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Contribute about Black Canadians
Edit, improve and create content on Wikimedia projects about Black communities in Canada.

Wikipedia articles to create or improve[edit]

Notable figures[edit]

Picture Name Description To do on English Wikipedia To do on French Wikipedia References Remarks
Vera Cudjoe Trinidadian-Canadian actress, producer and educator, founder of the Black Theatre of Canada Article to be created
Mary E. Bibb First female black journalist in Canada, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Kay Livingstone Social activist, actor and broadcaster, feminist and activist for blacks rights, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Chloe Cooley Young black woman held as a slave in Upper Canada whose owner forced her into a board to sell her in 1793 in the United States, the incident is believed to have led to the passage of the Act Against Slavery in 1793 in Upper Canada, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Lincoln Alexander First Black Canadian elected as Member of Parliament Stub to improve
Albert Jackson First Black Canadian mail carrier in Toronto Article to be created
Rose Fortune Born from slave parents fleeing from the United States, first woman to be a police officer in North America, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs First Black person elected to a public office in British Columbia Article to be created
Abraham Beverley Walker First Black person to be a lawyer in New Brunswick and the second Black person to be a lawyer in Canada, the first Canadian-born black person to be a lawyer in Canada Article to be created
William Hall First Black person, first Nova Scotian and third Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross Stub to improve
Josiah Henson Founded a colony and a school in Upper Canada for slaves fleeing from the United States, person of national historic significance Stub to improve
William A. White First Black person to be commissioned as an officer in the British Army, and the only black person to be a chaplain in the British Army during World War I Article to be created
Richard Preston Religious leader and abolitionist, escaped slavery from the United States to Nova Scotia, leader of the African Nova Scotian community, founder of a Bapstist Church and abolitionist organizations, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Larry Gains Boxer, champion in Canada in the British Empire, could not be world champion because Black people were banned from this title, person of national historic significance Article to be created
Abraham D. Shadd African-American abolitionist and civil rights activist who emigrated to Ontario, one of Canada's first Black elected officials Article to be created
Abner Hunt Francis African-American abolitionist and entrepreneur, the first Black lawmaker in British Columbia Article to be created
Burr Plato African-American born into slavery in the United States, escaped to Canada, elected city councillor of Niagara Falls, Ontario Stub to improve Article to be created
William Peyton Hubbard Member of the city council of Toronto Article to be created
Bill White First Black person to run for federal office in Canada Article to be created
James W. Douglas First Black person elected to a provincial legislature in Canada Stub to improve Article to be created
Virnetta Anderson First Black woman elected to a municipal council in Canada Article to be created
Leonard Braithwaite First Black person elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Article to be created
George Rogers First Black person elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Add references Article to be created
Kettly Beauregard First Black person to be a city councillor in Montreal Article to be created
Wayne Adams First Black person elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia Article to be created
Yvonne Atwell First Black woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia Add references Article to be created
Emery Barnes Professional football player and politician, speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1993 to 1996 Article to be created
Firmin Monestime First Black mayor in Canada Stub to improve
Daurene Lewis First Black female mayor in Canada Add references
Howard McCurdy Civil rights activist, politician and university professor Article to be created
Ovid Jackson Politician Stub to improve Article to be created
Gordon Earle Politician Article to be created
Leslyn Lewis Politician Article to be created
Donald Oliver Politician Article to be created
Calvin Ruck Anti-racism activist and senator Add references Article to be created
Lindsay Blackett Politician from Alberta Add references Article to be created
Kaycee Madu Politician from Alberta Article to be created
Audrey Gordon Politician from British Columbia Article to be created
Jamie Moses Politician from British Columbia Article to be created
Percy Paris Politician from Nova Scotia Article to be created
Suzy Hansen Politician from Nova Scotia Stub to improve Stub to improve
Angela Simmonds Politician from Nova Scotia Stub to improve
