Why I created Vintage Black Canada Seven Years Ago—and Why it Matters
Vintage Black Canada is a digital archive on Instagram started by Aaron Francis, featuring photographs from his family collection. By centring personal and everyday moments, the archive uses family history to tell a wider story of Black life and the African Diaspora in Canada.
Interview: founder of the social media platform Toronto’s Black Archives
Social media can be a great way to create community archives. In this interview, Choltu shares why she started an Instagram account dedicated to Toronto’s Black archives.
Uncovering Black Canadian Sport Stories in Archives
Dr. Ornella Nzindukiyimana shares her strategy for combing through the archives to find treasures of Black sport histories.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
Looking to submit a post to MOBA? Find the guidelines and the submission link here.
MOBA Project Updates!
An update on MOBA Project’s development.
Blackface in the Kodak Archive, Ryerson’s Special Collections: Context for Reading ‘Racist’ Images
An article reading the history of Blackface in Canada, as pulled from Ryerson’s Special Collections.
Black Canada and Why the Archival Logic of Memory Needs Reform
The archives are an important method for documenting and preserving Black history. But that doesn’t mean they are impervious to improvement. Read more about how they could do better and what is needed from researchers.