I Am Black History (ITBC) - Our Stories, Our Voices

About I Am Black History (ITBC) - Our Stories, Our Voices

Black Canadians from across Canada using their voices to tell their stories. Brought to you by In The Black:Canada and DeeP Visions Media and a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. The host is Nova Scotia born Donna Paris and if you want to know more about her and the I Am Black History Project check out her web site at www.intheblackcanada.ca. Donna wants Black people to take their place in Canadian history and for all Canadians to hear their stories, so be sure to be in touch at intheblackcanada@gmail.com. (beat ‘Prod. InsaneBeatz’)

Publisher

Donna Paris

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Dec 2020

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

95 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Jane Braithwaite is Black History - Part 2 (ITBC) - Our Stories, Our Voices

   Welcome to episode 15 of season 5 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this episode, I continue my conversation with Jane Braithwaite. Among other things, Jane talks about being a Black occasional teacher in Fenelon Falls and finding teachable moments when students asked about her skin colour. She also shares memories from the Port Dalhousie Emancipation Day Picnic.

2. 

   7 Sept 2026

   Jane Braithwaite is Black History - Part 1 (ITBC) - Our Stories, Our Voices

   Welcome to episode 14 of season 5 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is part 1 of my conversation with Jane Braithwaite who lives in Peterborough, ON. Jane's ancestors. have connection to Barbados, Sydney, NS and Milton ON which is a small hamlet west of Toronto. So many fascinating stories including that her grandmother was the first African Canadian visiting home maker in Toronto.

3. 

   17 Aug 2026

   Calvin Lawrence is Black History (ITBC) - Our Stories, Our Voices

   Welcome to episode 13 of season 5 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this episode, I talk with Calvin Lawrence  who was born in Yarmouth, NS. and grew up in Halifax. Calvin is a proud 7th generation African Nova Scotian who can trace his heritage to the Black Empire Loyalist. In 2019, along with journalist and activist Miles Howe, Calvin authored a Book “Black Cop”  which chronicles his trails and tribulations of being in law enforcement.

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

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Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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