Journey Back to Jackson Park

05/02/2024

We're excited to share that Tonya, our Director of Archival Development, will be speaking tomorrow at 11 AM in the kickoff panel discussion for the Black Histories Wikipedia & Wikidata Edit-a-thon, alongside Natasha Henry-Dixon, PhD and Melissa J. Nelson. The panel is virtual, and you can register for the free here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kick-off-panel-discussion-black-histories-wikipedia-wikidata-edit-a-thon-tickets-794748493137?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Edit-a-thon, organized by the libraries of Toronto Metropolitan University, the University of Toronto, York University, and Toronto Public Library, has events taking place through the rest of February. You can read more about them here: https://bhetoronto.my.canva.site/

Hope to see you there!

A free event series open to everyone— online and in person. Organized by libraries at Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto Public Library, University of Toronto and York University.

20/03/2023

The Trust focuses on expanding the historic narrative all year long. In 2023, we’re celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Mary Ann Shadd Cary.

Cary’s life was brought to the stage by actor and playwright Leslie McCurdy with her one-woman play titled, Things My Fore-Sisters Saw.

Watch Leslie McCurdy’s segment from the “Beyond the Underground Railroad: The living legacy of Mary Ann Shadd Cary” series talking about her experience producing the play and embodying an inspiring leader such as Cary: https://youtu.be/cx6-v0uyejc

14/02/2023

This year, the Toronto Black Film Festival is honored to present the TBFF 2023 Career Achievement Award to Writer, Producer and Director Jennifer Holness. The first Black woman in Canada to win a CSA for best writing, 2021 Indie screen Producer of the Year and a 2022 WIFT Creative Excellence Award winner. Join us tomorrow for , 8pm at the Isabel Bader Theatre. The tribute will precede the Opening Film: LOVELY JACKSON by Matt Waldeck followed by a Q&A with the guests.

Secure your passes today: https://torontoblackfilm.com/all-access/
View all of our special events:
https://torontoblackfilm.com/2023-special/

Jennifer Holness is the first Black woman in Canada to win a CSA for best writing, she is the 2021 Indie screen Producer of the Year and a 2022 WIFT Creative Excellence Award winner. Her recent feature doc, Subjects of Desire, has won numerous festival awards and was a 2021 TIFF top 10 film. Her TV series include Shoot The Messenger and Guns, with the latter winning 5 CSA's and garnering a prestigious Rose d’Or nomination. Her narrative feature films, Home Again and Love, S*x and Eating the Bones have screened around the globe, with Bones winning a Best First Feature award at TIFF. She is a Founder and the Inaugural Chair of the Black Screen Office and is an Executive Board Member of the CMPA.

14/02/2023

About last night at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa .. Beyond the Apology.

14/02/2023

The Chatham Sports Hall of Fame proudly honours by celebrating the achievements of many of our honoured Inductees. Today let's meet Earl 'Flat' Chase ( 1910-1954) Inducted into the CSHOF - 2001. Born in the Buxton area, he played all positions for the Chatham Coloured All-Stars. He held records for the longest home runs ever hit at multiple ballparks. As a pitcher he won the final 2 games as the All-Stars won the 1934 OBA Championship.
In 1939 he starred for the London Majors who won the Amateur World’s Baseball Championship by beating all teams they faced from the Baseball Congress of America

27/11/2022

Biggest congratulations to Elise Harding-Davis! Tonya had the pleasure of interviewing them for Culture Days, which you can view on our Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwHCoVxNWZQ

Local historian Elise Harding-Davis awarded Order of Ontario
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/local-historian-elise-harding-davis-awarded-order-of-ontario/ar-AA14wvfG

20/10/2022

Art Windsor-Essex is hosting an evening of activities Thursday around the exhibit Artists of Colour: Abstracted Realities.

20/10/2022

Oral histories of Black women in Canada subject of presentation
https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2022-10-17/oral-histories-black-women-canada-subject-presentation

20/10/2022

Two dozen different images by Loretta Gould adorn the windows at the check-in area of the airport. The scenes depict fishermen in a traditional birchbark canoe, spiritual ceremonies and a family gathered in a home.

