Unit 3: Confronting Systemic Anti-Black Racism in Canada
Week 8 – Celebrating Black Life
Each week we will be sharing a series of optional materials for you to explore. These are meant to introduce you to authors, artists, musicians, and scholars who have influenced Black life and culture.
CTRL by SZA
- Debut studio album by SZA, the album is much like a musical memoir that focuses on the complexities of womanhood and modern love.
- Fun fact: SZA and Lauryn Hill went to the same high school in New Jersey.
Inside Black Lives Matter Canada’s new headquarters and centre for arts and activism
Video clip showing the new location of Black Lives Matter Canada. The founders discuss their hopes for the new space where black people can create art, be free and celebrate themselves.
Crip-o-cola Killer Mike TikTok
Gang affiliated men come together to sell their new brand of pop at a farmers’ market.
@killermike blood pop or crip a cola?
Solange Don’t Touch My Hair
