Josiah Henson is held in high regard in both Black Canadian and American history, despite being somewhat of a sellout. Born into enslavement in America, he was known on the plantation as a hard worker, and trustworthy. For this reason, he was able to work both on and off the property. He would often leave by himself, and for a long time made no att…

On April 11th, 2023, Paige Theriault-Fischer, the woman who murdered Hodan Hashi, had all charges stayed. The statement put out by the prosecution's office makes it clear that they have no intentions of reopening the case, or charging Paige with anything. Less than six months after stealing a life, Paige is free and clear; she gets to go on with th…

Marie Joseph Angelique is hands down one of the most misunderstood women in Canadian history. She was enslaved at a young age in Portugal before being forcibly transported to Montreal. Marie knew that her enslavement was wrong and immoral. She regularly rebelled in every way that she could and would admit to everything she did, without hesitation. …

Viola was an extremely successful business woman who did everything in her power to propel Black women forward during a time period when they were intentionally being left behind. Viola Desmond was one of the many Black women who bravely and actively fought Canadian segregation, in a time where many were denying the fact that it even existed. When …

In September of 1996, 15-year-old Melanie left her friend’s home at around 2AM to make the 10 minute walk home. While walking home, she vanished without a trace. While public pressure was high, it seemed as if everything was being done to bring closure to her family. Once the public pressure lessened, the Ethier family was left doing the majority o…

Carrie Best grew up in Nova Scotia in a time where racism, segregation, and controlling stereotypes ran the province. Her parents were never given the opportunity to pursue formal education, and so they encouraged all of their children to go after what they wanted, regardless of the obstacles that were placed in their way due to systemic racism. Ca…

Thornton and Lucie Blackburn were an enslaved couple who changed both Canadian and American history forever. They met while enslaved, fell in love, got married and managed to escape not once, but twice after finding out their enslaver had plans to permanently separate them. Everything they did was rooted in love and care for themselves, each other,…

Marie Marguerite Rose was enslaved her whole life, but she was enslaved in Canada for two decades. The Loppinot family whom enslaved her, forced her to work as a house slave. She cleaned, she cooked and she took care of their 12 children, all against her will. After 19 years of enslavement, she was set free by her enslaver but the reason why is unk…

In an effort to build up the population in Canada in the late 1700’s, the Canadian government allowed white folks from all over to bring their ‘property’ into Canada, and do what they pleased with it. This included stolen, enslaved Africans. Chloe Cooley was one of the first recorded women in Canadian history to publicly oppose, and resist her ensl…

On December 25th, 2017, Andrew Berry, and his two daughters 6-year-old Chloe and 4-year-old Aubrey were found in their Oak Bay British Columbia apartment brutally stabbed. When first responders arrived on the scene, each of them were in a separate rooms and the apartment was in absolute chaos with blood everywhere. It was clear that something horri…

After the enslavement era ended in Canada, rich white families had no one to tend to their home, raise their children, and take care of all things domestic. This coincided with the second wave of feminism that rocked the country and had white women rebelling against everything domestic, anything that was influenced by patriarchal standards and idea…

On Saturday November 5th, 2022, Black Somali Muslim Canadian woman, Hodan Hashi, was brutally attacked and murdered by Paige Theriault-Fisher in a busy nightclub in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Despite having clear video evidence proving Paige took Hodan's life, the initial charge of second degree murder was downgraded to manslaughter, and in a…

The Ant Hill Kids is one of the most brutal, gruesome cults of all time. But, because of its Canadian origin, it is one that is rarely ever discussed. Roch Therriault was born and raised in an abusive religious family, he quickly became a product of his environment. Learning how to manipulate those around him, and using religion as a means of doing…

On November 29th, 2022, I and many others reported that Daejhanae Jackson had been arrested in the femicide of Shanquella Robinson. This information came from Gerardo Zuniga, a Mexican investigative journalist from MetropoliMX. He was the reporter who leaked the exclusive police report which stated that events had varied a lot from what the autopsy…

Canada has had very discriminatory immigration policies, and continues to have them. In 1911, a ban on Black immigration was proposed and approved by the Liberal Party of Canada. The push to pass this law, came from the increase in attacks and murders against Black folks in Oklahoma. They were searching for a new place to live, and saw Canada as an…

On October 28th, 2022 Shanquella Robinson and a group of her six 'friends' (Khalil Cook, Malik Dwyer, Wenter Donovan, Alysse Hyatt, Daejhanae Jackson, and Nazeer Wiggins) left for their weekend Mexican vacation which they had been planning since June. Less than 24 hours after arriving in Cabo, Shanquella's parents back in Charlotte, North Carolina …

The Little Black Sambo is a wildly racist, and problematic children's book written by Helen Bannerman. The book was first published in 1899, and it achieved international levels of success almost immediately. It even recieved an animated film adaptation. It quickly worked its way into Canadian classrooms and libraries, where teachers praised the bo…

