Black History Month Resources

February is Black History Month, and it’s dedicated to honouring and celebrating Black People in history. We have compiled an ongoing list of black resources recommended by UWSA directors, staff and UofW students. You can find different local organizations and businesses to support, books to read, influences to follow, and much more., We have compiled an ongoing list of black resources recommended by UWSA directors, staff and UofW students.

You can find different local organizations and businesses to support, books to read, influences to follow, and much more. For a more exhaustive list, check out the databases at the bottom of the page!

Please contact communications@theuwsa.ca to recommend additions to the list!

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
  • Paradis by Toni Morrison

Buy:

Food/Drink:

Art: 

Hair and beauty:

Watch:

  • The Skin We’re In
  • When They See Us
  • Moonlight
  • 13th
  • Time: The Kalief Browder Story
  • Abbott Elementary
  • I May Destroy You

Listen:

Follow:

At UWinnipeg:

  • Student organizing: Black Students’ Union
  • Courses: ENGL-3708: topics in Canadian Literature: Black Canadian Writers

Attend, Donate, and Support:

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