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The Greatest Freedom Show on Earth

A TVO presentation on the history of Emancipation Day celebrations in Detroit and Windsor.

Willie O'Ree Jeopardy Powerpoint

Play a game based on television's classic Jeopardy! about hocky pioneer Willie O'Ree. PPT | Zip

Viola Desmond

Nova Scotia Heritage Day: Viola Desmond Day with Graham Reynolds and Wanda Robson.

The Viola Desmond Story

On Nov. 8 1946, Viola Desmond stood up against a racially segregated movie theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, 9 years before Rosa Parks' action.

Speak It! Black Nova Scotia

In their predominantly white high school in Halifax, a group of black students works to establish a Cultural Awareness Youth Group, a vehicle for building pride and self-esteem.

Interview with Rinaldo Walcott

Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education at the University of Toronto Rinaldo Walcott on the difficulty of answering the question “Where are you from?”.

Interview with Carol Talbot

Author of GROWING UP BLACK IN CANADA, Carol Talbot discusses what it was like for her growing up in Windsor, Ontario.

Windsor Mosaic Web Article

Interview with Tyra Banks (2013)

Model and talk-show host Tyra Banks talks with Larry King about opening this year’s season by revealing her natural hair.

The Root of It All (2009)

A documentary about black hair in which women discuss how their families taught them to think about their hair, and how they think about their hair now.

Speakers for the Dead (2009)

The Old Durham Road Pioneer Cemetery in Priceville, Ontario, is the burial ground of the area’s original black settlers

Remember Africville

This short film depicts the community of Africville and its destruction.

Interview with Herb Carnegie

Interview with professional hockey player Herbert Carnegie, who was denied the opportunity to play in the NHL.

“Africville” by Black Union ft. Maestro

Rap song that revisits the black community that made Africville home, and the removal of their homes.

Race Is a Four-Letter Word
Sobaz Benjamin, 2006

Speaking biologically, 'race' is a spectral concept. This film highlights Canadian contradictions and conflicts around race.

The Road Taken
Selwyn Jacob, 1996

This 1996 documentary takes a nostalgic ride through history to present the experiences of Black sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways from the early 1900s through the 1960s.

Black Soul
Martine Chartrand, 2000

Martine Chartrand's animated short dives into the heart of Black culture with an exhilarating trip though history.

Sisters in the Struggle
Dionne Brand & Ginny Stikeman, 1991

This short documentary features Black women active in politics as well as community, labour and feminist organizing.

Encounter at Kwacha House - Halifax
Rex Tasker, 1967

This film presents a discussion between black and white youths at the interracial club in Halifax, touching on discrimination in employment, housing, education and interpersonal relations.

Black Mother Black Daughter
Sylvia Hamilton & Claire Prieto, 1989

Black Mother Black Daughter explores the lives and experiences of black women in Nova Scotia.

Journey to Justice
Roger McTair, 2000

A documentary exploring the history of racism in Canada.

 

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