Black History Month 2013 – BC Black History Awareness Society

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A conversation with Dr. Cornel West “Being a Hope Amid Crisis”

This conversation will explore themes of economics, democracy, racial justice and Black identity. Dr. West is a professor at Union Theological Seminary […]

Some Black pioneers return to the United States after the Civil War

Some Black pioneers did return to the U.S. to fight in the Civil War and after the Civil War. The abolition of […]

May 8, 2014: Eleanor Collins is invested into the Order of Canada

The investment ceremony took place in Ottawa on November 21, 2014 on Eleanor Collins’ 95th Birthday. The official citation reads: “Eleanor Collins […]

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August 14, 2021: “Hope Meets Action: Echoes through The Black Continuum”

BC Black History Awareness Society in partnership with the Royal BC Museum opened, opened Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum […]