Black Canadians from across Canada using their voices to tell their stories. Brought to you by In The Black:Canada and DeeP Visions Media and a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. The host is Nova Scotia born Donna Paris and if you want to know more about her and the I Am Black History Project check out her web site at www.intheblackcanada.ca. Donna wants Black people to take their place in Canadian history and for all Canadians to hear their stories, so be sure to be in touch at intheblackcanada@gmail.com. (beat ‘Prod. InsaneBeatz’)
Welcome to Season 4, episode 26 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. Thanks for joining me for Part 2 of my conversation with Debbie Hunte. Debbie shares how she was brought up to respect people but didn't always meet that respect when working in hospitals setting. She also talks about dealing with the death of both her parents and how her mother made sure that Debbie and her siblings and the grandchildren all knew their history.
Welcome to Season 4, episode 25 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 1 of my conversation with Debbie Hunte who was born and raised in Montreal. Her parents and grandparents on both her maternal and paternal side, were all born in Barbados. Debbie's mother came to Canada with 35 other women as part of Canada's Domestic Scheme which ran from 1955-1967. Debbie shares what that was like for her mom and how her mom helped make it possible for many Black families to rent homes in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG).
Welcome to Season 4, episode 24 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 2 of my conversation with Cheryl Whalin where she shares stories of her Great Aunt Hattie and Hattie's Chicken Shack. Cheryl also talks about growing up in Edmonton and why it's so important to gather and share our family histories.
Welcome to Season 4, episode 23 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 1 of my conversation with Cheryl Whalin (nee Melton) who shares the amazing story of both sides of her family connected to the migration of Black people from Oklahoma, USA to Alberta, Canada. Cheryl shares details of where they travelled from and what their journeys to Wildwood and Amber Valley were like.
Welcome to Season 4, episode 22 of theI Am Black Historypodcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media.In this episode you will meet Lisa J. Weiss who was born in Trinidad and came to Canada with her family when she was 4 years old. Lisa does work that she says, "Helps people see that their past does not define them."
Welcome to Season 4, episode 21 of theI Am Black Historypodcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 2 of my conversation with Adrienne Johnson who was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. In this part of our conversation, Adrienne shares her work and studies of Black Canadian art and artists of the early 1900s. She also talks about the generosity and the support she received from Black communities on her journeys.
Welcome to Season 4, episode 20 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 1 of my conversation with Adrienne Johnson where she shares with us what she knows about her family's history, her traumatizing interaction with Montreal police, and gives us a history lesson about the migration of Black peoples to Quebec.
Welcome to Season 4, episode 19 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this, Part 2 of our conversation, Issac shares how being a part of both Black and Indigenous Cultures is tough but also a blessing. how much he loves his momma, his time at Brickworks, and how important it is for all of us to take care of this planet we call home.
Welcome to Season 4 , episode 18 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is part 1 of my conversation with Isaac Crosby who is a Black/Ojibwa agricultural expert with a passion for teaching and sharing his knowledge of Indigenous food systems. Isaac is a member of a large family from the Ojibwas of Anderdon, a pre-confederation band of mixed Black/Indigenous people living near Windsor, ON.
Welcome to Season 4, episode 17 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 2 of my conversation with Michelle J Buckle where she talks about learning or not learning about Black History in Alberta, the conversations she has with her sisters about what their mother and grandmothers might have gone through, and how Afro Caribbeans arrive in Canada not knowing about the long history of Black folks in Canada.
Welcome to Season 4, episode 16 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 1 of my conversation with Michelle J Buckle. Michelle shares the journey of her family from Jamaica to England to Canada. Michelle also shares how much of her culture, language, and self she has lost because of the racism her family encountered and how she is reclaiming that. Michelle says there were many who supported her along the way, including some teachers who she still has fonds memories of.
Welcome to Season 4 episode 15 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this episode you will meet Karen Toliver-Springer. Karen is the 6th generation of her family in Hamilton. Karen has a rich Canadian history and on her mother's side, it starts with John Slaughter who in 1781 in Halifax, NS was given his freedom papers by his British slave owner.
