Learn about the important contributions of people of African descent to Canada's prosperity, which are celebrated every February during Black History Month which honor s the legacy of Black Canadians.

The Kitchener Public Library recommends a list of books for adults, teens and kids to support conversations and education about race, racism and resistance.

According to Statistics Canada, in 2016 the Black population reached nearly 1.2 million, representing 3.5% of Canad a’s total population. Canada's Black population double in size between 1996 and 2016.

Recognizing systemic racism and discrimination, the Government of Canada launched an Anti-Racism Strategy 2019–2022 to remove barriers and promote a more inclusive and equitable country for all Canadians.

This HuffPost Canada article contains a list of organizations or resources Canadians can engage with to help combat anti-Black racism and police brutality. 

Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc is a global organization in the US, UK and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.

In this article, the author claims the need for a language that better explain the roots of the Black presence in Canada, since their migration from Africa was the product of slavery and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

"The pandemic has exposed significant gaps in existing practices and policies that have put Black communities at increased risk of COVID-19 infections. Denying racism exists won’t give you the full picture of what’s behind these tragedies."

Parenting Now has created a list of resources to consider using when talking to young people about racism.