Black History Month Resources
To celebrate Black History Month, we have compiled a list of black resources recommended by UWSA directors and staff. You can find different local organizations and businesses to support, books to read, influences to follow, and much more!
Read:
- The Skin We’re In by Desmond Cole
- Black Life by Walcott & Abdillahi
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
- The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
- The Journey of Little Charlie, Bud, Not Buddy, and more by Christopher Paul Curtis
Buy:
- Vintage clothing: Velvet Tundra Vintage
- Silk masks: Clems Studios
- Hair and beauty:
- Ethnic foods and hair products: Dino’s Grocery Mart
- Art: Tanisha Salakoh
Watch:
- The Skin We’re In
- When They See Us
- Moonlight
- 13th
- Time: The Kalief Browder Story
Listen:
Follow:
- @pegcitylovely
- @kendramorous
- @iharterika
- @adriennemareebrown
- @migrantscribble
- @sandymhudson
- @strategiccharmboutique
- @stylemydreams
- @miss_chi_fitness
At UWinnipeg:
- Student organizing: Black Students’ Union
- Courses: ENGL-3708: topics in Canadian Literature: Black Canadian Writers
Attend, Donate, and Support:
- blackownedmb.com: Black business director
- west.afrobiz.ca: Black business directory
- bhmwinnipeg: Fundraisers, events, and training
- Pilgrim Baptist Church: Black History Month Events
- @theblacklabelwpg: Winnipeg’s Black Creatives’ Collective
- Black Space Winnipeg: Events, artist demonstrations and workshops
- QPOCWinnipeg: Events for Queer and Trans Identified Black, Indigenous & People of Colour
- Justice4BlackLivesWPG: Community Organizers in Winnipeg
For a PDF copy, click here: Black History Month Resources