Welcome to Season 4 episode 14 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this, Part 2 of our conversation, Michael Jarvis, who was born in Montreal, talks about Sam Langford, navigating blackness, more about his Uncle Bub, Angela James, and the importance of getting Black stories told.
Welcome to Season 4 episode 13 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this, Part 1 of our conversation, Michael, who was born in Montreal, talks about the many facets of his family and how they came to find themselves in Nova Scotia. He shares about his mixed race Great, Great Grandfather Deacon William Barton who served in WW1 and "passed". Among other things, Michael also talks about "Driving Down Home" every summer for clams and chips, dulse, gooseberries, and good "baloney".
Welcome to Season 4 episode 12 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I told Pearl Lawrence that her family is the poster family for Black Canadian history. Her story stretches from across the United States to Oklahoma to Campsie Alberta and from India to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick with Hogan's Alley in Vancouver, BC thrown in as well.
Welcome to Season 4 episode 11 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I had a great time talking with Kimble Sherwood in the Nelson Mandela room at the Union Untied Church in Montreal, Quebec. Kimble talks about growing up in Little Burgundy in Montreal, his love of music that was encouraged by his mother, and how the Negro Community Centre helped keep him, his siblings, and other Black children off the street and occupied.
Welcome to Season 4, episode 10 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 2 of my conversation with Lynn Jones. Lynn shares her experience of taking a stand against the Black United Front, raising funds to help Black communities during Covid, and how the Lynn Jones African Canadian and Diaspora Heritage Collection came to be.
Welcome to episode 9 of Season 4 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 1 of my conversation with Lynn Jones. Among other topics, Lynn shares the history of her father's family from Kentucky to Preston to Jollytown and then Truro and her mother's family from Guysborough to Truro. Lynn also shares why she claims the whole continent of Africa as her home. . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
This is episode 8 of Season 4 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I had so much fun talking with Reverend Blair Dixon who grew up in Union Place in Saint John, New Brunswick. He says that growing up Black and poor was a blessing. He also says, he doesn't need a movement to tell him he matters; he knew he was loved and mattered to his family. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to Season 4, episode 7 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. Tina Pippy was born in Newfoundland and is on a journey to find her true self. She and grew up in a white family and though she knew she was different, no one in her family would acknowledge her full identity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to Season 4, episode 6 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this, part 2 of our conversation, Evie Auchinvole talks about Black History in Hamilton and surrounding areas, how important the church is to Black communities, and why it's important, especially for young people, that our stories be told. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to Season 4, episode 5 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 1 of my conversation with Evie Auchinvole. In this episode, Evie shares the pieces of her family tree that she knows and talks about how some of her ancestors came from Germany to Hamilton while others came to Donkin, Nova Scotia from Barbados and then Hamilton. As Evie said, "Well, sit back because I'm going to tell you a marvellous story." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to another episode of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this episode you will meet Anne Rockhead who was born in Montreal, Quebec and was married to Kenny, the son of Rufus Rockhead the owner of Rockhead's Paradise, a famous nightclub in Montreal. Anne has a lot to share about the Union United Church and the Negro Community Centre both important places for Montreal's Black Communities. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to Season 4 and episode 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this episode you will meet Ona May Allen who was born in 1925 in Raleigh Township in North Buxton. I want to thank Moe Knaus for introducing us to Ona May and for hanging with us at Ona May's house the day of the interview. We had such a good time with great laughs and a few tears. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to Season 4, episode 2 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 2 of my conversation with Percy Paris. Percy talks about the systemic racism in the sport of hockey and what a big part hockey has played in his family members lives. He also talks about the lack of attention paid to African Nova Scotia stories and that even though the government of Nova Scotia has given an apology to Africville residents and descendants - more is needed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to Season 4 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. It's been an amazing year travelling across Canada and meeting so many incredible Black folks who were willing to share their stories and those of their ancestors. We have now interviewed and photographed folks from all 10 provinces. New year, our intention is to visit the territories. Episode 1 of this new season, features Percy Paris from Windsor, Nova Scotia. Percy had so much to share that Part 2 will be published on Jan 29th. Sit back, enjoy, and thanks for continuing to tune in. