Welcome to Season 4, episode 10 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 Lynn Jones. Lynn shares her experience of taking a stand against the Black United Front, raising funds to help Black communities during Covid, and how the Lynn Jones African Canadian and Diaspora Heritage Collection came to be.

Welcome to episode 9 of Season 4 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 Lynn Jones. Among other topics, Lynn shares the history of her father's family from Kentucky to Preston to Jollytown and then Truro and her mother's family from Guysborough to Truro. Lynn also shares why she claims the whole continent of Africa as her home.

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This is episode 8 of Season 4 of the  I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I had so much fun talking with Reverend Blair Dixon who grew up in Union Place in Saint John, New Brunswick. He says that growing up Black and poor was a blessing. He also says, he doesn't need a movement to tell him he matters; he knew he was loved and mattered to his family.

Welcome to Season 4, episode 7 of the  I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. Tina Pippy was born in Newfoundland and is on a journey to find her true self. She and grew up in a white family and though she knew she was different, no one in her family would acknowledge her full identity.

Welcome to Season 4, episode 6 of the  I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this, part 2 of our conversation, Evie Auchinvole talks about Black History in Hamilton and surrounding areas, how important the church is to Black communities, and why it's important, especially for young people, that our stories be told.

Welcome to Season 4, episode 5 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 Evie Auchinvole. In this episode, Evie shares the pieces of her family tree that she knows and talks about how some of her ancestors came from Germany to Hamilton while others came to Donkin, Nova Scotia from Barbados and then Hamilton. As Evie said, "Well, sit back because I'm going to tell you a marvellous story."

Welcome to another episode of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this episode you will meet Anne Rockhead who was born in Montreal, Quebec and was married to Kenny, the son of Rufus Rockhead the owner of Rockhead's Paradise, a famous nightclub in Montreal. Anne has a lot to share about the Union United Church and the Negro Community Centre both important places for Montreal's Black Communities.

Welcome to Season 4 and episode 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. In this episode you will meet Ona Mae Morrisn Allen who was born in 1925 in Raleigh Township in North Buxton. I want to thank Moe Knaus for introducing us to Ona Mae and for hanging with us at Ona Mae's house the day of the interview. We had such a good time with great laughs and a few tears.

Welcome to Season 4, episode 2 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 Percy Paris. Percy talks about the systemic racism in the sport of hockey and what a big part hockey has played in his family members lives. He also talks about the lack of attention paid to African Nova Scotia stories and that even though the government of Nova Scotia has given an apology to Africville residents and descendants - more is needed.

Welcome to Season 4 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. It's been an amazing year travelling across Canada and meeting so many incredible Black folks who were willing to share their stories and those of their ancestors. We have now interviewed and photographed folks from all 10 provinces. New year, our intention is to visit the territories. Episode 1 of this new season, features Percy Paris from Windsor, Nova Scotia. Percy had so much to share that Part 2 will be published on Jan 29th. Sit back, enjoy, and thanks for continuing to tune in.