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Wikipedia:WikiProject Black History in Canada Tasklist

The task list on this page was developed as part of a Black History Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in 2021. It focuses on the vast African and Afro-Caribbean histories in Canada.

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Article Brief description Sources Status
Anna Minerva Henderson First Canadian-born Black woman to publish book of poetry. New Brunswick Black History Society; Database of Canada's Early Women Writers; Canadian Literature (full PDF available); Editing as a Cultural Practice in Canada. Created
Black Settlement Burial Ground Resting place of many Black loyalists. New Brunswick Black History Society; CBC; Directions Home (page 41) Created
The Bohee Brothers Musical duo from 19th century. The Blues Encyclopedia (page 135); New Brunswick Black History Society; University of Lincoln; The Royal Parks Created
Eleanor Collins First Black artist in North America to host national TV broadcast. The Canadian Encyclopedia; BC Black History Awareness Society; CBC Created
Emma Stark First Black teacher in Vancouver Island, daughter of Sylvia Stark BC Black History Awareness Society; Salt Spring Island Archive; On Their Own (page 65); Digital Museums Canada Created
Fred Hodges (politician) First Black New Brunswicker to be a city councillor. New Brunswick Black History Society; University of New Brunswick; New Brunswick Provincial Archives Created
George Hector (musician) One of New Brunswick's most influential country musicians. New Brunswick Black History Society; Ethnologies (page 255 to 256) Not started
Hartley Gosline One of first Black RCMP officers. New Brunswick Black History Society; Global News Created
John Craven Jones First teacher on Salt Sprint Island. BC Black History Awareness Society; Digital Museums Canada; Salt Spring Archives; Contesting Rural Space (page 165); Sylvia Stark, a Pioneer (page 52) Not started
Ralph Thomas (activist) New Brunswick Amateur Boxing Association's first president. New Brunswick Black History Society; National Post Not started
Marlene Green Activist and founder of the Black Education Project in 1960s. Ryerson University Archived 2021-03-15 at the Wayback Machine; NOW Magazine; York University PhD Dissertation (page 258); The Canadian Encyclopedia (brief mention) Created
Nancy Morton Enslaved woman who brought case against slave owners. New Brunswick Black History Society; Virtual Museum Canada; CBC Created
Order-in-Council P.C. 1911-1324 Proposed ban on Black immigration to Canada. The Canadian Encyclopedia; Library and Archives Canada; Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Created
Phyllis Marshall Singer, pianist and actress active in Toronto; Juno Award winner. CBC; Ontario Jewish Archives; The Canadian Encyclopedia; Google Books search results Created
Sandwich First Baptist Church Significant stop along Underground Railroad. Ontario Heritage Trust; Tourism Windsor Essex; Parks Canada Created
Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps (British Columbia) All-Black militia (mid-19th century). Digital Museums Canada; BC Black History Awareness Society; Government of Canada; The Orca Started
Walter Peters First Canadian-born Black jet pilot in RCAF. New Brunswick Black History Society; The Globe and Mail; CBC Not started
Harry Jerome Awards Awards that celebrate Black achievement in Canada. Created
Arlington Franklin Dungy Canadian dentist, one of the first Black graduates from U of T Faculty of Dentistry. uOttawa Faculty of Medicine; U of T Dentistry; uOttawa Scholarships; Dental Journal 1976 Jul;42(7):356-7; Indigenous Works; The Ottawa Citizen (15 June 2006: 27); The Globe and Mail (05 May 2016: S5) Created
Roy Perry (Dentist) Canadian dentist, heavily involved in municipal politics. First Black Alderman in Windsor. Windsor Mosaic: Early Period in Municipal Politics; Windsor Mosaic: Doctors; Cleveland Call and Post (1958, Dec 06: 4_A); New York Times (30 Nov 1958: 7); Los Angeles Sentinel (25 June 1964: A8); Michigan Chronicle (03 Feb 1968: 10); The Globe and Mail (25 July 1959: 29); Los Angeles Sentinel (02 Nov 1972: A3); Michigan Chronicle (04 Nov 1972: 1) Created
William Allen Jones First dentist in B.C. (1886) to be granted a license under the British Columbia Dental Act. CBC; Quesnel Cariboo Observer; A Traveller's Guide to the Buildings of Barkerville; Barkerville and the Cariboo Goldfields; A History of Dentistry in Canada Created
Donald Willard Moore Civil rights activist and one-time dentistry student, fought to change Canada’s exclusionary immigration laws. City of Toronto; Torontoist; Toronto's Historical Plaques; Barbados in Toronto; Donald Moore Canada Created
Alfred Schmitz Shadd Saskatchewan's first Black physician. Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum; Dictionary of Canadian Biography; battlefordsNOW; Can Med Assoc J. 1977 Jun 4; 116(11): 1317–1319.; Yorkton This Week; Saskatchewan Council of Archives and Archivists; Saskatoon StarPheonix Created
Theresa Nyabeze Mining Engineer in Sudbury, creator of Diversity STEM, author of 'Underground! My Mining Adventure' CBC; CIM Magazine; The Mining Association of Canada; Northern Ontario Business; The Sudbury Star; 100 ABC Women Started
John Alleyne (dancer) dancer, choreographer, past artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Canadian Encyclopedia;Arts Alive;The Dance Current;Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet; Royal Winnipeg Ballet Created
Kevin Hewitt Professor of Physics & Atmospheric Science and Chair of Senate at Dalhousie University, founding president of Imhotep’s Legacy Academy (ILA) CBC; Canadian Association of Physicists; The Discovery Centre; Harry Jerome Awards Not started
Bruce Johnson (pharmacist) Canadian pharmacist, first Black pharmacist in Nova Scotia The Chronicle Herald; The Dalhousie Gazette; Dalhousie University Alumni Not started
Caribbean Cultural Festivities Association Responsible for organizing Carifiesta in Montreal Not started
Joseph Drummond New Brunswick Civil Rights Activist from Saint John. [1] Archived 2022-07-01 at the Wayback Machine Not started
Natalie Wood (curator) Black Canadian curator and multimedia artist CV; John B. Aird Gallery; Akimbo;Church Street Murals; AGO; Artists in Canada record number Not started.
Africville Museum A museum and historic interpretation centre in Africville Parks Canada; Africville Heritage Trust;Discover Africa in the Americas; #HISTORICPLACESDAYS; CBC news video;Atlas Obscura; About the museum; The Globe and Mail; New York Times; The Signal Not started.
BAND (Black Artists Networks in Dialogue) Gallery and Cultural Centre A museum: Black artists and cultural workers in Canada and internationally Not started.
Nia Centre for the Arts Canada’s first professional Black arts centre Not started.
Black Loyalist Heritage Centre A museum: Black Loyalist communities in Nova Scotia Not started.
Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum A virtual museum: people of African descent in Saskatchewan Not started.
Canada Black Music Archives Canada Black Music Archives Not started.
Nobellum Enterprise Nobellum is a social and technology enterprise with a focus on strengthening the Black business ecosystem. Our mission is to support Black youth and professionals to engage in entrepreneurship and innovation. Not started.
African Impact Initiative African Impact Initiative is an organization committed to building the future of our continent and its African diaspora; by empowering early visionaries to create sustainable solutions to our biggest challenges. Not started
Marieme Lo (academic) Marieme Lo is an African Studies professor at the University of Toronto who is also active in Women's Studies and Gender Studies. Includes selected publications but still lacks sources about her. Created by splitting an article about a different person with the same name.
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Existing articles

