Black History Month 2021 – BC Black History Awareness Society

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Black History Month 2023

A record year for the Society – events and attendance. We hosted 6 public events and hosted a booth at the Vancouver […]

1860-1864 Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps

By the spring of 1860, 40 to 50 Black men had enrolled in the Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps and in July 1861 […]

African Heritage Association of Vancouver Island (AHAVI)

In 2004 the African Heritage Association of Vancouver Island (AHAVI) formed as a non-profit organization to build a united and strong community […]

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Graffiti Workshop

This two-day Graffiti Workshop, on August 16 and 17, 2021 brought together BIPOC professional artists and youth from around Lekwungen Territory. The […]