20/10/2022

25/09/2022

Happening one week today! On Saturday, October 1st Amherstburg Freedom Museum, in partnership with Amherstburg Community Foundation and with support from the Canadian government, are relaunching our Freedom Achievers Speaker Series and Mentorship Program with an in-person event at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum (277 King Street). Join us as we host a mentor showcase and welcome Diversity and Inclusion Advocate, Journalist and Lawyer Dr. Hadiya Roderique.

Have you read Dr. Roderique's article "Black on Bay Street"? Click to read http://ow.ly/vZxr50KuENM
Seating is Limited! Make sure to purchase your tickets before September 23rd to get the discounted rate! Registered Mentors and Mentors get in for free! To become a mentor or mentee, please contact [email protected] . To purchase your tickets, please go to http://ow.ly/BbuE50KuENO

25/09/2022

Happening on Thursday, October 27th at 2pm! Please join us for our next Black History Series Presentation titled "19th century African Canadian Artists: (Re)Imagining Blackness in lived and imagined landscapes" with PhD Student Adrienne R. Johnson.

To join on October 27th, please go to http://ow.ly/NP3Z50KQrIO

18/09/2022

Congratulations to Irene Moore Davis for being an honouree in the 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women publication!!! The work that Irene has dedicated to the community is nothing shy of extraordinary.

18/09/2022

Addressing Racism and Islamophobia in the Ontario Education System

18/09/2022

04/08/2022

Today at 2pm!

18/03/2022

The University of Windsor celebrates Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization Week March 21st-26th which includes a virtual symposium on March 26th, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m, hosted by Essex County Black Historical Research Society and the University of Windsor featuring Karolyn Smardz Frost, Kimberly Simmons, Roy Finkenbine, Carol Mull, Adrienne Shadd, Willow Key, Karleigh Kochaniec, and Irene Moore Davis.

To learn more and register, please go to
https://www.uwindsor.ca/vp-equity-diversity-inclusion/360/edi-week

30/01/2022

A Different Booklist always has the most diverse selection of books one can get their hands on!!

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14/01/2022

"We Were Here: Recovering the Stories of Windsor's McDougall Street Corridor" is still looking for former residents or family members/members of the public with information regarding the McDougall Street Corridor.

If you are interested in participating, please send an email to Willow Key at [email protected]

06/01/2022

Happy George Washington Carver Day! Because Carver's exact birthday is unknown, the date of his death was chosen to recognize the accomplishments of this influential scientist and inventor. It was Carver who suggested that farmers plant peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes in their fields to increase production because they restore nitrogen levels in the soil, and encourage growth of other crops.

06/12/2021

Read this amazing work! Growing the resources within our education strengthens the core of our communities.

The Stoney Nakoda language has received a historic boost this week with the creation of new teaching resources for those young and old learning the language spoken as a native tongue by roughly 3,000 people.

29/11/2021

Buxton Ontario was the last stop on the Underground Railroad. So why isn't it taught about in Canadian schools? Read on to learn more.

12/11/2021

Thank you to Amherstburg Freedom Museum your support and the opportunity to share part of this educational journey! As well as to Shantelle Browning-Morgan and Catherine MacDonald for their hard work, commitment and dedication.

10/11/2021

Tomorrow November 11th stay tuned for a webinar with Amherstburg Freedom Museum featuring Catherine MacDonald and Shantelle-Browning Morgan!

The webinar starts at 1pm EST!

These two have been working tirelessly on a curriculum that centres around the deep history and contributions of Canadian Black communities.

Link below:
http://ow.ly/MyyW50GnStq

07/11/2021

Journey Back to Jackson Park will be premiering on Argo TOMORROW! Argo is a streaming platform accessible through the app store or your computer desktop.

Stay tuned for future links and posts about our documentary here or on Instagram/Twitter!

30/10/2021

08/10/2021

QUICK UPDATE!!!

Hour-long Reel Shorts Windsor episode that features our short documentary Journey Back to Jackson Park will feature ON MONDAY OCTOBER 11th on CBC TV. Airing will be local to Windsor.

Thankyou so much to everyone who has been messaging about the documentary, if you still need a link to CBC Gem send us a message.

18/09/2021

We want to give a big thank you to CBC and to CBC Windsor for the lovely interview yesterday to promote the short doc. We hope everyone is able to enjoy the film as much as this team enjoyed making it.