Black History Month 2021 – BC Black History Awareness Society

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“Dynamic Diasporas” at VMF Winter Arts Fest

BCBHAS partnered with Vancouver Mural Fest (VMF) Winter Arts Fest to bring you “Dynamic Diasporas“. In the fall of 2021, Creative Doaa […]

June 19 1865: Juneteenth marks actual emancipation in the U.S.

The Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 did not mean immediate freedom form enslavement. Texas was the last and one of the […]

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Toni Boot is the 1st Black women to be elected a councillor in BC

Toni Boot had been active in her community for many years, serving on various boards including Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen board, Okanagan Basin […]

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Barack Hussein Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the U.S.

Barack Obama was elected President on November 4, 2008, becoming the first African American to hold this office. He was re-elected in […]