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GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums)

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Article Brief description Suggested task Sources Status
Natalie Wood (curator) Black Canadian curator and multimedia artist CV; John B. Aird Gallery; Akimbo;Church Street Murals; AGO; Artists in Canada record number Not started.
Eunice Bélidor Black Canadian curator Add more sources. Started.
Julie Crooks Black Canadian curator, researcher and instructor Add more sources. Expand article. Started.
Buxton National Historic Site and Museum National Historic Site of Canada Add more sources. Expand article. Started.
Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia A museum and a library resource centre that focuses on the history and culture of African Nova Scotians Add more sources. Expand article. Started.
Griffin House (Ancaster, Ontario) National Historic Site of Canada Add more sources. Add location to info box. Expand article. Add info on new refurbishments. Started.
Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History An open-air museum in Dresden, Ontario, Canada, that documents the life of Josiah Henson, the history of slavery, and the Underground Railroad Expand article. Add exhibits/programming offered by the museum Started.
Africville Museum A museum and historic interpretation centre in Africville Not started.
BAND (Black Artists Networks in Dialogue) Gallery and Cultural Centre A museum: Black artists and cultural workers in Canada and internationally Not started.
Nia Centre for the Arts Canada’s first professional Black arts centre Not started.
Black Loyalist Heritage Centre A museum: Black Loyalist communities in Nova Scotia Not started.
Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum A virtual museum: people of African descent in Saskatchewan Not started.
Canada Black Music Archives Canada Black Music Archives Not started.
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Education

