on a purple background, black hands hold various artistic tools - paintbrush, microphone, pen and pencil. Text reads Black History and Futures Month.

Black History & Futures Month

The theme of Black History Month in Canada (2024) is Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build. Here at the library we are celebrating that excellence by exploring writing, movies, art, and music by black creators. Choose from great books that commemorate Canadian Black history or from works that inspire our future!

Websites of Interest:

BC Black History Awareness Society

Black History Month Canada (Government of Canada)

Booklists:

See Yourself in Print – Kids’ books with black characters and black authors

Sharing Our Stories – Black History Month books for kids

Black History and Black Lives Matter: for Teens

Sing it Loud – Spotlight on Black Musicians

The Reel Truth – Spotlight on Black Actors & Filmmakers

In Our Own Image – Spotlight on Black Artists

Pen to Page – Spotlight on Black Writers

Afrofuturism

Black Future Month

Black Experience in Canada