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Shindara making her mark on Black History Month

Shindara making her mark on Black History Month | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
A Grade 10 student at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute is looking to leave a solid footprint and hopefully a legacy, by creating awareness of the many contributions done by Black-Canadians across Canada and worldwide during Black History Month.
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Black Leaders To Cycle From Tulsa To NYC In 1,645-Mile ‘Ride For Equity’

Black Leaders To Cycle From Tulsa To NYC In 1,645-Mile ‘Ride For Equity’ | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
Black Leaders Detroit is riding 1,645 miles from Tulsa to NYC to honor Black Wall Street and demand equity for Black entrepreneurs.
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'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' opens at The Met's Costume Institute

'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' opens at The Met's Costume Institute | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
News creation : The 2025 exhibit theme is based on Monica L. Miller's book "Slave to Fashion", which explores the roots of dandyism. 
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The Met Gala Should've Gone Blackity-Black a Long Time Ago

The Met Gala Should've Gone Blackity-Black a Long Time Ago | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
They done messed around and let Black folks in the door.
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Meet the first Black woman elected to represent Ontario doctors | CBC News

Meet the first Black woman elected to represent Ontario doctors | CBC News | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
The Ontario Medical Association has elected its first Black woman president to advocate for the province's physicians, residents and medical students. Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman hopes to inspire others in her new role.
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Eat Your Way Through The Diaspora: 6 Cities For Black Foodies

Eat Your Way Through The Diaspora: 6 Cities For Black Foodies | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
For Black foodies, discovering these dishes is recognizing that the rice you're eating in Louisiana has a cousin in Lagos.
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Halifax fashion show theme is Black dandyism | CBC.ca

Halifax fashion show theme is Black dandyism | CBC.ca | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
Runways will be lit up in the next couple of weeks during the annual Fabric of Our DNA shows. This is the fifth year for this production by House of Soli. The theme, Black dandyism, is the same idea infusing this year's Met Gala.
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These activists are ‘flooding the zone with Black history’ to protest against Trump’s attacks on DEI 

These activists are ‘flooding the zone with Black history’ to protest against Trump’s attacks on DEI  | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
The Freedom to Learn campaign included panels and coffee meetups and will end Saturday with a rally and prayer
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Black WWII Battalion Finally Honored

Black WWII Battalion Finally Honored | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
Black WWII Battalion, the only all-Black Women's Army Corps unit, finally receives Congressional Gold Medal for their service and bravery.
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How These Black Health Founders Are Closing the Wellness Gap | News

How These Black Health Founders Are Closing the Wellness Gap | News | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
From mobile clinics to culturally tailored festivals, Clifford W. Knights II, Steve Vixamar, and Chris Williams are building life-saving spaces for Black communities.
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For Black men, fashion has been a tool of self-expression - and a way they've been judged

For Black men, fashion has been a tool of self-expression - and a way they've been judged | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up on the south side of Chicago, the Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley was given the message early on: What one wore as a Black man mattered. Wesley’s pastor father, who migrated from Louisiana after World War II in search of more opportunities than those readily available to Black people in […]
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Union County Celebrates Haitian Art & Culture With Month-long Exhibit at the Commissioner’s Gallery –

Union County Celebrates Haitian Art & Culture With Month-long Exhibit at the Commissioner’s Gallery – | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
The Union County Board of County Commissioners proudly presents a collection of artworks from local artists in celebration of Haitian Heritage Month at the Commissioner’s Gallery. The gallery is located on the 6th floor of the Union County Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza in Elizabeth. The exhibit is free and open to the public Monday…
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Gatineau's street names should reflect city's Black history, researcher argues | CBC News

Gatineau's street names should reflect city's Black history, researcher argues | CBC News | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
So few of the western Quebec city's streets are named after Black people that you could count them on one hand, according to one researcher who'll be presenting his work at its city hall.
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Symposium on Black communities in Atlantic Canada held in Halifax

