Emma Ansah goes LIVE with episode 1 of her new deep-dive series on Black History in Canada, the stories they never teach, the receipts they like to pretend don’t exist.
Today’s focus: Africville.A community built by formerly enslaved Black men and women who crossed into Canada from America ready to claim freedom, build homes, raise families, and grind their way into prosperity. They built a city within a city, land, business, culture, power despite racism, displacement, and every system designed to keep them down.
Emma also shares the history of the Negro Hockey League. Yes, Black inventors of the sport Canada swears belongs to white culture. Before the NHL, before the fanfare, Black athletes were carving rinks, forming teams, and shaping the game from the ice up.
This livestream is proof: Black history built Canada. Period.
It’s time our stories take centre stage. Tune in, learn, and make sure they can’t erase us again.
