An enraptured audience met and chatted with Barbadian-Canadian writer and author Jasmine Sealy. “The Island of Forgetting”, published in 2022 has received best book awards and won the 2023 Amazon Canada First Novel Award, and more. Caleb Hart released an album...
On June 11, 2022 the unveiling ceremony took place for this montage installed in the Mifflin Wistar Gibbs Study Room at the sxʷeŋxʷəŋ təŋəxʷ James Bay Branch, Greater Victoria Public Library. In December 2020 we opened an online exhibit hosted by Digital Museums...
A record year for the Society – events and attendance. We hosted 6 public events and hosted a booth at the Vancouver Canucks Game on the 13th. On the 15th we hosted the inaugural Black Entrepreneurs Dinner with 50 guests. The dinner took place at the University...
BCBHAS celebrates Canada Multiculturalism Day to honour our cultural communities. Canada Multiculturalism Day was officially June 27th but we celebrated early! “MORE THAN A GAME” – a FREE-ENTRY, FAMILY-FRIENDLY event featuring basketball skills contests and games; in...
“VICTORIA’S BIPOC MUSIC & ART FESTIVAL” Canadian and International Performers were on the main stage, plus the BIPOC vendor village, local food trucks, and live art installation. For all ages