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Article Brief description Suggested task Sources Status
Jacqueline Beaugé-Rosier Haitian-born educator and writer living in Ontario Add infobox. Complete
Afua Cooper Jamaican-born Canadian historian, professor of sociology at Dalhousie University Add "archives at" infobox. Complete
Katherine McKittrick Professor in Gender Studies at Queen's University Add infobox. Complete
Marie-Françoise Mégie Physician, professor and politician (Member of Senate) Expand article. Not started.
Millicent Burgess May have been the first black teacher for the Toronto District School Board Add infobox. Started
Richard Iton Professor of African American studies at Northwestern University Add infobox. Complete
Black Studies in Canada field of study Expand section. Not started.
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Film, TV & radio

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Adrian Harewood CBC Radio journalist and host Expand article. Add infobox. Started.
Alexis Mazurin CBC Radio host Add citations. Add more sources. Started.
Andrea Lewis Actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation) Add citations. Add more sources. Started.
Annmarie Morais Jamaican-Canadian screenwriter Add infobox. Complete
Anthony Sherwood Actor, producer, director and writer Edit to be more neutral. Started.
Ardon Bess Actor (Heritage Moment, Trailer Park Boys) Add more sources. Not started.
Berend McKenzie Actor (Catwoman) and playwright Add infobox. Complete
Charles Officer Actor, director, writer and former professional hockey player Expand "Acting" section. Not started.
Cheril N. Clarke Playwright of gay and lesbian romance, drama and comedy Add infobox. Complete
George Boyd (playwright) Playwright and first black national news anchor in Canada Add infobox. Possibly add headings for better organization. Started.
Juliette Powell TV host, producer and author; Miss Canada 1989, that contest's first Black Canadian winner Add headings for better organization. Complete
Kenny Robinson (comedian) Stand-up comic, actor, and occasional DJ Add more sources. Expand article. Not started.
Kimberly Huie Jamaican-born Canadian actress (Liberty Street, G-Spot) Add infobox. Complete
Lana Ogilvie Fashion model Add more sources. Not started.
Makyla Smith Actress (Queer as Folk) Add more sources. Expand article. Add infobox. Not started.
Marie-Ève Juste Director from Quebec Expand article. Not started.
Marie-Évelyne Lessard Actress (Fair Sex) Expand article. Not started.
Master T TV and radio personality; Tony Young Add headings for better organization. Started.
Matt Galloway CBC Radio personality (Metro Morning and The Current) Add headings for better organization. Expand article. Not started.
Nam Kiwanuka Ugandan-Canadian television personality and journalist Expand article. Not started.
Natasha Eloi TV and videographer; often seen on the Space channel Add more sources. Expand article. Not started.
Nicole Holness TV host and R&B singer; was part of the Canadian girl group X-Quisite Add more sources. Not started.
Nicole Lyn TV actress (Student Body) Add more sources. Not started.
Philip Akin Actor/voice actor Add more sources Intermission Magazine; Queen's U DAN School of Drama and Music; AgainsttheGrainTheatre; Black Shoulders Legacy AwardShaw Festival Theatre Not started.
Rob Rainford Chef and author; tv host Edit for a more encyclopedic tone (more formal). Add headings for better organization and add more sources ifood; Prezi; Penguin Random House Canada; Taste & Sip Magazine (2012)Gusto TV Started.
Roger Mooking Trinidadian-Canadian chef, musician, and TV host (Man, Fire, Food) Update articles from past few years. Started.
Ronnie Rowe (actor) Actor (Black Cop) Expand article. Not started.
RT! aka R.T. Thorne Writer and TV director known for immersive visual worlds Check for dead links & add more sources.ByBlacks.com; Toronto Life (2022)NOW Toronto (2018) Not started.
Sharon Lewis TV and film director from Toronto Add infobox (merging with existing article- DONE). Perhaps add headings for better organization- DONE. Add TV filmography Started.
Shawn Singleton Actor and musician. Add more sources. Expand article. Not started.
Stella Meghie Director and screenwriter set to direct Whitney Houston Biopic in 2022 Add infobox (merge current photo). Complete
Sylvia Sweeney Canadian executive television producer and Olympian Add citations. Add infobox. Started.
Thom Allison Actor (Killjoys) Add infobox. Complete
Traci Melchor TV personality (former host of The Social) Add infobox (merge photo). Complete
Tré Armstrong Actress, choreography and dancer Add to "Early life and education" and add sources. Not started.
Trent McClellan Stand-up comic based in Calgary Add infobox. Complete
Tyrone Edwards TV broadcaster and entrepreneur, currently cohost of CTV's etalk Add infobox. Add headings for better organization. Add infobox. Not started.
Yanic Truesdale Canadian-American actor (Glimore Girls) Add more sources. Started.
Selwyn Jacob documentary filmmaker Add infobox. Complete
Sylvia Hamilton documentary filmmaker Add infobox. Started.
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History

