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Tag: Black History

  • Several grave stones appear in a park-like setting with large mature trees throughout and a bright ray of sunshine visible on the upper left, casting shadows throughout the image.
    September 17 at 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Black History Unburied Community Event

    Hear gravesite tales that feature notable Black community members buried at the Toronto Necropolis (one of the city’s oldest cemeteries), from freedom seekers to business…

  • Bloor street view of Honest Ed's department store. The sign is bright orange and in a circus style.
    September 19 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

    Making Change at Honest Ed’s Walking Tour

    Explore Bloor and Bathurst, learn how Honest Ed’s transformed the neighbourhood, and engage with important sites of Black history.

  • A map of the United States and Canada, showing routes of the Underground Railroad.
    September 21 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

    Being Black on King Walking Tour

    Discover the Black history that spans King Street East while also celebrating the community leaders who risked everything to ensure freedom.

  • Black marker on scaffolding outside of a construction site. The text reads: “MARCUS GARVEY LIVED HERE”.

    Rethinking Monuments: Black Histories and Black Futures

    Commemorating the city’s history has often taken the shape of colonial monuments, but community-led counter-monuments can tell broader, more diverse stories. In Toronto, many counter-monuments…

  • Bloor street view of Honest Ed's department store. The sign is bright orange and in a circus style.
    August 10 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

    Making Change at Honest Ed’s Walking Tour

    Explore Bloor and Bathurst, learn how Honest Ed’s transformed the neighbourhood, and engage with important sites of Black history.

  • Bloor street view of Honest Ed's department store. The sign is bright orange and in a circus style.
    August 25 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

    Making Change at Honest Ed’s Walking Tour

    Explore Bloor and Bathurst, learn how Honest Ed’s transformed the neighbourhood, and engage with important sites of Black history.

  • Black and white image of men and women surrounding a grave approximately 12 feet tall topped with a Celtic cross. The people are wearing black and white clothing and some are carrying black umbrellas. Other graves are visible around them.
    August 27 at 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Tales of the Necropolis Community Event

    Walk through one of the city’s oldest cemeteries to discover the lives of former Torontonians, including that of our first mayor, an iconic zombie movie…

  • Bloor street view of Honest Ed's department store. The sign is bright orange and in a circus style.
    July 20 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

    Making Change at Honest Ed’s Walking Tour

    Explore Bloor and Bathurst, learn how Honest Ed’s transformed the neighbourhood, and engage with important sites of Black history and culture.

  • Several grave stones appear in a park-like setting with large mature trees throughout and a bright ray of sunshine visible on the upper left, casting shadows throughout the image.
    July 23 at 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Black History Unburied Community Event

    Hear gravesite tales that feature notable Black community members buried at the Toronto Necropolis (one of the city’s oldest cemeteries), from freedom seekers to business…