2021 Black history month resources
On this page you will find our webinars’s recording, relevant information, resources and other tools shared during Black History Month along with the recommendations of our panelists.
Our webinars:
COLONIAL VIOLENCE WITH DR. AFUA COOPER
Writer, historian and poet Afua Cooper walks us through the story of Marie-Josèphe-Angélique, a slave woman convicted of starting a fire that destroyed a large part of Montréal in April 1734. She was later condemned to a brutal death. Cooper completely demolishes the myth of a benign, slave-free Canada, revealing a damning 200-year-old record of legally and culturally endorsed slavery.
AFRICAN HERITAGE IN QUEBEC WITH WEBSTER AND RITO JOSEPH
Webster and Rito Joseph give us a history lesson on the presence of African heritage in Quebec dating back to the era of New France. They also take us down memory lane by addressing the history of Black and indigenous slavery.
THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON BLACK CANADIANS WITH DR. ALICIA BOATSWAIN-KYTE & THIERRY LINDOR
Join us to learn about the untold gaps in the system which have left Black Canadians at unfair advantage medically, economically, socially and psychologically.
Our pOdCASTs:
Our panelists:
WebsteR
Author, rapper, social activist and speaker, Webster will walk us through the history of Afro-descendants in Quebec and Canada.
Website
websterls.com
Booklet
Slavery in Canada
Creative writing workshops
websterls.com/ateliers
Podcast
Amour Suprême, by Corneille
Rito Joseph
Rito is a self taught speaker, tour guide and panelist. He is a young entrepreneur who has made it his mission to share the stories of Black Canadians who have helped make Montreal the city it is today.
Guided Tour
Black Montreal Experiences
Book
Black in Montreal 1628-1986: An Urban Demography, de Dorothy W. Williams
Body of work
Frank Mackey
Book
Fear of a Black Nation Race, Sex, and Security in Sixties Montreal, by David Austin
Short film
Âmes Noires, directed by Martine Chartrand
Dr. Afua Cooper
Dr. Afua Cooper was named Poet Laureate for the city of Halifax. She is a multidisciplinary researcher and artist. Her subject matter includes literature, history, humanities, education and civil rights.
Website
afuacooper.com
Theories
on Settler Colonialism
Stages of colonization, based on the subject Indigenous Voices from the University of Saskatchewan