Black History Month 2022 Resources
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As we continue to learn throughout the month of February and beyond, take a look at this list of excellent list of resources compiled by the DAE EDI Committee to expand your knowledge.
While this list is quite extensive here are some great suggestions from the UBC Sauder EDI Committee to get you started:
- Ted Talk: Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi: An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter
- Video: Black Activism Is Changing Your Community for the Better
UBC Resources
Website: Black History Month | UBC Events
Event: Anti-Racism and the Law Initiative (ARLI) upcoming events
- February 16th, 12:30pm, Allard School of Law Terrace Lounge, reading group on Sara Ahmed's latest offering, Complaint! (Duke University Press, 2021). The book provides a rich ethnography of different forms of complaint (bullying, harassment, unequal working conditions) made in academic institutions and examines their myriad consequences.
- March 11th, 12:30 to 2pm, online seminar with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and Robyn Maynard, chaired by Dr. Sara Ghebremusse. The seminar will focus on Simpson and Maynard's hugely anticipated forthcoming book, Rehearsals for Living (Haymarket: 2022). Registration here.
Video: Where are all the Black people? 2021 UBC series
Reading: Q&A: How racism holds Black women back from leadership positions – UBC News, Jan. 24
Course: UBC Faculty of Education Course: Historical, Systemic and Intersectional Anti-racism: From Awareness to Action
MOA Exhibition: Sankofa: African Routes, Canadian Roots – Sankofa is the idea of moving forward while reaching back to connect to one’s heritage. It is the notion that taking pride in heritage helps us to move into the future. Sankofa comes from the Ghanaian Akan language, and the word and its essence have been adopted by many African and Black people around the globe as an expression of cultural and political affirmation
Black History & Awareness in Canada
Website: BC Black History Awareness Society | Our roots run deep
Website: Hogan's Alley Society | Revitalizing Strathcona's Black Community
Education Guide: Black History in Canada Education Guide – The Canadian Encyclopedia
Reading: 5 Black Women Talk About Their Lives In Canada–Past, Present And Future – Chatelaine
Book: The Hanging of Angelique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montreal – Afua Cooper
Video: Being Black in Canada - CBC Special Program, host Asha Tomlinson speaks with activists who have been a part of the Black Lives Matter movement (00:59:50)
Video: Black Activism Is Changing Your Community for the Better | TEDxSFU – YouTube, Cicely Blain explains the concept of intersectionality, and how the liberation of minority groups contributes to the liberation of us all (00:15:30)
Video: Black history in Canada: a live, interactive roundtable, CBC – how much do we know about Black history in Canada? Who were the key figures? What do we lose when we don't include Black stories in our history (00:50:18)?
Reading: Black History Month Vancouver: 7 ways to participate in 2022 | VancouverMom
Celebrating Black Excellence
TED Talk: Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi: An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter
TED Talk: Casey Gerald: Embrace your raw, strange magic
Book: Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada – Lawrence Hill
Book: The Blacks in Canada: A History – Robin W. Winks
Book: The Black Battalion 1916-1920: Canada's Best Kept Military Secret – Calvin W. Ruck
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Topics
TED Talk: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story
TED Talk: Thandie Newton: Embracing otherness, embracing myself
TED Talk: Clint Smith: The danger of silence
Event: Black Lenses – AFP Greater Toronto Chapter, Black History Month virtual event, February 15th, 12:00 – 1:00pm ET: Storytelling is at the core of our sector, and telling stories authentically is the key to making our sector thrive. Enjoy a special screening of two captivating short films by emerging Black directors from the Greater Toronto area, as well as insightful and brave discussions with the film’s directors following each film.
Event: Being Black in Philanthropy – AFP Greater Toronto Chapter, Black History Month virtual event, February 23rd, 12:00 – 1:00pm ET: Join this expert panel of Black leaders in our sector for a courageous conversation about fundraising in (and for) the Black community.
Anti-Racism Topics
Reading: 10 Years Since Trayvon: The story of the first decade of Black Lives Matter
Reading: The Reality of Anti-Black Racism in Canada | BCG
Reading: 10 Habits of Someone who Doesn’t Know They’re Anti-Black – Stratagem
Reading: How non-Black folks can start having conversations about anti-Blackness
Reading: Anti-Blackness’ is a form of racism that is specifically damaging for Black people – Metro.co.uk
Reading: Booklist to combating anti-Blackness for children – Smithsonian Magazine
Reading: Recognizing and Dismantling Your Anti-Blackness – Forbes
Reading: Words and phrases that you may want to think twice about using
Reading: Reimagining global citizenship education for a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world (2021) – By Sharon Stein (UBC)
Video: An Evening with Tim Wise: A White Anti-Racist Advocate
TED Talk: Peggy McIntosh: How to recognize your white privilege — and use it to fight inequality
TED Talk: Let's get to the root of racial injustice | Megan Ming Francis | TEDxRainier
Reading: How Sharing Our Stories Builds Inclusion
TED Talk: Mellody Hobson: Color blind or color brave?
Book: Nuances of Blackness in the Canadian Academy: Teaching, Learning, and Researching while Black – Awad Ibrahim, Tamari Kitossa, Malinda S. Smith, Handel Kashope Wright (University of Toronto)
Book: Collecting Courage – edited by Nneka Allen, Camila Vital Nunes Pereira and Nicole Salmon, a collection of stories documenting racism and survival by 14 accomplished Black fundraisers working in charities across North America
Book: A Space for Race: Decoding Racism, Multiculturalism, and Post-Colonialism in the Quest for Belonging in Canada and Beyond – Kathy Hogarth and Wendy L. Fletcher
Book: Biased – Jennifer L. Eberhardt, uncovering the hidden prejudice that shapes what we see, think and do
Afrofuturism and Black Futures Month
Reading: What is Black Futures Month?
Podcast: Afrofuturism w/Stephanie Chrismon
Event: Exploring Black and Indigenous Futurisms 2021