Library Learning Commons: Black History Month: Home

February is Black History Month! The theme for 2024 is Black Excellence. While Black histories continue to be important to remember and recognize year-round, Black History Month is a time dedicated to learning more about the various stories of Black people and celebrating their achievements and impacts on society. Take some time this month to explore the resources on Black history or learn more about how you can support anti-racism.

Notable Black Canadians

Learn more about these important figures in history:

Anti-Racism eBooks available through the Library's Collection

Summary of Ibram X. Kendi's How to Be an Antiracist by I. R. B. Media
Publication Date: 2021
Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racism - and, even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. At its core, racism is a powerful system that creates false hierarchies of human value; its warped logic extends beyond race, from the way we regard people of different ethnicities or skin colors to the way we treat people of different sexes, gender identities, and body types.
Black Fatigue by Mary-Frances Winters
Publication Date: 2020
This is the first book to define and explore Black fatigue, the intergenerational impact of systemic racism on the physical and psychological health of Black people--and explain why and how society needs to collectively do more to combat its pernicious effects.
Teaching for Justice and Belonging by Tehia Starker Glass and Lucretia Carter Berry
Publication Date: 2022
Create a classroom with a culture of true belonging, liberation, and justice for all. Teaching for Justice and Belonging: A Journey for Educators & Parents provides a practical and powerful blueprint to unrooting racism in the educational setting. The book is an easy-to-understand guide designed to cultivate an educational experience that inspires a culture of true belonging, liberation, and justice for all.

Listen to Black Artists

Spend some time this month listening to NBCC's Black History Month Spotify Playlist.

Learn to Step Dance

Join NBCC's Stepping Challenge! Watch the videos below to learn the movements and then tag @nbcc on tiktok in your own videos to participate.

Visit the CBC's page featuring the accomplishments and stories of Black Canadians.

Organizations in New Brunswick

More Resources

Black History Collection
from the Canadian Encyclopedia

Diversity Studies This link opens in a new window
Designed for the social sciences, history and liberal arts coursework. This Collection of journals that explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community.