At BCcampus, we are committed to learning about how we can be better advocates for Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC). In light of Black History Month, we decided to present an opportunity to learn, amplify, celebrate, and understand the impact of their unique heritages and cultures.
We have compiled some resources that amplify voices often unheard:
Authors We Admire
Books We’re Reading
- Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning: Building Expressways to Success by Andratesha Fritzgerald
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
- Equity by Design by Mirko Chardin and Katie Novak
- Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
- Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
- Home and Exile by Chinua Achebe
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
- How to be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Langston Hughes by Shantel Ivits
- Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
- Passing by Nella Larsen
- Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
- The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities by Frances Henry, Enaski Dua, Carl E. James, Audrey Kobayashi, Peter Li, Howard Ramos, and Malinda S. Smith
- The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole
- The Story of Viola Desmond by Shantel Ivits
- The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
- They Said This Would be Fun by Eternity Martis
- Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter Canada by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hutson, and Syrus Marcus Ware
- We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
- Where We Stand: Class Matters by bell hooks
Events/Webinars:
- B.C. Black History Awareness Society: Black Migration and British Columbia
- B.C. Black History Awareness Society: Putting Black British Columbia History to Work: Contemporary Implications of Historical Blackness
- B.C. Black History Awareness Society: Ross Bay Cemetery Tour
- B.C. Black History Awareness Society: The Fifth Element
- BCBHAS Celebrates Music during Black History Month with Pablo Cárenas
- FAST – Black History Month Panel Conversation – Lessons for February
Films/TV/Music
- Black History is American History
- Industry Games by Chika
- Netflix: Black Lives Matter Genre
- Seven Seconds
Podcasts
- Good Ancestor
- Sandy & Nora Talk Politics
- Snap Judgment: The Secret Adventures of Black People
- The Secret Lives of Black Women
Resources
- Anti-Racism & Equity Resources: One Love Consulting
- BCTF Social Justice Section on Racism
- Being Black in Canada
- Black History in Canada
- Black History in Two Minutes
- Black History Month Calendar
- Embrace Race
- Race and Ethnicity
- Resources for Gender Justice Advocates to Challenge Anti-Black Racism
- Systemic Racism is Real
- The Abolitionist Teaching Network
- The Black Experience
- The Canadian Encyclopedia: Black History in Canada (Summary)
- The Canadian Encyclopedia: Timeline – Black History
- United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent (2015 – 2024)
- Voices into Action: Seeds of Division: Rwanda
Support
We are eager and curious to know what everyone else is doing to grow and improve as allies for BIPOC.
Tweet us @BCcampus to share your thoughts and recommendations!
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