by Fran | Mar 4, 2023 | Pioneers 1900 -Present, Special Recognition, Stories
She fostered the values of equality and acceptance; is recognized as a civic leader and pioneer in the development of British Columbia’s music industry. She will always be celebrated for her extensive career as a jazz singer. Not only is she the first Black...
by Fran | Sep 11, 2018 | Pioneers 1900 -Present, Stories
renowned singer, song-writer, recipient of the Order of B.C. in 2009, founder of “Step-Ahead” program for youth which was performed in more than 20 schools in Canada … Leon Bibb, born February 7, 1922 in Louisville, Kentucky, is a former New Yorker...
by Fran | Aug 3, 2018 | Earliest Pioneers (1858-1899), Stories
The 1st professional Black artist, working and living in the Pacific North West, British Columbia and California. In addition to his oil paintings. Brown was also a cartographer and lithographer. The Royal B.C. Museum holds the greatest number of and most significant...