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Baptists in Canada Article about baptists in Canada Expand paragraph about black baptists in Western Canada [2][3] Not started.
Black History Month Annual celebration of Black history Expand "Canada" section. Government of Canada; Canadian Geographic Not started.
Cato Perkins Enslaved person who became missionary Add citations. Not started.
Edith Clayton Basket maker, descendant of Black Loyalists Add infobox.

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Ethiopian Regiment British colonial military unit organized during the American Revolution Add citations. Not started.
Grand Bay-Westfield Town in the western part of Kings County, New Brunswick Add history of early Black settlers. New Brunswick Black History Society
John Ware (cowboy) 19th-century Black Canadian cowboy Add infobox. Perhaps add headings for better organization. Infobox added. Need to better organize headings.
Matthew Bullock Man accused of inciting riot who fled from US to Canada in the 1920s Add headings for better organization. Edit lead (intro) to be more informative. Not started.
Strathcona, Vancouver Residential neighbourhood in Vancouver Add more Black history. Vancouver Moving Theatre Not started.
Sylvia Stark Noted African-American pioneer and Salt Spring Island resident Expand article. Sylvia Stark: The Canadian Encyclopedia; BC Black History Awareness Society; Royal BC Museum; Sylvia Stark, a Pioneer. Not started.
Timeline of Alberta History Summary of important historical events in Alberta Add events related to Black history. Heritage Community Foundation Not started.
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Music

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Performers

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This list includes singer-songwriters, vocalists/rappers, instrumentalists, conductors, and theatrical performers.

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Aquakultre Soul and R&B musician Add infobox. Add headings for better organization. Not started.
Dione Taylor Blues, roots, soul and jazz singer/songwriter from Regina Add headings for better organization. Add more sources. Started: added headings and citations, began editing grammar and removing personal opinions from the bio. The Performances and Awards section still needs editing and citations.
Divine Brown R&B/soul singer and musical theatre performer Add more sources. Started: added 3 sources from Billboard, Words & Music, and Canadian Music Educator.
Erroll Starr Juno-wining R&B singer Add infobox. Started.
Famous (rapper) Ashton Bishop, rapper and radio broadcaster Add headings for better organization. Not started.
Gerald Eaton R&B singer-songwriter and music producer; stage name, Jarvis Church Add more sources. Not started.
Haydain Neale Juno-winning singer-songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario Add more sources. Started. Added 2 citations and fact about Jazz Opera.
Jemeni (singer) Activist, writer, broadcaster and community worker; was born in Grenada Add more sources. Not started.
Justin Holland American Classical guitarist Expand information on his musical career. New Grove Not started.
Julian Taylor (singer) Singer-songwriter, formerly associated with the band Staggered Crossing Edit tone to be more encyclopedic. Add headings for better organization. Add more sources. Not started.
Liberty Silver Juno-wining R&B/soul singer based in Toronto. Add infobox (merge with existing photo). Perhaps add a few more headings for better organization. Started.
Marian Anderson American singer Add infobox. New Grove Started.
Mélissa Laveaux Singer-songwriter and guitarist of Haitian descent Add headings for better organization (consider moving content from lead to body). Not started.
Moka Only Canadian underground hip hop artist, Juno winner Add more sources. Started: added one reference from Canadian Musician.
Orin Isaacs Guitar bassist, bandleader on Mike Bullard's late-night talk shows Add more sources. Add infobox. Perhaps add headings for better organization. Not started.
Portia White Canadian singer Expand discography to include individual tracks. Add more recent sources in the further reading section. no Grove article Not started.
Prevail (musician) Juno-winning hip hop artist from B.C. Add more sources. Not started.
Rich London Toronto rapper, cousin to Maetro Fresh Wes Add sources. Expand article. Not started.
Robert Owens (musician) American songwriter, record producer, DJ, singer Add photo. Expand biography to include different subsections. no Grove article Not started.
Salome Bey American-born, Canadian musician, songwriter, record producer Add citations. Add works list and/or discography if applicable. Expand article. There is no Grove article for Salome, but there is a Grove article for her brother that has some information about Salome - New Grove Not started.
Samito Montréal-based musician, singer, and producer Add more sources. Not started.
Thrust (rapper) Toronto rapper Add more sources. Not started.
Toya Alexis Vocalist, singer Add more sources. Started: added four Toronto Star citations and edited Career history.
Archie Alleyne Toronto jazz drummer Started.
The Bohee Brothers Banjo players of Caribbean descent Started.
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Composers & researchers

