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  • Cariwest: The Caribbean Community’s Gift to Edmonton

    Donna Coombs-Montrose

    CARIWEST – Caribbean Arts Festival was introduced to Edmonton in 1984. It was created by Western Carnival Development Association (WCDA)…

  • Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher

    Jeannette Austin-Odina

    My journey towards becoming an educator started in my childhood with time spent under a mango tree at my home…

  • Edmonton’s Caribbean Journey

    Donna Coombs-Montrose

    The flights touched down at a Canadian International Airport bringing scores of eager Caribbean nationals, their suitcases packed with their…

  • Vivacious Caribbean Teachers

    Etty Shaw-Cameron

    During the 1960s, school jurisdictions in Alberta advertised for teachers in leading newspapers and at teacher training colleges in the…

  • The Last Best West: Hattie’s Place, Part 3

    Dr. Russell Cobb

    Disclaimer: Please note that this piece references anti-Black violence, brutality, and white supremacy. A reference to a specific act of…

  • Judi Singh: A Black & South Asian musician from 1950s-70s Edmonton

    Poushali Mitra

    Last year, while exploring South Asian music history in Edmonton, I randomly searched “Singh + artist + 70s Edmonton” and…

  • The Porter: Building a Better Canada for All

    Donna Coombs-Montrose

    The Canadian National Railway Pullman train bustled through the Rocky Mountains on the way from Vancouver headed for a stop…

  • The Last Black West: Oklahoma Freedmen Seek Refuge in Alberta, Part 1

    Dr. Russell Cobb

    Advertisements promoting the “Last Best West”—a frontier open to all pioneers—have become an ingrained part of the Canadian national mythology.  Like…

  • The Last Black West: Oklahoma Freedmen Seek Refuge in Alberta, Part 2

    Dr. Russell Cobb

    Read The Last Black West: Oklahoma Freedmen Seek Refuge in Alberta, Part 1. As we noted in Part 1, early…