Toni Boot first served as a councillor in Summerland, BC (2014-2018). On October 20, 2018 she was elected Mayor, serving for four years. Sharmarke Dubow is a Somali Canadian politician and human rights advocate. He cast his first vote ever in an election on October...
A descendant of the original 1858 BC Black pioneers, “Gentleman Umpire” Doug Hudlin was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Sports Hall of Fame on June 24, 2017. Read more about Doug Image courtesy of Barbara Hudlin. James Douglas “Doug” Hudlin in...
The International Decade for People of African Descent, 2015–2024, was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 2013. Themes are Recognition, Justice, and Development with the overall goal—to promote and protect human rights. A UN Working Group visited Canada...
The investment ceremony took place in Ottawa on November 21, 2014 on Eleanor Collins’ 95th Birthday. The official citation reads: “Eleanor Collins is a supremely talented vocalist who changed the face of race relations in mid-20th Century Vancouver. In 1948 she...
BC Black History Awareness Society organized a Leon Bibb Concert at Government House, hosted by the Honourable Judith Guichon, OBC, and Lieutenant Governor of BC. The event was also a celebration of Bibb’s 92nd Birthday. Bibb was accompanied by his friend and pianist...