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 15 and the final one of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this episode you meet Lezlie Harper, founder of Niagara Bound Tours. Lezlie was born in Fort Erie and is a fifth generation descendant of freedom seekers who arrived in Niagara in 1850. Thanks for tuning in, be sure to check out other episodes, and join us in the fall for Season 4. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 14 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this episode, I continue my conversation with Cheryl Tynes who we met in Kamloops, British Columbia in July 2022. Cheryl shared about the life of her brother who was a renowned tattooist. Cheryl also talked more about her love of history and why teaching Black History to young people is so important. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 13 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is part 1 of my conversation with Cheryl Tynes Martin. David and I were visiting my Aunt Louise, Uncle Bill and cousin Marie in Kamloops last summer and checked out a "Down Home Kitchen Party" music event one afternoon where we met Cheryl and her husband Lesra. We exchanged contact info and a few days later Cheryl and I sat down to talk about what she has learned about her African Nova Scotian heritage and growing up Black in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Part 2 of my conversation will be out June 19th. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 12 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I was fortunate enough to be introduced to Shayna Jones by Carol Lafayette-Boyd last summer when travelling west. I interviewed Shayna over Zoom from her home in Kaslo, British Columbia. Shayna is an award winning, professional, performance artist specializing in the traditional oral storytelling of African and Afro-Diasporic folklore. Shayna is also the creator and lead on an amazing project called Black and Rural which she talked about here with us and, if you want to know more, check out her website https://www.wearestoryfolk.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 11 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I interviewed Valerie Jerome over Zoom while travelling west last summer. We managed to travel to Vancouver a few weeks later and Valerie invited us to her home and made us an amazing brunch. She also shared photos and other archival materials of her and her brother Harry's time in the Canadian Championship Games, the 1959 Pan-American Games, and the 1960 Rome Olympics. Valerie is a former teacher, political activist, and public speaker and shared with us the struggles her family dealt with when moving into. a North Vancouver community. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
InTheBlack:Canada and DeeP Visions Media are pleased to present the fourth interview in our series titled, "Black Canadians - Be Inspired". Meet Devon MD Jones who, along with a group of three other athletes, coached by Super Bowl Champion Luke Willson, is competing on CBC's Canada's Ultimate Challenge. Be ready to be inspired as you listen to Devon share her parent's experiences of moving from St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Winnipeg, Manitoba, how she has learned that her story matters, and what it was like participating on Canada's Ultimate Challenge. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 10 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I reached out to Leander Lane during our across Canada trip over the summer of 2022 after Carol LaFayette-Boyd told me he would be a good person to talk to about Black history in Saskatchewan and the Prairies. Leader has done extensive research into his ancestors journeys in the late 1800s and early 1900s from the United States to Canada. Leander is the Great Grandson of Julius Caesar Lane who, along with Joseph Mayes, led 10 Black families to Canada to take advantage of the homesteading opportunities that Canada was offering. Leander shares his passion for learning about the Shiloh or North of the Gully People and how he helped raised the funds needed to restore and preserve the Shiloh Baptist Church. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
InTheBlack:Canada and DeeP Visions Media are pleased to present the third interview in our series titled, "Black Canadians - Be Inspired". Meet Meaux Redhead who, along with a group of three other athletes, coached by Olympic speed skater Gilmore Junio, is competing on CBC's Canada's Ultimate Challenge. Be ready to be inspired as you listen to Meaux share her family's experience of immigrating to Canada from Grenada, her lifelong love of sports, and her participation on Canada's Ultimate Challenge. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
InTheBlack:Canada and DeeP Visions Media are pleased to present the second interview in our series titled, "Black Canadians - Be Inspired". Meet Zalie Tshuma who, along with a group of three other athletes, coached by Olympic speed skater and cyclist Clara Hughes, is competing on CBC's Canada's Ultimate Challenge. Be ready to be inspired as you listen to Zalie share her experiences as a ten year old immigrating to Canada from Zimbabwe with her family, her love of athletics as a young Black girl, and her participation on Canada's Ultimate Challenge. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