Mary Anne Chambers Politician from Ontario Article to be created
Margarett Best Politician from Ontario Needs improvement
Michael Coteau Politician from Ontario Article to be created
Granville Anderson Politician from Ontario Article to be created
Jill Andrew Politician from Ontario Article to be created
Faisal Hassan Politician from Ontario Article to be created
Belinda Karahalios Politician from Ontario Article to be created
Laura Mae Lindo Politician from Ontario Article to be created
Kevin Yarde Politician from Ontario Article to be created
Patrice Barnes Politician from Ontario Stub to improve Article to be created
David Smith Politician from Ontario Stub to improve Article to be created
Charmaine Williams Politician from Ontario Stub to improve Article to be created
Gord McNeilly Politician from Prince Edward Island Stub to improve Article to be created
Lionel Carmant Politician from Quebec Stub to improve
Nadine Girault Politician from Quebec Stub to improve Stub to improve
Samuel Poulin Politician from Quebec Stub to improve Add references
Melyssa Ford Actress Stub to improve
Dorothy A. Atabong Actress Needs improvement Article to be created
Clark Backo Actress Stub to improve Article to be created
Jully Black Singer and actress Add references Article to be created
Divine Brown Singer and theatre performer Add references Article to be created
Fabienne Colas Singer and theatre performer Add references
Aaryn Doyle Actress Stub to improve
Laurieann Gibson Choregrapher, actress, singer and dancer Add references
Gabrielle Graham Actress Stub to improve Article to be created
Tattiawna Jones Actress Stub to improve, and add references Article to be created
Hayley Law Actress and singer Stub to improve, and add references Stub to improve, and add references
Sharon Lewis Television personality and film director Article to be created
Rachel Luttrell Actress Add references
Barbara Mamabolo Actress and singer Add references Article to be created
Oyin Oladejo Actress Article to be created
Ngozi Paul Actress Add references Article to be created
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon Actress Article to be created
Shakura S'Aida Singer and actress Add references Article to be created
Tonya Williams Actress Stub to improve
d'bi Young Jamaican-Canadian actress Add references Article to be created
Amina Gerba Businesswoman and senator Add references
Jennifer Holness Television and film director, producer and screenwriter Add references
LaToya Forever YouTube personality and author Article to be created
Stella Meghie Film director, producer and screenwriter Add references
Traci Melchor Television personality Article to be created
Amanda Parris Broadcaster and writer Article to be created
Juliette Powell Model, television host, producer and author, Miss Canada 1989, the first Black Canadian to win this title Article to be created
Zalika Reid-Benta Writer Article to be created
Marie Marguerite Rose Canadian entrepreneur and key figure in the initial phase of Black slavery in Canada Article to be created
Tanisha Scott Choreographer Article to be created
Dainty Smith Actor, playwright and burlesque performer Article to be created
Emma Stark First Black Canadian teacher in Vancouver Island Article to be created
Stephanie Biddle Jazz singer and actress Article to be created
Liberty Silver Singer Article to be created
Measha Brueggergosman Singer Add references Stub to improve
Tanika Charles Singer Article to be created
Melanie Fiona Singer Stub to improve
Ketsia Singer Article to be created
Allison Russell Singer, musician and activist Article to be created
Dione Taylor Singer Add references Article to be created
Malika Tirolien Singer Article to be created
Kreesha Turner Singer Article to be created
Natassha McDonald Sprinter Stub to improve Stub to improve
Kerri-Ann Mitchell Sprinter Stub to improve Article to be created
Marita Payne Athlete Stub to improve
Kalyna Roberge Speed skater Stub to improve Stub to improve
Cynthia Appiah Bobsledder Article to be created
Marjorie Bailey Sprinter Article to be created
Tabia Charles Athlete Stub to improve Stub to improve
Chanice Chase-Taylor Athlete Stub to improve Article to be created
Nikkita Holder Athlete Stub to improve
Kimberly Hyacinthe Athlete Stub to improve Stub to improve
Mishael Morgan Actress Add references Article to be created
Yolette Lévy Politician and activist Article to be created
Sophia Walker Actress Article to be created Stub to improve
Onye Nnorom Physician Article to be created The Canadian Encyclopedia
George Godfrey Boxer Article to be created Dictionary of Canadian Biography

Other topics related to Black communities in Canada[edit]

Picture Name Description To do on English Wikipedia To do on French Wikipedia References Remarks
The Bog, Charlottetown Former neighbourhood in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island settled in the early 19th century by Black slaves Stub to improve Article to be created The Canadian Encyclopedia
Congress of Black Women of Canada Non-profit organization Article to be created
Wilberforce Colony Colonly established in 1929 by African American citizens, near present-day London, Ontario Article to be created