February marks Black Histories & Futures Month (BHFM) at Queen’s, offering a time to reflect and celebrate the contributions of the Black community, and to promote a more equitable future. At the library, we have curated a selection from our digital and physical collections to offer our community opportunities to explore and reflect on these resources.
Streaming media
From Curio.ca
Black on the Prairies: Exploring the past, present and future of Black Prairie life through migration, politics and resistance and more.
Black Life: Untold Stories: Reframing the rich and complex histories of Black experiences in Canada (with teaching guide).
Black Lives Matter Canada: A Call for Racial Equality: Black teens talk candidly about their experiences growing up in Canada.
Dear Jackie: Celebrating one of Canada's most storied Black communities, Little Burgundy in Montreal, by way of a cinematic letter to Jackie Robinson.
Explore more Black History titles from Curio.
From Can Core Academic Video
Black Community Mixtapes: In this 5-part, award-winning series, young filmmaker KhaRå Martin explores Canada's Black social movements, reviving personal archives to illuminate transformative moments in Black Canadian history.
Our Dance of Revolution: This untold history of Toronto's Black queer community spans four decades of passionate activist rebellion.
Cool Black North: This explores the unique and vibrant Canadian Black Community and its role in our country’s contemporary identity.
Hear! Hear! A Musical Geographic: This is hosted by Nova Scotia’s own multiple Juno award-winning minstrel bard, Old Man Luedecke and Lesley Robinson, an Indigenous musician who grew up in the First Nation Algonquin community of Kipawa, Quebec. Together they take the audience on a journey of discovery as they explore the rich musical community of North Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada’s oldest and largest Black community.
Explore more Black History Month videos from Can-Core.
Physical displays
The Law Library is featuring a new display dedicated to celebrating Black excellence, remembering Black histories, and showcasing the work of present-day activists. Texts include biographies and memoirs from famous Black Canadians and lawyers, legal texts on race and racism in Canada, and scholarly works on the Black Lives Matter movement.
The Education Library has selected several new books about Black History Month in relation to Canada. The books have been very popular as students prepare to go on their practicums across the province.
