February is Black History Month and there will be a slew of celebrations, displays and events to mark it. The city of Toronto also has events planned.
Hogtown's archives hold some interesting artifacts and the webpage write up succinctly explains the origins of our strong black history.
"Toronto has had a Black population from its earliest days as a settlement. United Empire Loyalists, Americans escaping enslavement, rural Canadians moving from Nova Scotia or southwestern Ontario, Jamaicans following economic opportunities, Somalis and Ghanaians establishing themselves in a new land; each individual and each community has contributed to the growth of Toronto as a unique city."
I mention it on this Blog because Bathurst Street, our area's western boundary, has "always been part of Black life in T.O."
Cheers,
Vanessa
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