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Harry Gairey
Here’s Pepperpot Trinidad-style, Toronto, Ontario. Multicultural History Society of Ontario,
Continue readingStanley Grizzle
This dramatic monologue portrays Stanley Grizzle, a Porter, activist, politician, and citizenship judge who reflects on his accomplishments and looks to the future.
Performed by Daniel Jelani Ellis.
Indigenous Resources For Allies
Compiled by Museum of Toronto – July 1, 2021
Updated September 9, 2021
Additional Resources and Further Reading
Derailed Digital Exhibit, a collaboration between Museum of Toronto and Cecil Foster.
Continue readingThe History of Toronto’s Kit Coleman
At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Kit Coleman talked her way onto a freighter bound for Cuba and scooped every male war correspondent with exclusive info about the combat.
Continue readingRichard Fung and the History of the Gay Asians of Toronto
Disclaimer: “both GAT and Orientations use a lesbian and gay framework. Since then, sexual and gender identities and the politics around them have shifted and continue to morph as new possibilities become available. Today’s non-heterosexuals are as likely to refer to themselves as queer, non-binary, trans, bisexual and two-spirit”. Richard Fung, 2018
Continue readingAgnes Clinton and the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing
How nursing students at Women’s College Hospital broke down barriers and paved the way for the future of Toronto nursing.
Continue readingThe History of Toronto’s Cecil Centre
Located in Chinatown at 58 Cecil Street, the centre serves the catchment area from Bathurst Street to University Avenue, between Bloor and Queen Street West.
Continue readingBlack Military History of Niagara
We recently spoke with the Niagara Military Museum’s Jim and Kathy Doherty about the exhibit, and some of the stories and people we all should know.
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