Welcome to episode 5 of season 5 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is the continuation of my conversation with David Grant who currently lives in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.

In this episode, David shares what he knows about the history of Black people in Nunavut and surrounding areas. He also talks about the importance of looking at their full experience when considering mental health treatments and healing for Black folks.

Welcome to episode 4 of season 5 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is the first part of my conversation with David Grant who was born in Scarborough, Ontario. David’s Parent’s are both  from Jamaica with Nigerian, Congolese, Liberian, and Cuban ancestry. In this episode David talks about his ancestral background and what life was like growing up as a Black boy in Scarborough.

Part 2 of our conversation will be published on March 2, 2026.

Welcome to episode 3 of season 5 of of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media.

This is Part 2 of my conversation with Marlene Jennings who was born in Longueuil, Quebec. In this segment Marlene talks about her experince of growing up Black in Longueuil, not learning anything about Black history in school, but coming to learn about the significant contributions Black Canadians have played in Canadian History.

Welcome to episode 2 of season 5 of of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 1 of my conversation with Marlene Jennings who was born in Longueuil, Quebec.

Marlene has had an amazing career path including being an Honourable Member of Parliament - Notre-Dame-de-Grace-Lachine 1997-2011.

Part 2 of our conversation will be out January 19th., 2026.

Welcome to Season 5 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlackCanada and DeeP Visions Media. As usual, I started this season off with a family member. June Parris was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia and has connections to Springhill Nova Scotia and to the Black Sheppards of Prince Edward Island.

June's grandfather and mine were cousins and both are on Canada post's 2016 stamp commemorating the #2 Construction Battalion.

Thanks for joining us on this new season.

Welcome to Season 4, episode 35 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is my conversation with LeRoy Williams who was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Leroy spent his early years in Amber Valley, Alberta before moving to Edmonton. LeRoy's ancestors are part of the migration from southern states to the prairies in the early 1900s.

Welcome to Season 4 episode 34 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this episode you will meet Misty Rae Johnson Parker who was born in Woodstock, New Brunswick on July 27th 1971 and grew up in Oromocto, NB.

Misty  is the author of the best-selling novel, I Ran So You Could Fly : The Paris O'Ree Story which is based on the life of Black Loyalist, Paris O’Ree who was Misty's 6th Great-Grandfather.

Welcome to Season 4 episode 33 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this episode you will meet Brandy Fredrickson (nee Robinson) who was born in Drayton Valley AB. Brandy’s great, great grandparents Sam and Neoma (nee Atkins) Hooks moved with their four children from Sharpes, Oklahoma in 1911. This makes Brandy a fifth generation descendant of folk who migrated to Canada from Oklahoma.  

Welcome to Season 4, episode 32 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 2 of my conversation with Matthew Byard who was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Mathew shared his journey of learning about Black history and what inspired him to start BlackNSNews.

Welcome to Season 4, episode 31 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. This is Part 1 of my conversation with Matthew Byard who was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Matthew's father, Paul Byard, was born in Truro and his mother, Cheryl Gibson grew up in Gibson Woods, a historical Black community in Kentville, NS.  Both sides of Matthew's family are descendants of The Black Loyalists. Part 2 of our conversation will be out July 28th.