BlackHistoryWindsor

Our friends at @detriverproject and @UWindsorHistory have an exciting symposium planned on March 31st! Participate in person or online. eventbrite.com/e/presenting-t…

On this day, March 24, 1853, Mary Ann Shadd (later Cary) launched the Provincial Freeman in Windsor, becoming the first Canadian woman and first African North American woman to publish and edit a newspaper. Local events to celebrate this date and her 200th birthday have begun!

#OTD in 1853 the 1st issue of The Provincial Freeman was printed in Windsor. It moved to Toronto in 1854 then Chatham (1855). #DYK It had multiple editors including William P. Newman, H. Ford Douglass & Isaac Shadd, but Mary Ann Shadd was the driving force behind the newspaper.

At today's event we'll be joined by the artists as well as by descendants of some of the historical figures depicted on the new murals located at 920 Mercer and 400 Erie Street East. (Pictured here: mural honouring Fred Thomas, by Ed Irmen.) #BlackHistoryMonth

We are proud recipients of a Government of Canada investment through the Tourism Relief Fund. Thank you to @FedDevOntario and @OntSouthwest for supporting local tourism. Today at 1 p.m. we'll reveal three new murals celebrating Black history in the McDougall Street Corridor.

Some wonderful Black History Month events are happening this weekend through next, Windsor-Essex! #yqg To register for the 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women “Conversations with Historic Figures” webinar: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Happening in Windsor-Essex next week! #BlackHistoryMonth #yqg To register for the @WEtechAlliance Black History Month webinar: eventbrite.ca/e/celebrating-… Great opportunities at @windsorpublib, too. windsorpubliclibrary.com/wp-content/upl…

At tonight’s @ecbhrs meeting Willow Key gave a fantastic presentation about the history of the McDougall Street Corridor & urban redevelopment that pushed out residents. We also saw a preview of the walking tour & digital exhibit that has been developed to share this history.

Check it out today: Rarely Seen: Art from the Amherstburg Freedom Museum at the River Bookshop For more details about these and many other opportunities to celebrate Black History Month, visit amherstburgfreedom.org/bhm/

See them today: Temporary exhibit at the Chimzuk Museum, honouring the life and legacy of Alton C. Parker Going Beyond Religion: The Activism & Community Service of Black Churches in Amherstburg and Colchester, 1826-1955 temporary exhibit at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum (4/5)

Looking for something to do? There are many excellent ways to celebrate Black history around Windsor-Essex this afternoon! (1/5)

Very excited that @adamarenson is here in our town and presenting something thoroughly brilliant tonight at @UwindsorSoca. Can't wait to hear his talk! If you're in or around #yqg, you should, too. @ecbhrs #BlackHistoryMonth #blackhistorymonth2023

Thank you to the major sponsors of the 2023 #BlackHistoryMonth Kick-Off: @UWindsor Office of Human Rights, Equity, and Accessibility, @ArborMemorial, @WESTofWindsor, @uwinraaces, and Christina Simmons and Bruce Tucker, as well as our performing arts and reception sponsors.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the 2023 Joint Windsor-Essex Black History Month Kick-Off. Thanks to our partner organizations, @windsorwestindi, @Aburgfreedom, and Black Women of Forward Action.

We're delighted with all the positive media coverage that surrounded the 2023 Joint Windsor-Essex Black History Month Kick-Off. Thanks to @am800cklw for this opportunity to shine a light on what #blackhistorymonth means locally. @IreneMooreDavi1 iheartradio.ca/am800/audio/bl…

Thanks to our friends at @LeddyLibrary for compiling this wonderful information! #blackhistorymonth leddy.uwindsor.ca/featured/black…

We're delighted with all the positive media coverage that surrounded the 2023 Joint Windsor-Essex Black History Month Kick-Off. Thanks to @TheWindsorStar for this opportunity to shine a light on local Black history. @IreneMooreDavi1 youtube.com/watch?v=BBJGC7…

We're delighted with all the positive media coverage that surrounded the 2023 Joint Windsor-Essex Black History Month Kick-Off. Thanks to @TheWindsorStar for this spotlight. windsorstar.com/news/local-new… @IreneMooreDavi1