All of our episodes unpack structural racism & systematic oppression of marginalized people in Canada. We hope you will listen to all of them. In this time, we know many people would like to begin with the episodes that focus on Black history. So here is a list. #BlackHistory365 
Crash Course: Black Nurses
A look at the history of the Black Cross Nurses, why they came to Canada and how Black nurses went from being shut out to leading in a matter of decades.
open.spotify.com/episode/4u4ygK…
A look at the history of the Black Cross Nurses, why they came to Canada and how Black nurses went from being shut out to leading in a matter of decades.
open.spotify.com/episode/4u4ygK…
Crash Course: Uncle Tom
“Uncle Tom” is derogatory term & is connected to anti-slavery novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”. But the name’s also linked to Josiah Henson, who escaped slavery and fled to Canada. We try to figure it all out with @DrCherylT
open.spotify.com/episode/61rVW2…
“Uncle Tom” is derogatory term & is connected to anti-slavery novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”. But the name’s also linked to Josiah Henson, who escaped slavery and fled to Canada. We try to figure it all out with @DrCherylT
open.spotify.com/episode/61rVW2…
The Nanny
Who has been looking after Canada’s kids? We find out that Indigenous women & women from all over the world took on this job, and none of their stories follow the plot to Sound of Music. With @tungohan
open.spotify.com/episode/37wTDb…
Who has been looking after Canada’s kids? We find out that Indigenous women & women from all over the world took on this job, and none of their stories follow the plot to Sound of Music. With @tungohan
open.spotify.com/episode/37wTDb…
@tungohan Shout Out: John Ware
Meet John Ware, the Black cowboy who helped build Alberta's ranching industry and became a legend for his skill as horseman all while facing extreme racism.
open.spotify.com/episode/4LMEnL…
Meet John Ware, the Black cowboy who helped build Alberta's ranching industry and became a legend for his skill as horseman all while facing extreme racism.
open.spotify.com/episode/4LMEnL…
Shout Out: Eleanor Collins
Meet Eleanor Collins - Canada's first lady of jazz and the first Black person in North America to host a nationally broadcast television series, "The Eleanor Show" which began in 1954. #BlackHistory365
open.spotify.com/episode/0sq4Wj…
Meet Eleanor Collins - Canada's first lady of jazz and the first Black person in North America to host a nationally broadcast television series, "The Eleanor Show" which began in 1954. #BlackHistory365
open.spotify.com/episode/0sq4Wj…
Shout Out: Jackie Shane
Meet Jackie Shane, the singer that came to prominence during Toronto's bustling Yonge Street music scene and would go on to be the first transgender musician to hit the charts in Canada & the USA.
open.spotify.com/episode/3mnANo…
Meet Jackie Shane, the singer that came to prominence during Toronto's bustling Yonge Street music scene and would go on to be the first transgender musician to hit the charts in Canada & the USA.
open.spotify.com/episode/3mnANo…
The Province of Jamaica
We look at Caribbean migration & reveal which islands Canada wanted as provinces. We also connect the history of Black railway porters & labour activism in Winnepeg. W/ Prof. Saje Mathieu & @DrCSTaylor
open.spotify.com/episode/0flQYu…
We look at Caribbean migration & reveal which islands Canada wanted as provinces. We also connect the history of Black railway porters & labour activism in Winnepeg. W/ Prof. Saje Mathieu & @DrCSTaylor
open.spotify.com/episode/0flQYu…
Shout Out: Rosemary Brown
From Season 1 (pre-CBC) Rosemary Brown was an activist & the 1st Black woman elected to a Canadian Provincial Legislature (B.C). In 1975, she would be the first woman to run for leadership of a Federal party.
open.spotify.com/episode/4evvIp…
From Season 1 (pre-CBC) Rosemary Brown was an activist & the 1st Black woman elected to a Canadian Provincial Legislature (B.C). In 1975, she would be the first woman to run for leadership of a Federal party.
open.spotify.com/episode/4evvIp…
The Secret Life of Birchtown
200 years of slavery in Canada; the myths of the Underground Railroad and Birchtown, Nova Scotia, home to one of this country’s first settlements of Black people. W/ Dr. Charmaine Nelson, Lawrence Hill & @bickersb1
open.spotify.com/episode/6Y4aha…
200 years of slavery in Canada; the myths of the Underground Railroad and Birchtown, Nova Scotia, home to one of this country’s first settlements of Black people. W/ Dr. Charmaine Nelson, Lawrence Hill & @bickersb1
open.spotify.com/episode/6Y4aha…
So, there they are. Please be warned that we tell jokes, laugh and often discuss Beyonce. If you are looking for more voices please check out this great list from @sandela
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