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America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened.It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas, in medium-size places such as Annapolis, Maryland, and...
Crossing Boundaries Centuries of Black migration on the Canadian Prairies April 25, 2021 The Canadian Prairies saw their first Black residents more than 200 years ago. Today, the Prairies are home to the country’s fastest growing Black population. By Omayra Issa Centuries of Black migration on the Canadian Prairies The Canadian Prairies saw their first Black residents more than 200 years ago. Today, the Prairies are home to the country’s fastest growing Black population. By Omayra Issa April 25, 2021 In the morning darkness, Ron Mapp makes himself tea as he prepares for his journey ho...
'We've come a far way': Retired rail worker reflects on history of Black activism as force for change When he worked for Via in Winnipeg in the 1990s, Tony McFarlane helped end a practice of booking higher-paid train staff in separate, and sometimes more expensive, hotel accommodations than lower-paid staff — many of whom were people of colour. Social Sharing Tony McFarlane helped break barrier in the rail industry, where Black workers fought for equality for decades Posted: Feb 28, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 28 Tony McFarlane started as a purchasing agent with Via Rail in W...
Black railway porters and their decades-long fight for fair wages and a safe working environment For decades, anyone travelling across Canada via the Canadian National Railway or the Canadian Pacific Railway would have seen or been served by Black porters, who fought for many of the employment rights and standards that Canadians take for granted today. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Feb 13, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 13 For decades, anyone travelling across Canada via the Canadian National Railway or the Canadian Pacific Railway would have seen or been served by Black por...
CBC’s The Porter will be Canada’s biggest Black-led TV series A series about porters and Black-Canadian history set in Montreal's Little Burgundy is coming to CBC and BET+ By Radheyan Simonpillai Dec 10, 2020 Charles Officer, Marsha Greene, Annemarie Morais and R.T. Thorne are the creative forces behind The Porter. A CBC series about Black porters and Montreal’s jazz hub Little Burgundy community is set to become Canada’s biggest Black-led television production. The eight-part series digging into Black Canadian history will go into production in 2021 under the working title ...