Posts tagged Jackie Robinson

The story of Jackie Robinson and how he broke the color barrier as the first Black man to play in major league baseball, is not a new story. Neither is the praise Montreal received from hosting him for the three years he played for the Montreal Royals in 1946. Echoes of the openness of the city and even of the country carried across North America painting a picture of a post-racial society. However, through this cinematic letter, Dear Jackie, filmmaker Henri Pardo exposes the underbelly of Montreal’s Little Burgundy borough and the history of race relations and racism since the …

Canada celebrates Black History Month in her own way, while Americans cry: “ Foul Play”. For the first time, in the second year of the pandemic, Black History Month in the U. S. A will be celebrated under new restrictions on diversity education imposed by some states. The restrictions under the pretense of banning the teaching of critical race theory, limits what can be discussed about America’s racial past. Would Canada soon follow suit as America gives Black History the boot? Not much, if anything, has been discussed in Canadian media regarding this unprecedented move to curtail the teaching of …