Mifflin Gibbs was designated as a Person of National Historic Significance on April 20, 2009. On February 19, 2017, Canada presented a plaque to that effect to BC Black History Awareness Society and the City of Victoria. It was unveiled at a ceremony on May 4, 2019 at...
Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) was a South African black nationalist who spent 27 years in prison for fighting against the country’s discriminatory apartheid system of racial segregation. After his release, Mandela became president of the African National Congress (ANC)....
Ontario was the first, in 1944, to pass a law protecting equality by banning publication or display of discrimination based on race or belief. Section 1 of the Canadian Bill of Rights of 1960 recognized and declared that certain human rights existed and shall continue...
John Braithwaite spent 23 years as a councillor for the city of North Vancouver from 1972-1976 and from 1983-2002. He also had almost 40 years of experience as a social worker, especially dealing with troubled youth. To mark his outstanding community service, the...
Rosemary Brown (1930-2003) was an acclaimed community leader and elected representative. She was distinguished by many awards and recognition before and after being invested into the Order of Canada in 1996. 1972 – National Black Coalition Award 1973 –...
