calgary #University of Alberta #Black history #canadian history

[duskerkeit]

Cat & kitten gargoyle, Château de pierrefonds, france, built between 1857-1885

#black metal #goth #pure black metal #goths #gothic #metal #raw black metal #gothique #medieval #goth girl #rabm #dsbm #norwegian black metal #1990s #medievil #punk #black cats #australian black metal #canadian black metal #cats

[cyarskaren52]

#Spotify #❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #This whole case had me changing my opinions and views(at least for the moment) #celebrating the police and the system #being xenophobic towards Canadian people #posting stories with reader plus white celebrities with fluffy or smutty material #nearly being racist towards black men #saying that some of them nigcels deserved to be another hashtag #and backing the death penalty. #megan thee stallion #i’m not sad for her #i’m outraged #i’m just glad she’s in a better place now #those people can speak for themselves they know who they are #and they can go straight to hell #they will pay for their crimes #for sucking that abusers meat #Instagram #As always a loud and sincere fuck you to everyone who has doubted her and supported that Canadian cuntery who must not be named #She went through unnecessary trauma for two years #That’s unforgivable #Next level fuckery #That that type of ish that would lead to an episode of snapped or deadly women #once again #🖕🏿daystar Peterson #annnnn boom #just like that #may all who come against black women rot #Don’t fuck with black women #If you can’t love them then at least don’t harm them

[factoidfactory]

Black History Month Fact #6

In 1985, Lincoln Alexander became the first black Member of Parliament in Canada and later served as Ontario's first black Lieutenant Governor.

#little known fact #random fact #random facts #did you know #random factoid #random factoids #yes really #history facts #country facts #canada #canadian politics #cndpoli #onpoli #black canadians #black excellence #member of parliament #canadian history

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Knife Is Useless In Extracting Pay,” Montreal Star.  June 26, 1931. Page 3. ---- CREATING a scene aboard the ship from which he was just discharged, brandishing a knife and demanding his pay in no meek accents, is conduct for which the Canada Shipping Act provides a heavy penalty, Thomas Scott, colored, of Halifax, learned this morning. He will spend the next six months in jail.

Discharged from a Canadian National freighter, Scott went back and demanded pay he said was owing him. Ordered off the ship by the master, he returned and started brandishing a knife. Then he was arrested.

Appearing before Judge Cusson this morning, he was sentenced to six months in jail - the minimum term

#montreal #halifax #canadian shipping act #mutiny #threatening violence #wage theft #canadian sailors #seaman #freighter #shipping news #armed with a knife #black canadians #sentenced to prison #montreal jail #great depression in canada #crime and punishment in canada #history of crime and punishment in canada #port of montreal

[tweedsmuir-library]

Black History Month: Learn More

February is Black History Month in Canada. As February comes to a close, it is important to remember that while we make a point of emphasizing Black History this month, we know that Black History is Canadian History, and as such it is something to learn and celebrate every month of the year. Here are some more online resources to help you continue to explore Black History in Canada: BC Black…

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#African Diaspora #African-Canadians #Black Canadians #black history #Canadian History

[annieqattheperipheral]

Black Life: Untold Stories | episode 6: More Than A Game

pk subban's ig

CBC Gem | Black Life: Untold Stories is an eight-part documentary series that reframes the rich and complex histories of Black experiences in Canada.

#to watch #add this to your lists! #pk subban #team canada #olympics #montreal canadiens #nashville predators #new jersey devils #hockeyblr #hockey is for everyone #annieQ hockey thoughts #hockey canada #ice hockey #hockey #black history #canadian black history #racism

[ravensvalley]

#CanadianBlackBear

So what do you do if you ever encounter the most common and widespread Canadian Black Bear?

Nothing. You just take pictures.

@BenAdrienProulx October 8th, 2023

#Canadian Black Bear #Bear #Wildlife #Wildlife Photography #Animal Photography #Animals are Friends #Nature Canada #ECCC #Environment and Climate Change Canada #IUCN #International Union for Conservation of Nature #NCC #Nature Conservancy of Canada #Wilderness Need Protection #Wildlife Need Protection #Mountainous Parts of the Northern Hemisphere #Canada #The RavenKeeper

[lionmythflower]

evan: and my memère-

Regulus: your what

Evan: grandma

Regulus: then it would be grandmère or something along those lines

Evan: no

*regulus and Evan proceed to argue over European French and Canadian French for the 4th time that week*

Barty, annoyed: *muttering smth in Italian abt them arguing*

#Memère roughly translates to gran or granny but it's more of a slag and informal. I use it for my grandma bc her mom was French #Not the European French tho. More like the Canadian French #So yes I headcanon Evan as Canadian French :) #Italian barty #slytherin skittles #rosekiller #rosestar #Regulus got so annoyed w Evan that he started making out w him to get him to shut up #Rosestarkiller #barty crouch jr #evan rosier #regulus black

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The Supreme Court of Canada is being accused of engaging in anti-Black and anti-Palestinian racism. Three Black delegates were invited to the Supreme Court as a part of a delegation presenting to clerks of the court about the 2022 Halifax Declaration for the Eradication of Racial Discrimination and anti-Black racism in the justice system. The delegation had been organized by former governor general Michaëlle Jean. Three members of the delegation, El Jones, Derico Symonds and Benazir Erdimi were told only hours before the meeting that they would no longer be allowed to attend. The reason given by Supreme Court Registrar Chantel Charbonneau was because of “controversial” social media posts made by these three members of the delegation.

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Tagging @politicsofcanada

#cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #canadian news #supreme court of canada #anti-Black racism #anti-palestinian racism #justice system #freedom of speech