Black History Month 2026

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Across
  1. 8. A Vancouver neighbourhood known for its large Afro-Canadian population.
  2. 9. A movement to end a system of slavery.
  3. 10. The month people across Canada celebrate Black History Month to honour the legacy and contributions of Black people in Canada.
  4. 12. Trevor Noah’s memoir about growing up mixed‑race under apartheid in South Africa.
  5. 13. August 1st is designated as __________ Day in Canada, to recognize when the British Empire officially abolished slavery. (Aug 1, 1834)
  6. 14. Rights The movement aimed at ending racial discrimination.
Down
  1. 1. The act of keeping Black Canadians separate from white Canadians and limiting Black Canadians’ rights in areas such as education and public life.
  2. 2. The name of the musical piece written by Harriette Hamilton and composed by Oscar Peterson. (1962)
  3. 3. Jean Augustine was the first Black Canadian woman elected to this federal office.
  4. 4. Denham Jolly founded the first black-owned and operated stream of Canadian media, Flow 93.5. (2001)
  5. 5. A form of prejudice that is still used to divide people into a hierarchy of power based on their differences in race and ethnicity.
  6. 6. When people come together to march and try to make a change through various social movements and protests.
  7. 7. A _______ was constructed in Ontario in 1855, where Harriet Tubman was a member of its congregation.
  8. 11. Viola Desmond challenged racial segregation by refusing to leave the whites-only section of the _______ movie theatre.(1946)