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In June 2020, at the height of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, I wrote an opinion piece for the CBC about the
I noted that B.C. was one of the only provinces where Black Canadian history is nowhere to be found in the social studies curriculum and I called upon then Minister of Education Rob Fleming to
hold true to his pledge to begin incorporating this integral part of our country s history into the curriculum.
Much has happened since the release of that op-ed regarding the state of Black Canadian history in our province.
In November 2020, for example, the advocacy group Anti-Racism Coalition Vancouver petitioned the B.C. government to make Jan. 15 Black Shirt Day in solidarity with Black Canadians in the struggle against systemic racism.