Marie Stark Wallace (1867 – 1966) was the third of four daughters of Silvia and Louis Stark. When Marie was in her nineties, she wrote the history of her family. After her death, her manuscript “From Slavery to Freedom: The History of the Stark Family” was...
The Victoria Black People’s Society formed during 1975. The group focused on providing cultural and social activities and encouraging their children to learn about their history. They had an estimated 90 households as members. Among their achievements was the...
BC Black History Awareness Society in partnership with the Royal BC Museum opened, opened Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum on August 14, 2021. The exhibit presented the story of Afro-diasporic ‘British Columbia’ history, past, present and future. ...
On May 14, 2021, retired BC Supreme Court Justice Selwyn Romilly was stopped and handcuffed by Vancouver Police while out for a morning walk along Vancouver’s seawall. The officers told Justice Romilly that he “matched” the description of the suspect, who was...
Statistics Canada reported from the 2016 census that close to 1.2 million people in Canada self-identified as Black. Findings included that: • The Black population was younger than the total population in Canada. The median age for the Black population was 29.6 years,...
