February is Black History Month. The theme for 2024 is Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build. We recommend the following resources for learning more about the history of Black People in Saskatchewan, Black Canadian Women who made strides for equity, and the systemic GBV currently faced by the Black population in Canada.
Statistics Canada: Black History Month 2024… by the numbers https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/dai/smr08/2024/smr08_278
Statistics Canada: Black History Month: Honouring and Celebrating Black People in Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month.html
Monitor Mag: Black Women in Canada
https://monitormag.ca/shorthand/black-women-in-canada-200221160623/index.html#article
Saskatchewan African-Canadian Heritage Museum
https://sachm.org/virtual-museum
Willa Dallard, Saskatchewan Black Pioneer - SK History
Canadian Encyclopedia entry for Jean Augustine
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jean-augustine
Canadian Encyclopedia entry for Rosemary Brown
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rosemary-brown
Sexual Violence Against Black Women and Girls in a #MeToo Era - GBV Learning Network
https://gbvlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/backgrounders/SV-Against-Black-Women-Girls-MeToo/index.html
Gender-Based Violence in Schools and the Intersectional Experiences of Black-Canadian Girls Western University: