For International Women's Day on March 8, we present a new digital story on a transformative era in Toronto's history when Black feminists fearlessly challenged norms and tackled issues ranging from racism, to police violence, to sexism.
Beginning in the 1970s, Black women embraced an approach grounded in intersectionality to form several organizations and movements, including the Toronto Chapter of The Congress of Black Women, the Coalition of Visible Minority Women, and the Black Women's Collective. Their advocacy addressed the multiple forms of oppression faced by Black women and helped pave a pathway forward with other groups in Toronto in the BIPOC and 2SLGBTQ+ communities.
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