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From Black stevedores in the American Deep South, to Hawaiian Inuit dances, to folk singers on Canada's East Coast music scene — discover the fascinating world of sea shanties in a special podcast episode by Canada's History contributor Jonah Grignon.

In this lesson, students will analyze artifacts to learn about the experiences of Black sleeping car porters on the job. 

This PBS film is a great resource for teaching about Black history in Canada and the Underground Railroad. A handy educator's guide provides teachers with everything they need to use this film in their class.

To mark Black History Month, Natasha Camacho and her students studied the lives and achievements of several notable Canadians of African descent.

The founders of the Canada Black Music Archives are on a mission to ensure the country’s Black musicians get recognition.

Ernesto Griffith and Winston Washington Moxam preserve on film the memory of one of the first black people to settle in Manitoba.

Myseum of Toronto presents a theatrical and playful revisiting of the 1851 North American Convention of Coloured Freemen on February 17 and 24.

Shantelle's course gives students of African descent an opportunity to connect with their education and see their histories and cultures reflected. While Black students feel affirmed and empowered as they became aware of the contributions made by other Blacks in Canada and worldwide, non-Black students are also impacted as they gain a deeper cultural understanding and receive a balanced sense of global contributions, both past and present.

From press and curls to Afros and dreadlocks, Black hairstyling has undergone many twists and turns through the decades.

Book review: The authors have collaborated to present a meticulously researched overview of la belle province romance literature from the early 1800s to the present.