Each February, Canadians participate in Black History Month, a time to honour and celebrate the legacy and achievements of Black Canadians. Learn more about these Canadian stories, the contributions of Black Canadians to the history and development of Canada, and the importance and diversity of black communities worldwide, through Scholars Portal’s services. For more information, visit the books and journals platforms.

Books

• Black Canadians: History, experiences, social conditions
• Black like who? Writing black Canada
• Blackness and modernity: The colour of humanity and the quest for freedom
• The African diaspora in Canada: Negotiating identity & belonging
• The blacks in Canada: A history
• The black Atlantic reconsidered: Black Canadian writing, cultural history, and the presence of the past
• Being black: Essays
• Ghosts and shadows: Construction of identity and community in an African diaspora
• Race, racialization, and antiracism in Canada and beyond
• The black experience project: A greater Toronto area study capturing the lived experiences of a diverse community

Journal Articles

• “Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research”: Black history’s relevance to the hip hop generation
• Cultural sustainability of African Canadian heritage: Engaging students in learning, the past, the present and the future
• On the advantage and disadvantage of Black History Month for life: The creation of the post-racial era
• Multiculturalism as second reconstruction: The continuing quest for fraternal membership in North American liberal democracies
• Black continental African identities in Canada: Exploring the intersections of identity formation and immigrant transnationalism
• Black History Month: Serious truth telling or a triumph in tokenism?
• The role of an affirmed black cultural identity and heritage in the academic achievement of African-Canadian students
• Out of Chatham: Abolitionism on the Canadian frontier
• Black history is American history: Teaching African American history in the twenty-first century
• Black history and cultural empowerment: A case study
• A conceptual framework for utilizing black history knowledge as a path to psychological liberation for black youth
• Deconstructing Black History Month: Three African American boys’ exploration of identity