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The local and global mobilization around anti-Black racism following the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Regis Korchinski-Paquet in Toronto, among other incidences, have highlighted the urgency of addressing systemic racism and racial violence. The mobilization, along with many Ìý²¹²Ô»å , have revealed the deep racial inequities in our society and world, and the extent to which racism is a pandemic within the Covid-19 pandemic.

Universities have a major role to play in responding to anti-Black racism, systemic racism, and racial violence. Universities also have a role to play in education, teaching and learning, and inclusive curriculum. The resources on these pages aim to disrupt a shaped by stereotypes and a deficit narrative. Instead, it highlights the diversity of the Black population in Alberta and Canada through stories, statistical profiles, books, films, as well as specific actions we can engage in to educate ourselves and to advance racial justice. 

Trailblazing Black Albertans, and selections of book and film resources on the historical and contemporary Black experience across Canada curated by Dr. Malinda S. Smith.