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This list includes classical, jazz, and religious composers, arrangers, conductors, and bandmasters. Also include here music educators, theorists, musicologists etc. Many of the listed persons also performed music, largely in a classical context.

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David Baker (composer) American jazz composer, conductor, and musician Add internal links. New Grove Not started.
Charles Brown (musician) American blues singer and pianist Add more sources to the bibliography or suggestions for further reading. Expand discussion of his biography and career. New Grove Not started.
Mark Fax Composer and music professor Add info box. Add picture. Add work list. Add citations. Add sources. no Grove article ; African Diaspora Music. Not started.
Wendell Logan American composer Add info box. Add picture. Add work list. Add sources. Add further reading. New Grove ; Cleveland arts prize Not started.
Leslie Adams (composer) American composer Add infobox. Add work list. Expand the biography section. Add more sources. New Grove Not started.
Harry Burleigh American composer, arranger, baritone Add work list. New Grove Not started.
Anthony Davis (composer) American pianist and composer Add infobox. Expand biography. Add to work list. New Grove Not started.
Mohammed Fairouz American composer Add work list. no Grove article Started work list chronologically.
Gabriela Lena Frank American composer and pianist Add infobox. Expand biography. New Grove Not started.
Chiquinha Gonzagaa Brazilian composer, conductor, pianist Add work list.   New Grove ; Enciclopédia da música brasileira (Hathi Trust) Not started.
Joyce Solomon Moorman American composer and educator Add infobox. Add picture. Add worklist. Add biography. no grove article ; web site bio ; Article Not started.
Shawn Okpebholo American composer and conductor Expand lead section. Add photo. Add biography. Expand remaining sections as appropriate. no Grove article ; his thesis Not started.
Robert Owens (composer) American composer, pianist, actor Add info box. Add picture. Add work list. Expand biography. Create separate career section. no grove article ; U of Nebraska article Started.
Florence Price American composer, pianist, organist, teacher Add musical example. New Grove ; see :  imslp for musical examples (African rhythms for example) Not started.
Roberto Sierra Puerto Rican composer Add infobox. Add picture. Add citations. New Grove Not started.
George Walker (composer) American composer, pianist, organist Expand music section. Add biography. New Grove Not started.
Shelton Brooks Canadian-born African-American composer Add picture. Expand early life and education section. Add to partial list of songs if possible. Expanded early life and education section. Added to partial song list.
Alton Adams Bandmaster and composer Add archival holdings. Center for Black Music Research Complete
Anna Gardner Goodwin American composer Add archive info. Center for Black Music Research Complete
Dickerson, Roger Donald American composer and jazz pianist. needs article grove Finished draft, submitted for review
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More

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Farley Flex Music promoter, artist manager, and motivational speaker and TV (judge on Canadian Idol) Add more sources. Started: added 3 citations and edited Career section
Society of Black Composers an African American composers collective, established in 1968 and dissolved in 1973. Add biographical information added archives, biographical info, citations, further readig
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Politics, law, public service & activism

