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February is Black History Month — a time set aside to learn and honour black history in Canada and beyond. Here are a few resources we have collected on some of the overlooked stories you may not know about.
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Diane Warren on Writing “The Six Triple Eight’s” Oscar-Nominated Song by Alex Frank on Tudum by Netflix
“The Six Triple Eight” — Film Synopsis: During World War II, 855 women joined the fight to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time.
We Were There Too: Blacks in the Disability Movement — We Were There Too is an initiative dedicated to preserving the overlooked stories of Black disabled activists in the disability rights movement.
The Intersection of Blackness & Disability in Canada — A brief overview and call to action by Ase Community Foundation for Black Canadians with Disabilities
