Black History Month 2012 – BC Black History Awareness Society

John Craven Jones and Henry W. Robinson are elected to Salt Spring Island council

When the township of Salt Spring was incorporated in Spring 1873, John Craven Jones, the island school teacher, and Henry William Robinson, […]

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Multiculturalism Day 2023

BCBHAS celebrates Canada Multiculturalism Day to honour our cultural communities. Canada Multiculturalism Day was officially June 27th but we celebrated early! “MORE […]

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A Tribute to Fathers

On Sunday, June 17th, 2012, at the age of 89, Jerry Bryant performed for our BCBHAS members, families and guests at an […]

June 1, 1917: Black Canadian porters form the first Black railway union in North America

Railway porters were hired from cities with established Black communities, including Vancouver’s Hogan’s Alley. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights states “porters […]