Black experiences on the Prairies are deep, rich and longstanding.
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Posted: May 15, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 15
(From left) Bertrand Bickersteth, Kyla Pascal and Uzoma Asagwara were among the panelists at a CBC Asks event as part of the Black on the Prairies project.(Submitted)
Black experiences on the Prairies are deep, rich and longstanding. The history and present lives of Black people in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are an integral part of the Prairie experience.
These are some of the messages that emerged from a recent CBC Asks event as part of the ongoing conversation ignited by CBC s Black on the Prairies project. Black on the Prairies is a collection of journalistic articles, personal essays, images, audio stories.
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Canadian artists and activists on their experiences of altruistic violence
A benevolent-seeming gesture disguised as generosity towards BIPOC creators, altruistic violence is becoming hard to ignore By Chaka V. Grier
From left: Chaka V. Grier, Kyla Pascal, Tarun Nayar, Kimmortal
In 1962, the classic Black girl group The Crystals’ released the controversial hit He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss). Decades later in 2014, Lana Del Rey released a re-imagined version called Ultraviolence. Both profoundly resonated with me. It’s got me thinking about another concept that’s becoming increasingly hard to ignore. I call it altruistic violence.
As a woman of colour, constantly fighting against silence and exploitation, even trivial or backhanded tokens of attention and affection can feel like you are finally being seen.