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Lincoln Alexander, first Black Member of Parliament in Canada, former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario; Toya Alexis, R&B/pop singer and Canadian Idol season 1 finalist; Aisha Alfa, actress and comedian; Ismaila Alfa, radio host; Thom Allison, actor; Jean Alfred, first Black Canadian member of the National Assembly of Quebec; Lillian Allen, dub poet
Black Canadians face racism in both the public and private sectors of the Canadian economy. Both Black Canadian men and women endure significant wage gaps compared to non-visible minority Canadians. [140] From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, a number of unarmed Black Canadian men in Toronto were shot or killed by Toronto Police officers.
This page lists Canadian citizens of full or partial Sub-Saharan African descent or West Indian origin who identify or would seem to identify themselves as Black Canadians. Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
Black Canadian actresses (137 P) S. Black Canadian women singers (2 C) Black Canadian sportswomen (2 C, 64 P) W. Black Canadian women writers (2 C, 89 P)
Black NHL players Nat. Name Birthplace Pos Seasons Teams Played Ethnicity Ref ... Bi-racial, Afro-Canadian [52] Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre: Montreal, QC: D: 1998–2004:
In 1999, Dawn Williams felt that there were an absence of Canadian publications showcasing prominent Canadians of African descent.She spent the next three years researching and compiling content to produce a comprehensive snapshot of the contributions of African Canadians, encompassing every province and territory of Canada in both French and English.
Mary Ann Shadd, the first black female publisher and newspaper owner in Canada, and her brother Isaac Shadd founded The Provincial Freeman in 1853. It became a weekly newspaper out of Toronto in 1854, after which it was published in Chatham. [3] Black and white people founded the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada in Toronto in 1851. It sought to ...
Federal electoral districts represented by visible minorities during the 42nd Canadian Parliament (2015–2019) marked by party colour. This list comprises persons who belong to a visible minority group who have been elected to the federal House of Commons, legislative assemblies of provinces and territories, and members appointed to the Senate.