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Abraham Beverly Walker First Canadian-born Black lawyer Expand article. Add infobox. New Brunswick Black History Society; Dictionary of Canadian Biography started.
Brenda Paris Politician and activist in Montreal Add infobox. Not started.
Bromley Armstrong Civil rights leader and union activist Add headings for better organization. Not started.
Burr Plato Town councillor for Niagara Falls Expand article. Niagara Falls Museum; The Blacks in Canada: A History Not started.
Calvin Ruck Activist and member of Senate of Canada Add more sources Not started.
Carol Wall Social activist and labour leader Add headings for better organization. Add more sources. Not started.
Daurene Lewis First black woman mayor in North America Add citations. Citations added.
Delos Davis Third black lawyer in Canada and first black King's Counsel in the UK Add infobox. Complete
Dwayne Morgan Spoken word artist, motivational speaker and organizer based in Toronto Add more sources. Started. Added more sources.
Firmin Monestime Haitian-Canadian politician and medical doctor, who was the first Black Canadian elected mayor of a Canadian municipality Add headings for better organization. Expand infobox. Complete
Frederick Langdon Hubbard Chairman of the Toronto Transportation Commission from 1929 to 1930 Add infobox. Started.
Greg Fergus Politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Hull—Aylmer in Quebec Update political career section Not started.
Ike Awgu Lawyer and columnist Add infobox. Not started.
Jack White (politician) First elected Black representative of the Ironworkers, and one of first CUPE national staff representatives from a minority background Add citations. Not started.
James Calbert Best High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago; Canada's first Black assistant deputy minister and first Black high commissioner Add more sources. Not started.
James W. Douglas Represented Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (1875 to 1878) Expand article. Add infobox. Not started.
Jean Alfred Quebec politician Add more sources. Not started.
Kim Katrin Milan Activist, writer, multidisciplinary artist, consultant, and educator Add infobox. Complete
Lesra Martin Lawyer, motivational speaker and writer; known for helping release of former boxer, "The Hurricane" Add citations. Started.
Lindsay Blackett Politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Add more sources. Consider adding information related to Bill 44, as mentioned in Talk page. Not started.
Margarett Best Politician who represented Scarborough--Guildwood Fix issue of this article being written too much as a promotional advertisement. Not started.
Micheline Rawlins First black woman appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice Add infobox. Complete
Rima Berns-McGown Ontario political representative of Beaches--East York in Toronto Expand article. Not started.
Rob Davis (politician) Politician; served on the York city council from 1991 to 1997 Add infobox. Complete
Sonya Biddle Politician in Montreal Add infobox. Complete
Uzoma Asagwara Politician in Manitoba Expand Article Started.
Virnetta Anderson Community activist and politician, Calgary's first Black Canadian municipal councillor Add headings for better organization. Add infobox. Complete
Yvonne Atwell Hospital administrator and provincial politician. First black woman elected as a MLA in Nova Scotia. Add more sources. Not started.
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Religion

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Cato Perkins Enslaved person who became missionary Add citations. Not started.
Paul S. Morton American pastor (born in Canada) Add citations. Add more sources. Not started.
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Science, engineering & architecture

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Cecil Foster Sociologist, biologist, novelist Add infobox. Complete
Georges Anglade Haitian–Canadian geographer, writer and politician Add more sources. Expand Infobox [4] Started.
Samuel Oboh Architect/manager Edit to be more neutral. Not started.
Lisa Robinson (scientist) Clinician/scientist Add infobox. Started.
Eugenia Duodu Chemist Expand on community involvement, awards. 2021 LSO Awards; Women of Influence Not started.
June James (physician) Pediatrician Add infobox. Add more sources. Celebrating Black History Month: Trailblazers in STEM; Noteworthy historical figures Not started.
Miriam Rossi Professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto, pediatrician at the Hospital for Sick Children Add infobox. Complete
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Sports