InTheBlack:Canada and DeeP Visions Media are pleased to present the first interview in our series titled "Black Canadians - Be Inspired". Meet Kate Fabien-Ferrol who, along with a group of three other athletes, coached by former Olympian, Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk), water poloist Waneek Horn-Miller, is competing on CBC's Canada's Ultimate Challenge. Be ready to be inspired as you listen to Kate share her family's journey from the Caribbean country of Dominica to Yellowknife, NWT, her experiences as a Black Woman in fitness and wellness spaces while dealing with Lupus, and her participation on Canada's Ultimate Challenge. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 9 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this episode, I continue my conversation with Cheryl Foggo who was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. Cheryl shares more of her family's history, what life was like for her growing up in Calgary including the racism she saw happening around her, and how she came to fall in love with and tell the story of John Ware and his family. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
I am so pleased to welcome you to episode 8 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I was very fortunate to spend time with Cheryl Foggo during our across Canada trip over the summer of 2022. Cheryl was very generous with her family stories, her time, and the sharing of her own experiences of growing up Black in Calgary. She had so much to share that I will bring it to you in 2 parts. In this first part, Cheryl talks about what the journey for the Smiths and Glovers was like from Oklahoma to Canada and what hardships and racism they met when they arrived here. She also talks about her Smith grandparents and her Aunt Edie and Uncle Andrew and the love and community they built and passed on to their families. Part 2 will be out on Monday, March 6th. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
I met Charlotte Williams (nee Mayes) during the summer 0f 2022 while travelling across Canada and am so pleased for her story to be episode 7 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. Charlotte was born in North Battleford, Saskachewan on October 31, 1965. Charlotte's paternal great-grandparents, Joseph and Mattie Mayes, led a group of Black families from the U.S. state of Oklahoma in 1910 to Canada and were some of the first Black settlers in Saskatchewan. Dr. Charlotte Williams is a veterinarian and served as president of the Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association (SVMA) in 2016. She was the first female Black veterinarian in Saskatchewan and the first Black Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association President in its history. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 6 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I met Dr. McNeil in Indian Head Saskatchewan during the unveiling of an installation, recognizing and honouring the Indian Head Rockets. This was an all Black baseball team that was part of a league that played in the prairies in the late 40s and early 50s and who were inducted into Saskatchewan's Sports Hall of Fame in 2022. Dr. McNeil came to Canada at the age of 12 and lived in Toronto until she moved with her husband to Saskatchewan. She credits her parents for fostering her love of reading and writing which she shares with her own children and her students at the University of Regina where she is an Associate Professor of Language and Literacy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message
I met Debbie Beaver during our across Canada trip during the summer of 2022 when Debbie, her cousin Myrna, and her brother Paul took us to visit their family's original homesteads and to other Black Historical sites. I am so pleased that her story is episode 5 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. Debbie was born in Barrhead (120 Km NW of Edmonton) Alberta in 1952 and raised on a farm along with her 5 siblings. Debbie's great-grandparents on both sides came to Canada in the early 20th century because of the racial persecution they faced in the southern US. in 2005, along with other descendants of Black settlers - Myrna Wisdom, Alison Crawford, and Alene Holland, Debbie co-founded the Black Settlers of Alberta and Saskatchewan Historical Society. Debbie works at the University of Alberta's Department of Psychology as a financial assistant. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 4 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I interviewed Noku during our across Canada trip during the summer of 2022. Noku was born February 4th, 1997 in Zimbabwe as were her parents - Siziwe and Anthony Mpofu. Noku moved to Canada in 2001 when she was 4. Her family lived in Hamilton and Burlington, ON until 2010 and then moved to Fort McMurray. Noku is attending The Kings University in Edmonton, AB and says that we all need to explore the biases we learned and ask ourselves why we think the way we do about things. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 3 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I interviewed Zachariah during our across Canada trip during the summer of 2022. Zachariah is Afro-Indigenous and was born on July 10, 1998 in Thunder Bay Ontario. His mother was also born in Thunder Bay and his father was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. During our conversation, Zachariah talked about growing up Black and Indigenous, the racism he faced in hockey, and his experience as one of the organizers of the Anti-Black Racism rally that took place in Thunder Bay in 2020. