Black History Month 2015 – BC Black History Awareness Society

man in suit standing with arms folded and smiling in US president office, american flag and other regalia in background

Barack Hussein Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the U.S.

Barack Obama was elected President on November 4, 2008, becoming the first African American to hold this office. He was re-elected in […]

November 19, 1866: The Colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island are united as the new Colony of British Columbia

An Act for the Union of the colonies was passed by the Imperial Parliament in August 1866 to become effective at noon […]

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Perspectives and Experiences of 2 Visible Minority Police Officers

Officer Davindar Dalep has been a police officer for 20 years; all of his experience has been with the Oak Bay Police […]

June 1, 1917: Black Canadian porters form the first Black railway union in North America

Railway porters were hired from cities with established Black communities, including Vancouver’s Hogan’s Alley. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights states “porters […]