Emery Barnes served on the BC provincial legislature for many years and was the first speaker in BC to be elected by a secret ballot. Through the advocacy of his family, Vancouver Parks Board named a multi-use, accessible park at the intersection of Richards Street and Davie Street in his honour.
RCMP Sgt. Craig Smith, Author/Historian from Halifax, Nova Scotia will speak about his book “You Had Better Be White by Six A.M.”: […]
The themes of our public events, more than 75 in the past 2 decades, are “Recognizing and Celebrating People and Historic Events”, […]
On April 14, 1858, as the Black community were celebrating the release of fugitive slave Archy Lee at the African Methodist Episcopal […]
The Victoria Black People’s Society formed during 1975. The group focused on providing cultural and social activities and encouraging their children to […]