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 2 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I interviewed Carol over Zoom back in the spring of 2022 and finally got to meet her and some of her family members in person during our travels west this past summer. Carol was born on a farm near McGee, Saskatchewan and shared wonderful memories of growing up there. She was born to descendants of those who came to Canada in 1906 from Iowa and 1910 from Oklahoma. Carol continues to do research to fill in the missing pieces of her ancestry. She has been involved with the Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museums (SACHM) and is also one of the people to call if you want to know about Black History in the Prairies. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message
Welcome back to Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this first episode of the season, I had a great conversation with Andrew Paris who grew up in Summerside, Prince Edward Island where his family was one of a few Black families on the island at the time. As a young person, Andrew struggled to be proud of his Blackness and has come full circle as he now helps others see the importance of equity, diversity, and inclusion when it comes to engaging BIPOC youth in sports. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message
Welcome to the final episode of Season two of the I Am Black History Podcast. In this part two of my conversation with Tracy Cain, she talks about the YouTube video called "Stand Up" that she put together featuring "old new" photos of her ancestors and why it's important for people to see the photos. She also talks about growing up singing old Negro spirituals in church, how singing is a passion for her whole family, and that singing these songs brings her ancestors to life. You can catch all the episodes from Season One and Two wherever you get your podcasts and if you have a story to tell, be in touch with Donna at intheblackcanada@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message
This is episode 15 of season two and part one of my conversation with Tracy Cain on the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. Tracy is a 5th generation Black Canadian who was born in Brantford, ON and now lives in Guelph, ON with her husband and their four sons. Tracy has become quite the detective when it comes to finding out about her ancestors and their experiences of being Black in Canada. Get ready for a "real" Canadian history lesson. Part two of my conversation with Tracy will be published on July 4th. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 14 of season two of the of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. Spending time with Vant Hayes was such a special treat. Mr. Hayes was born in Edmonton Alberta in 1926. His parent's families were part of the Oklahoma 1000s who came from Oklahoma to Alberta looking for a better life free from racial prejudice. His father's family settled in the Keystone area, now called Breton and his mother's family settled in a homestead called Pine Creek and then later in Amber Valley. Mr. Hayes shares first hand accounts of what life was like living on a farm with his mother and 9 siblings and later with his wife and daughters. This episode is a bit longer than usual but well worth the listen. Mr. Hayes really is Black History. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 13 of season two of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. Evelyn Myrie and her sisters left Jamaica and came to Canada to join their mother who was here as part of the Domestic Workers Program, one of the few ways Black women could emigrate to Canada. Evelyn's family settled in Windsor, On where they were welcomed into a rich Black Canadian environment. Listen as Evelyn shares her journey from Jamaica, to Windsor and then Hamilton. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message
Welcome to episode 12 of season two of the of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I met Stella Sheppard at Emancipation Day celebrations in Prince Edward Island in 2021. Stella invited me to her home where we had a conversation about her ancestors who were some of the first Black people.brought to PEI. She talked about growing up in Darkie's Hollow on Seven Mile Road and why knowing about her Black and Indigenous heritages is so important to her. Stella is a storyteller, journalist, and writer and has published one book called Ashes of My Dreams and has submitted a sequel titled Snatched at Birth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message
This is episode 11 of season two of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media where I got to sit down with Christian Mbanza a school teacher from Saskatchewan. Christian was born in South Africa just as Nelson Mandela was becoming the president and his family immigrated to Canada when he was nine years old. Christian says its quite an experience going from being surrounded by Black people to often being the only Black person in his class or school. Listen to Christian as he shares his passion for history and why he thinks it's important to tell our stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/donna-paris/message
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