Music Legends
This "Six" resident has significantly influenced contemporary music and culture (he was also the subject of Grammy-winning song, "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar).
Who is Drake?
The 2002 Olympic city in which Jerome Iginla became the first Black man to win a Winter Olympic gold medal
What is Salt Lake City?
The job of Mathieu Da Costa in 1604 when he became the first recorded person of African heritage known to have come to what is now Canada
What is a translator?
The civil rights activist and businessperson featured on the 10 dollar bill
Who is Viola Desmond?
The name of the secret network of people, routes, and safe houses that helped enslaved African Americans escape North or to Canada
Ontario attraction that currently has an exhibit which immerses viewers in the world of hiphop
What is the Art Gallery of Ontario?
An advocate for diversity in hockey, this man was the first Black hockey player in the NHL joining the Boston Bruins in 1958
Who is Willie O'Ree?
This community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was a historic Black settlement that was demolished in the 1960s.
What is Africville?
The province in which the first Black woman-owned newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, was first published
What is Ontario?
This dance style, originating in the 1970s and made a comeback in 2024, became a key element of Canadian hip-hop culture.
What is breakdancing?
R&B Singer, The Weeknd, is from this Ontario city
What is Scarborough?
He is the most decorated Canadian sprinter in Olympic history
Who is Andre de Grasse?
Marie-Joseph Angélique was accused of setting fire to her owner's home in this Canadian city
What is Montreal?
Canada's first Black MP and cabinet minister, for whom the Linc, an expressway in Hamilton, was named after
Who is Hon. Lincoln Alexander?
The Canadian name of the 2007 novel by Lawrence Hill, called "Someone Knows My Name" in the US
What is The Book of Negroes?
The decade in which Liberty Silver became the first black woman to win a Juno
What is the 1980s (1985)?
George Dixon, born in Africville, Nova Scotia, was the first Black athlete and first Canadian to win a world championship in this sport
What is Boxing?
The day in 1834 that the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect across the British Empire
What is August 1?
The country where Michaëlle Jean, the first Black person to serve as Canada's Governor General, was born
What is Haiti?
This festival, celebrated in Toronto, honors African heritage and culture and is one of the largest of its kind in North America.
What is Caribana?
This pioneering transgender artist made a significant impact on the R&B and soul music scene in the 1960s
Who is Jackie Shane?
The sport which Canadian Olympian Phylicia George competed in at the 2018 Winter Olympics after competing in the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics
What is bobsleigh?
Who is Rosa Parks?
She was the first Black Canadian woman elected to the House of Commons in 1993.
Who is Jean Augustine?
This woman was instrumental in establishing February as Black History Month in Canada
Who is Jean Augustine?