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Black History

Professor Afua Cooper, wearing a pink head wrap, smiling and sitting on a park bench

Bringing Black History to Light

Professor Afua Cooper is leading an effort to share the untold stories and achievements of African Canadians Read More

U of T Scarborough English professor Karina Vernon outside on a sunny day

A Lost Literature

Prof. Karina Vernon shares the untold stories of Black people on the Canadian Prairies Read More

Doctor of Courage

Rejected by American universities, Alexander Augusta completed his medical degree at Trinity Medical College then used his skills to fight for civil rights in his homeland Read More

The Making of a Judge

George Carter, the first Canadian-born black judge in the country, worked as a train porter to pay his tuition Read More

Africentric Schools

Professor George Dei says parents of black children have been concerned for 30 years that the Toronto school system is not serving their children. “It was time to try a new approach.” Read More

Bryan Walls has been operating the John Freeman Walls historic site and Underground Railroad Museum in Puce, Ontario, since 1985

Up from Slavery

Bryan Walls raises a monument to the Underground Railroad Read More