This week we are discussing the Salmon Arm teenage love triangle that went wrong. 17-year-old Monica Sikorski was dating 22-year-old Tyler Myers. Both individuals were born and raised in Salmon Arm British Columbia, a very small town, where everyone knew each other fairly well. To others, Tyler and Monica seemed like an extremely happy couple, and …

Hogan's Alley was a thriving Black community in Vancouver that was created in the Strathcona area after Black folks were unable to secure housing elsewhere due to racism. This community was small, but extremely successful and vital to supporting the growth of Black women and their entrepreneurial endeavors. Vie Moore and Nora Hendrix -the grandmoth…

On Saturday, November 5th 2022, Hodan Hashi was brutally murdered at LIT Nightclub in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan by Paige Theriault-Fisher in a club full of people. No one stepped in to help, no one stopped the fight, instead, people pulled out their phones to record the last moments of Hodan’s life, while encouraging Paige to continue her brutal atta…

Peter Nygard is an infamous Winnipegger who used his money, and power for his own sick and twisted greed and fulfillment. He is often referred to as the Canadian Jeffery Epstein, due to his vast sexual based assaults, the fact that he had many high status friends and colleagues (ranging from former U.S. President George Bush, Actor Sean Connery, Fo…

Peter Nygard is an infamous Winnipegger who used his money, and power for his own sick and twisted greed and fulfillment. He is often referred to as the Canadian Jeffery Epstein, due to his vast sexual based assaults, the fact that he had many high status friends and colleagues (ranging from former U.S. President George Bush, Actor Sean Connery, Fo…

Peter Nygard is an infamous Winnipegger who used his money, and power for his own sick and twisted greed and fulfillment. He is often referred to as the Canadian Jeffery Epstein, due to his vast sexual based assaults, the fact that he had many high status friends and colleagues (ranging from former U.S. President George Bush, Actor Sean Connery, Fo…

In 1992, in response to the verdict in the L.A. based Rodney King case as well as the murder of 22 year old Raymond Constantine Lawrence, the Toronto based Black Action Defense Committee (or BADC) decided to organize and lead a peaceful protest. Due to the actions of young white men, the protest quickly turned violent and Black folks bared the brun…

In 2017, 23-year old Cody Severight was crossing a street downtown when he was hit by drunk driving Winnipeg Police Detective Justin Holz. Justin had been out drinking with buddies from just before 5PM until 8PM when he decided to get into his car and speed through the streets of downtown Winnipeg reaching 100KM/H. After hitting Cody, Justin didn't…

The Manitoban Independent Investigative Unit was created after the urgent public pressure was mounting on the province to act after the murder of Crystal Taman at the hands of Derek Harvey Zenk. For a long time it was a concept and on June 18th of 2015, it actually became active. This unit ideally, was created to hold police accountable for this mi…

Crystal Sveinson was a 40-year-old mother and wife who was struck and killed by drunk driver Derek Harvey-Zenk (Who later legally changed his named to HarveyMordenZenk) in the early hours of Feburary 25th, 2005. At the time of the crash, Derek was a constable with the Winnipeg Police Service and was good friends with East. St. Paul police chief at …

The Highway Of Tears is a strip of land which is approximately 724km long in British Columbia that stretches from Prince Rupert to Prince George. Since 1969, and possibly sooner, primarily Indigenous women, estimates are anywhere between 18 and over 40, have gone missing or have been found murdered along the Highway Of Tears. It is an area where se…

The Shelburne Race Riots were the outcome of the British Government's inability to care about anything besides their appearance to their peers and the well being of white people under their rulership. The evacuation of the British from 'America' at the end of 1782, caused an increase in Black people brought to the 'Canadian' side of the colonial bo…

Michael and Dazelle Johnson have four children together; Cruz, Morgan, Asja and Milan. In 2014, Dazelle, took the children from their hometown of Nassau, Bahamas and brought them to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Asja and Milan were just 6 and 2 years old at the time of their disappearance. No one has spoken to or seen the two young girls and their …

Africville acted as a safe haven for previously enslaved Black folks from across "Canada", "America" and The Caribbean. Black folks were unable to secure housing within city limits due to racism and being denied the opportunity to rent or secure housing by white folks who reaped the benefits of a city built up by the same people they were violent t…

Throughout the 1990's, "Canada" had a major issue with serial killers; but this problem was especially amplified in British Columbia. These killers were specifically targeting Black and Indigenous female sex workers who worked and lived in the East Hastings area. Most have heard of Robert Pickton, but what most people are not aware is that there we…

The 'Canadian' government was and continues to be racist. The extensive lengths in which the government went to keep Black people out of 'Canada' were ridiculous and essentially endless. Amber Valley was one of many successful Black communities established in Alberta in the early 1900's despite the governmental efforts to curate an all white nation…

5 Year Old Tatianna Cuevas left for vacation with her father John Cuevas on July 29th, 2018. They were last seen on August 4th 2018, despite having an August 12th return date. Three years have now passed and neither of them have been sighted and their families have not heard from them. The media, and the police have not been effective or efficient …