Founded by members of Winnipeg’s Black community, Black Space Winnipeg is a grassroots, organization that fosters organic dialogue on everyday experiences of being Black. Spreading perspectives of Afrocentrism, and Pro-Black conversation, Black Space Winnipeg creates safe spaces for people of colour through hosting community events, artist demonstrations and workshops. Black Space Winnipeg challenges anti-Black racism and discrimination, building inclusivity across all sectors in Winnipeg for Black people.

Being Black in Canada offers a window into the struggles while celebrating the culture and achievements of the Black communities. With its focus on the diverse stories and experiences of Black Canadians, and a breadth of content in many formats, it will help expand everyone’s knowledge and understanding of the Black communities and with it build the pride and appreciation they so richly deserve.

This document contains history, guidelines for developing critical and courageous conversations, resources for Black History Month, and Anti-Racism Resources.

This Toolkit was developed to provide racially competent resources to Black families; however, we believe that its contents can be beneficial for all communities seeking greater understanding of the impact of Anti-Black Racism.

Interested in learning more about anti-Black racism and tools to combat it? Nina Condo (Executive Director at Elmwood Community Resource Centre) compiled this list and shared it with MANSO (Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations).

This poster is from YouthRex, and is a good at-a-glance look at allyship. This resource is suitable for children and youth.

The ConversAction Summit, co-hosted by Renison University College and the University of Waterloo, brought together senior university leaders from across the country for a focused two-day discussion of racism in the Canadian higher-education sector, and to create an action plan for furthering antiracism work in the sector.

Black Lives Matter Resources is a curated page of resources for education, justice, and healing. They also have reports and guides for conversation.

This is a very thorough list of featured titles, videos, films, stories, toolkits, web resources, articles, podcasts, organizations, and readings.

At Experiences Canada, we’re committed to helping young Canadians open their minds, exploring the diversity of language, culture, and lived experiences within our country. We believe that that systemic racism is best addressed at the earliest age, encouraging mutual understanding and respect through direct opportunities to learn from one another. In recent days we’re reminded of why this work is so important, and how we always need to be thinking of how we can do better.

Racial equity is one of the most important issues we face in today’s society. It is not enough to not be racist in order to fight racism — we must be actively anti-racist and promote justice and equality for all people, all the time and in every community, city, and state in the nation. This website is a collection of 135 resources that promote racial equity in a variety of important ways.

This page is designed to be a non-exhaustive list of resources intended to help students, faculty, and staff at the University of Waterloo in developing a deeper understanding of anti-Black racism, racism toward Indigenous folks and people of colour; as well as provide tools for campus community members to engage in anti-racism work across campus.

Aimed for caregivers, community members, and early childhood educators, this is a list of resources for adults, educators, for discussing racism and violence with children, children’s book recommendations, and resources for social/emotional development.

The key lesson learned from our experience is that a focus on “primary prevention” is needed in order to help youth grow into productive adults. Primary prevention aims to prevent disease or injury before it ever occurs. This is the Mission of the Black Youth Helpline! It is in this spirit of purpose and a passionate commitment to community wellbeing that our organization has thrived into a National Helpline for Canadian Youth and families.

Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on Black Americans who have committed the crimes of ... eating, walking or generally "living while Black." In this profound, thought-provoking and often hilarious talk, he reveals the power of language to change stories of trauma into stories of healing -- while challenging us all to level up.

“It is urgent to counter the devaluation and vilification of Black youth in the school system with a focus away from carceral trends in the education system and toward a system that invests in nurturing, rather than punishing, Black youth” This article explores anti-Black racism in Canadian education. Content warning: The article begins with a story of police action against a small child.

My name is Reni Eddo-Lodge. About four years ago, I wrote these words, and my life changed forever:

I’m no longer talking to white people about race. Not all white people, just the vast majority who refuse to accept the legitimacy of structural racism and its symptoms. I can no longer engage with the emotional disconnect that white people display when a person of colour articulates their experience. You can see their eyes shut down and harden...[FADE]

The blog post became the book, and the book sparked a national conversation. In this podcast, we’re going to keep up the conversation. I want to know about where we once were, where we are now, and if literally, anything has changed.

Why does race matter so profoundly for health? David R. Williams developed a scale to measure the impact of discrimination on well-being, going beyond traditional measures like income and education to reveal how factors like implicit bias, residential segregation and negative stereotypes create and sustain inequality. In this eye-opening talk, Williams presents evidence for how racism is producing a rigged system -- and offers hopeful examples of programs across the US that are working to dismantle discrimination.

My Voice is Louder Than Hate is a multimedia lesson resource designed to empower students in Grades 9 to 12 to push back against hate and prejudice in their online communities.

Critical Race Theory is an academic framework that examines the intersection of race, power, and law, highlighting how racism is embedded in societal structures and institutions. It seeks to challenge and understand how racial hierarchies and inequalities are perpetuated, and how they intersect with other forms of oppression, such as class and gender, to shape social outcomes. Perlego's study guide on Critical Race Theory is a great starting point for anyone who wishes to dive deeper on this topic.

Here is a List of Places where you can support Black-owned businesses in Canada.