For 25 years BC Black History Awareness Society has hosted a Black History Month program. So while events will be delivered differently this year, BCBHAS has put together another great month with five online events to recognize and celebrate the achievements and contributions of historical and contemporary people of African […]
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has been given a makeover. You fill find new, expanded, updated resources, articles, reports, and videos for educators, parents, students, families, researchers and you. New* Anti-Racism in BC and Canada: Struggle, Strategy, Resilience* Black Canadians in the 21st Century* Test Your Knowledge. Earn a BC Black History Awareness Society Certificate! […]
offered an extraordinary variety of biscuits, cookies, crackers; and the family also operated a tea and coffee “saloon”. Moses Rowe Smith arrived in Victoria in 1858 from London, Ontario. He was joined in 1866 by his wife Sarah Anne and daughter Selina Frances. He had been engaged in the bakery […]
the men and women who served, and continue to serve in times of war, conflict and peace. The Whims Family – Salt Spring Island Veterans of World War I and World War II Many of the pioneers that migrated to the British colonies beginning in 1858 were young men and […]
Be re-inspired by these 19th and 20th century women, and illustrative imagery and information about 21st century women as “connectors”. Find out about the history of Women’s History Month and other Canadian and International recognitions. 19th Century Wives, Mothers, and Daughters Nancy and Lucretia Alexander: On July 1, 1858 the […]
Stay at home and learn about these places of interest that commemorate and serve as a remembrance of BC’s Black Pioneers.