Jamie Bradburn writes about how his father’s love for history sparked his own passion for storytelling, and what he’s uncovered about Black history in the town where he was raised.
Vintage Black Canada is a digital archive on Instagram started by Aaron Francis, featuring photographs from his family collection. By centring personal and everyday moments, the archive uses family history to tell a wider story of Black life and the African Diaspora in Canada.
Social media can be a great way to create community archives. In this interview, Choltu shares why she started an Instagram account dedicated to Toronto’s Black archives.
Dr. Ornella Nzindukiyimana shares her strategy for combing through the archives to find treasures of Black sport histories.
Looking to submit a post to MOBA? Find the guidelines and the submission link here.
An update on MOBA Project’s development.
An article reading the history of Blackface in Canada, as pulled from Ryerson’s Special Collections.
The archives are an important method for documenting and preserving Black history. But that doesn’t mean they are impervious to improvement. Read more about how they could do better and what is needed from researchers.