Thread by @UofTCities

#BlackHistoryMonth wraps up today but we can engage with #BlackExcellence round the year via these #BlackTwitter accounts.
Wherever you live, we invite you to learn more about these #Communities & institutions that are shaping the story of #Canada.
🧵with favourite accounts.
1/12

@BlackHealthCAN

Join them in their goal to “reduce the racial disparities in health outcomes & promote health & well-being for people from the diverse Black communities in Canada with emphasis on the broad determinants of health, including racism." #BlackHistoryMonth

2/12

@blackartndialog is "dedicated to supporting, documenting and showcasing the artistic and cultural contributions of Black artists and cultural workers in Canada and internationally." #BHM

Explore their incredible FREE for the public gallery here: bandgallery.com
3/12

@AB_MentalHealth provides equitable, #Inclusive & holistic #MentalHealth & addiction services for racialized people across the #GTA.

Explore their work at linktr.ee/AcrossBoundari… or on their website at acrossboundaries.ca.
#BlackHistoryMonth
4/12

@BLAC_Ontario is a not-for-profit corporation providing free legal services to low to no-income Black Ontarians who are facing a legal issue directly related to anti-Black racism.
Explore their services at blacklegalactioncentre.ca

#BlackHistoryMonth
5/12

Follow @hogans_alley, a non-profit organization composed of #CivilRights activists, business professionals, #Community organizations, artists, writers & academics committed to daylighting the presence of #BlackHistory in #Vancouver & throughout #BritishColumbia.
#BHM2022
6/12

@Bwim416 is a survivor-led, grassroots organization in #Toronto that empowers & supports the advancement of #BlackWomen, girls, nonbinary & gender-non-conforming survivors of #GBV.
They work within anti-racist frameworks to create #Healing spaces for all.
#BlackHistoryMonth
7/12

#FREEDOMSCHOOL – Toronto is "a #Youth & parent-driven initiative that intervenes to fight against anti-Black racism in the school system & to create educational alternatives for Black children."

Explore their work at freedomschooltoronto.ca
#BlackHistoryMonth
8/12

Follow the work of @JFAAP - a grassroots group in #Toronto's Jane-Finch community. It consists of community residents & members from different organizations in the area.
They discuss challenges with #WhiteSupremacy & #SocialJustice within the community.
#BlackHistoryMonth
9/12

@letstalkjails is a volunteer organization that engages in direct action, public education, & mutual aid to shed light on the harms caused by incarceration, & connect prisoners with social, financial, legal & health support.
See torontoprisonersrightsproject.org/statement-of-u…
#BlackHistoryMonth
10/12

Created by @itsalambro- a Master's student in #Planning at the @UofT- @urbanlimitrophe is a #Podcast series supported by the #SofC, highlighting creative projects transforming #African #Cities & diasporic #Communities.
Listen at urbanlimitrophe.com/search/label/E…
#BlackHistoryMonth
11/13

@planning_black amplify Black voices & perspectives in #City & #Community building, #Planning & development with the goal of reshaping planning practice & facilitating more #Sustainable & resilient communities.
Learn more at blackplanningproject.com
#BlackHistoryMonth
12/13

@blackurbanismto aims to increase the participation of Black people in #Community development to advance their collective #Cultural, #Economic & #Social interests in #Toronto.
Want to amplify more #BlackTwitter accounts? Add them in the comments to this thread!
#BlackHistoryMonth