Symposium on Black communities in Atlantic Canada held in Halifax | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
'Uncovering the Hidden Histories of Black Communities in Atlantic Canada,' a first-of-its-kind symposium, came to Dalhousie University in Halifax this week.
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This Black-led Food Collective Fights Food Apartheid with Education, Land Reclamation, and Storytelling 

This Black-led Food Collective Fights Food Apartheid with Education, Land Reclamation, and Storytelling  | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
Rooted East in in East Knoxville is fighting food apartheid through intergenerational education and land reclamation.
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“That’s How You Survive”: Gloria Blizzard on Third Culture Kids and Black “Identity”

“That’s How You Survive”: Gloria Blizzard on Third Culture Kids and Black “Identity” | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
“I look at myself as a place of intersections.”
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Stories about Black Atlantic Canadians inspire young readers | CBC News

Stories about Black Atlantic Canadians inspire young readers | CBC News | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
Amazing Black Atlantic Canadians is a compendium of stories, with artwork by James Bentley, about more than 50 Black athletes, artists, social activists, military heroes and ground-breaking rights advocates.
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Newmarket diversity specialist named Black Female of Year

Newmarket diversity specialist named Black Female of Year | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
Marsaydees Ferrell grew up seeing only white people in prominent roles. She’s working to create an inclusive society.
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Textured Treasures launches a summer camp for Black kids | CBC News

Textured Treasures launches a summer camp for Black kids | CBC News | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
The founders of Textured Treasures are launching London's first-ever summer camp for young Black boys and girls. They will learn about loving their natural beauty, entrepreneurship, and more, all while having fun.
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The 2025 Met Gala makes a serious fashion statement with a theme exploring Black style | CBC News

The 2025 Met Gala makes a serious fashion statement with a theme exploring Black style | CBC News | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
Under all the glitz and glam of fashion’s biggest night, it seems there could be some serious fashion statements this year, as the 2025 Met Gala theme Superfine: Tailoring Black Style examines how Black culture — particularly Black dandyism — has shaped fashion and history.
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Black-led initiative tackles graffiti and litter along Portland’s MLK Jr. Blvd

Black-led initiative tackles graffiti and litter along Portland’s MLK Jr. Blvd | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
Community Clean Up Consortium (C3), is a collaboration between The Coalition of Black Men and the Soul District Business Association.
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Q & A: Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder Sandy Hudson on her new book, 'Defund' 

Q & A: Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder Sandy Hudson on her new book, 'Defund'  | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
TORONTO — Sandy Hudson's new book on police abolition comes just ahead of the five-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, and while much has changed since then, the urgency with which many of the activists call for police abolition hasn't.
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Re-introducing Judi Singh. New doc tells the very Canadian story of a Black-Punjabi jazz sensation | CBC Arts

Re-introducing Judi Singh. New doc tells the very Canadian story of a Black-Punjabi jazz sensation | CBC Arts | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
In the ‘60s, Canadians watched her on CBC. Today, she’s trending on TikTok, and a new film puts the late singer back in the spotlight. It will have its world premiere at the 2025 Doxa Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver.
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The Underground Railroad went all the way to Canada – and a new photo exhibit preserves that legacy | Canada | The Guardian

The Underground Railroad went all the way to Canada – and a new photo exhibit preserves that legacy | Canada | The Guardian | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
For an estimated 30,000 Black people, the journey from enslavement in the US ended north of the border
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Black style and resistance: The Met Gala, dandyism and blackface in Canada

Black style and resistance: The Met Gala, dandyism and blackface in Canada | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
In this interview, Cheryl Thompson, author of ‘Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Slavery, Conflict and Freedom, 1812-1897’ reveals some of the surprising truths of her research.
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Operation Black Vote Canada urges Black Canadians to vote in the upcoming federal election

Operation Black Vote Canada urges Black Canadians to vote in the upcoming federal election | Black Stories and Inspiration | Scoop.it
Rhianne Campbell has the latest from experts and Torontonians who say, Canada's political landscape is lacking diversity.
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