I Am Black History

This is a place for diverse Black Canadians to tell their stories and the stories of their ancestors, both here in Canada and the Diaspora.

We know that there are Black people from coast to coast to coast in Canada. COVID has prevented our planned trip west and north to collect more stories. We want all Black Canadians to be included here, so please contact us to tell your story. Our Voices, Our Stories.

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May 18
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Ona May

God has blessed me well with my many years. I’ve had my ups and downs [and] sideways but there’s always somebody that brings you through....

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Apr 27, 2022
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Sandra

"I find that everything that I went through - all the negative, all the positive - has made me stronger" Sandra Jean Paris was born...

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Sep 8, 2021
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Scott

“My parents believed in human rights for everyone right across the board and I grew up with that attitude.” https://scottparsons.net...

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Sep 6, 2021
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Beverley

"We were raised to respect everybody no matter what colour they were." Beverley Anne Mary Paris Sauve was born January 30, 1958 in Truro,...

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Sep 5, 2021
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Adele

“Can’t say it’s all been bad or it’s all been good.” Adele Thompson MacDonald was born Oct 13, 1953 in Barrie Ontario. Her father, Ralph...

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Apr 16, 2021
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David

"I became a man because of my Mom" David Murray Watkins was born February 5, 1964 in Windsor, ON. David is the third of four children....

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Mar 30, 2021
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Lorna

"I really don't like the idea necessarily of claiming a land mass. But I know who claims me. I know who would welcome me home." Lorna...

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Nov 13, 2020
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Nneka

"Telling stories are meaning making. I don't think anyone else should be telling our stories." Nneka Allen was born in Windsor, Ontario...

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Oct 23, 2020
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Tamara

"I feel less inclined to need to present in any one way or another; in any one group or another." Tamara Steele (Gough), was born in...

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Oct 21, 2020
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Anne

"I'm 8th generation Islander (PEI). What are you?" Anne Maxwell (Nee Ryan), was born July 20, 1954 in Charlottetown, Price Edward Island....

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Oct 6, 2020
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Flo

"You can't go as far forward if you don't acknowledge the past" Florence Marion Gertrude Harrison, was born August 21, 1941 in Windsor...

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Oct 6, 2020
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Ayoka

"As much as I was being told outwardly that we didn't exist or we had no value, that wasn't the message I was hearing at home." Ayoka...

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Oct 6, 2020
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Thandiwe

"The more I learn about Black culture, the more I really appreciate that my mom moved me form Toronto back to Woodstock where we lived...

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Oct 6, 2020
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Ross

"It (being Black) was just so not talked about. Probably was a lot of hurt to bring that up and talk about it." Robert Ross Hartinger,...

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Sep 24, 2020
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Gordon

"My parents really instilled in us this concept if you want something, then you have to work for it." Anthony Gordon Shadrach, was born...

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Jun 27, 2020
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Mary

"I learned a long time ago that the world of words would be a world of rescue for me." Mary Louise McCarthy, was born December 24, 1955...

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Jun 27, 2020
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sipho

“When you leave the front door and you don’t know where you are going, the wind will blow you everywhere.” sipho kwaku (Russell Ashby),...

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Olivier Le Jeune, a young boy from Madagascar whose African name is unknown arrived in Québec in 1628 and was sold to a clerk becoming the first recorded enslaved African in New France.

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