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For Rodney Ramsey, the stage is not just a place to tell jokes, it is where he found his purpose. More than two decades after starting his career, he is still taking to the stage, turning his everyday experiences into laughter.
The waves of Black migration to Canada go back to the early 1600s. The first recorded Black person to set foot on Canadian soil was Mathieu Da Costa, a free man hired by European as an interpreter.
Fred Anderson may have grown up in the Deep South, but for more than 50 years, Montreal has been home. Now 78, the civil rights activist and educator said it was finally time to put his story to paper, to document all that he has witnessed in his struggle for social justice.
With a focus on athleticism and academics, Denburk Reid is empowering youth with his Red Rush basketball program.
The Montreal hip hop act Muzion, which layered French, English and Haitian Creole into its rhymes, is one of three acts that getting a Canada Post stamp next month.
Black History Month in Montreal, featuring a vast array of activities celebrating the city’s Black communities, will begin next week.
James Scantlebury, 16, is projected to go first overall in the QMJHL Entry Draft in June, and says watching his parents' sacrifices as teachers has inspired him.
Ayanna Alleyne has spent her life volunteering in Montreal's Cote-des-Neiges neighbourhood and as a Black History Month laureate in 2025, she said the work should stand for itself.
With only a handful of Black Deans in Canada and Yolande Brown Chan being the first at McGill, she’s made it her mission to help pave the way for future generations.
Centre Professionnel Alter-Natives founder psychologist Régine Tardieu-Bertheau sees through a cross-cultural approach to mental health that celebrating diversity opens possibilities.
For over half a century, Montreal’s Black Theatre Workshop has been one of Canada’s longest-running theatre companies dedicated to sharing Black stories.
Quebec Liberal MNA Frantz Benjamin said being the first Black person to hold a prominent position is an honour, but it’s also just a starting point.
Black History Month laureate Vanessa Kanga has spent her working life devoted to building a thriving arts and culture community in her Cote-des-Neiges neighbourhood
For more than a century, Union United Church has been a cornerstone for Montreal’s Black community, offering not just a place to worship but also a sense of belonging.
Marie Joseph Angelique features on a new Canada Post stamp. She was an enslaved woman who was hanged in the 18th century after being charged with starting a fire in Montreal.
