Black History Month 2018 – BC Black History Awareness Society

1958: BC Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (BCAACP) is founded

The BC Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (BCAACP) was founded on March 1,1958 to support people facing discrimination in education, […]

1910-1970: Hogan’s Alley — Vancouver’s Black community

Around 1910 Black people began moving to Vancouver’s East Side neighbourhood of Strathcona, a mixed community of mainly Italian, Chinese and Black […]

eleanor collins sitting with commemorative stamp poster on easel on the right

Canadian Black Heritage Stamp honours Eleanor Collins

The commemorative stamp was issued to honour “Canada’s First Lady of Jazz.” She has fostered the values of equality and acceptance; is […]

city street scene with highrise buildings in background, foreground is community square filled with people walking, sitting on benches, in open-air cafes and markets

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 […]