Black on the Prairies launches on April 26, 2021. BLACK ON THE PRAIRIES is a multiplatform project led by CBC Saskatoon journalist Omayra Issa and CBC Radio host Ify Chiwetelu , supported by CBC's BEING BLACK IN CANADA project. Launching on April 26, 2021 in collaboration with CBC Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, BLACK ON THE PRAIRIES is a collection of articles, personal essays, images, audio stories and more, exploring the past and present lives of Black people on the Prairies. BLACK ON THE PRAIRIES shares triumphs and challenges, and underscores the contributions of Black people on the Prairies through five themes — Migration, Work, Politics and Resistance, Black and Indigenous Relations, and Black Futures. Politics and Resistance : From sit-ins, to Black Lives Matter protests, this theme provides an analysis of how Black resistance has looked on, and shaped, the Prairies.

Source: CBC News April 16, 2021 03:56 UTC