May 25, 1868: Governor Frederick Seymour proclaims Victoria as the capital of British Columbia

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Unveiling Black Pioneers montage at sxʷeŋxʷəŋ təŋəxʷ James Bay Branch, Greater Victoria Public Library

On June 11, 2022 the unveiling ceremony took place for this montage installed in the Mifflin Wistar Gibbs Study Room at the […]

Edsworth Searles is the first Black lawyer to be called to the bar in BC

Edsworth Searles was the first Black lawyer called to the bar in BC. Canadian born, of British West Indian parents, Edsworth graduated […]

2015-2024: International Decade for People of African Descent

The International Decade for People of African Descent, 2015–2024, was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 2013. Themes are Recognition, […]

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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 […]