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Carlos Newton Former mixed martial artist Add more sources. Not started.
David Defiagbon Nigerian/Canadian boxer know as "The Dream" Add citations at the end of sentences. Not started.
David Joseph (basketball) Basketball coach and former college player Add infobox. Not started.
Dwight Walton Former basketball player born in Montreal Add headings for better organization. Add more sources. Add infobox. Not started.
Egerton Marcus Olympic boxer Add more sources. Not started.
Emery Barnes Professional football player and politician Add headings for better organization. Not started.
Gary Goodridge "Big Daddy", retired Trinidadian-Canadian martial artist out of Barrie, Ontario Add citations to "Kickboxing career" section. Not started.
Glenroy Gilbert Track and field Olympian Add headings for better organization. Not started.
Kirk Johnson Former boxer Add more sources. Not started.
Milton Ottey Retired high jumper Add citations. Add infobox. Add headings for better organization. Not started.
Nigel Wilson Major League Baseball player from Oshawa Add more sources. Not started.
Ohenewa Akuffo Olympic wrestler born in North York Add citations. Not started.
Paul Jones (sportscaster) Sportscaster, with role in debut season of the Raptors Add headings for better organization. Not started.
Ray Lewis (sprinter) First Canadian-born Black Olympic medalist Add headings for better organization. Not started.
Robert Esmie Retired Olympic sprinter Add headings for better organization Not started.
Sherman Hamilton Professional basketball player Add citations. Not started.
Tony Sharpe Sprinter, Olympian Add more sources. Not started.
Trevor C. Williams Retired basketball player Add more sources. Add infobox. Not started.
Wayne Yearwood Former basketball player, Olympian Add more sources. Add infobox. Not started.
Latoya Blackwood Former rugby player, 2014 World Cup silver medalist Expand text. Add more sources. Complete
Magali Harvey Rugby player, 2014 World Cup silver medalist Expand text. Add more sources. Not started.
Charity Williams Rugby player, 2016 Olympics bronze medalist Expand text. Add more sources. Not started.
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Writing & journalism

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Aida Edemariam Ethiopian-Canadian journalist, editor and writer Add infobox. Complete
Althea Prince Author, editor and professor Add infobox. Complete
Amatoritsero Ede Nigerian-Canadian poet Citations needed, external links need to be revised Not started.
Lawrence Hill Canadian novelist, essayist and memoirist. Add "archives at" infobox Complete
Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo Ivoirian-born Canadian poet and journalist Add infobox. Complete
Blaise Ndala Writer of novels in French Add infobox. Complete
Cheryl Foggo Author, director, screenwriter, playwright Add infobox. Complete
D'bi Young Jamaican-Canadian feminist dub poet and activist Edit to make it more neutral. Add citations. Not started.
David Nandi Odhiambo Novelist and writer, professor of Luo and Luhya descent Better organize info under "References" section. Add infobox. Not started.
Didier Leclair Francophone fiction writer based in Toronto Add citations. Expand article. Not started.
Fil Fraser Broadcaster, non-fiction author, film producer, film festival founder, public servant, and educator in Alberta Add infobox. Not started.
Jael Richardson Writer and broadcaster Add infobox. Not started.
Kaie Kellough Poet and novelist Add infobox. Not started.
Louise Uwacu Writer and speaker born in Rwanda Add sources and citations. Add infobox. Not started.
M. NourbeSe Philip Poet, novelist, playwright, essayist and short story writer born in Trinidad and Tobago Add infobox. Not started.
Mairuth Sarsfield Activist journalist, researcher and television personality Add infobox. Not started.
Melchior Mbonimpa Burundian-Canadian writer (writes in French) Add infobox. Not started.
Minister Faust Kenyan-Canadian novelist, teacher, writer, and journalist Add infobox. Not started.
Myriam J. A. Chancy Haitian-Canadian-American writer and a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Add infobox. Not started.
Nega Mezlekia Ethiopian writer who writes in English, lived in Canada Add infobox. Not started.
Nerene Virgin Journalist, actress, educator, author and TV host, (known for role on children's television series Today's Special) Add infobox. Not started.
Spider Jones Journalist, author, and former amateur boxer Add more sources. Not started.
Téa Mutonji Poet and writer born in the Republic of the Congo Add infobox. Complete
Tessa McWatt Guyanese-born Canadian writer Add infobox. Add to bibliography. Add headings for better organization started.
Zalika Reid-Benta Writer from Toronto Add headings for better organization. Started.
Judith Robinson investigative journalist during the Depression and the Second World War Needs citations Not started.
Who's Who in Black Canada website showcasing profiles of Black Canadians Needs additional citations, improve/expand to demonstrate notability, rewrite to remove "advertisement" issue. started
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Here are some related task lists by community initiatives (many centre on experiences in the United States):

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