Black History Month 2013 – BC Black History Awareness Society

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Sir George Williams University Affair

In spring 1968, six Caribbean students at Sir George Williams University filed a complaint against biology professor Perry Anderson, making a case […]

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September 14,1868: The Yale Convention

On September 14,1868, 26 delegates from the BC colonies met at Yale, BC for a convention of the Confederation League. The Confederation […]

2013: Black Lives Matter — Call to Action

#BlackLivesMatter started in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of 17-year old, unarmed Trayvon Martin. Martin was […]

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Hogan’s Alley to become vibrant multicultural community spaces again

In September 2022, the Hogan’s Alley Society signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Vancouver for a Community Land Trust […]