"The Archives of Ontario holds records relating to Black people and Black histories in the province. For an introduction to these records, this resource directs you to relevant online exhibits, educational resources, and Black history records."
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These associations and organizations are committed to improving the social, political, and community conditions of Black people across Canada. Most website contain a "Resources" section with further reading and educational material.
From website: "The goal of this web resource is to promote Ontario's Black heritage sites and groups, and to provide online information and resources, with a central focus on the province's rich Black history."
Black Lives Matter is "a platform upon which Black communities across Canada can actively dismantle all forms of anti-Black racism, liberate Blackness, support Black healing, affirm Black existence, and create freedom to love and self-determine."
"As a Pan-Canadian body, the FBC seeks to discuss the opportunities, contributions, and challenges that exist for people of African descent nationally."
"Established in 2017, the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is an independent not-for-profit community legal clinic that combats individual and systemic anti-Black racism by conducting research, engaging in structural transformation, and providing legal services to members of Ontario’s Black communities. BLAC engages in advocacy, community development, law reform, test case litigation, and public legal education."
"The Black Health Alliance is a community-led registered charity working to improve the health and well-being of Black communities in Canada. We centre Black communities in defining the challenges and barriers affecting our health and well-being. We provide a platform for Black people to establish a common voice around systemic problems, and we work to co-design and mobilize the tools, skills, partnerships and investment needed to implement solutions that improve health outcomes across Canada."
This interactive timeline from The Canadian Encyclopedia illustrates the movement of Black people from around the world to Canada from the 1600s to the present.
