February is designated as Black History Month. Here are some resources that can be used in Ontario Catholic Schools:
Toronto Catholic DSB African Canadian Heritage Month Resources
Dufferin Peel CDSB Black History Month
Waterloo Catholic CDSB Black History Month VLC http://vlcguides.wcdsb.ca/home/blackhistory
Dufferin-Peel CDSB have a Black History month resource page. Dufferin-Peel Catholic schools celebrate Black History Month: School board hosts its 14th Annual Black History Month Student Conference
York Catholic schools celebrate Black History Month (2021)
Government of Canada Black History Month Resources
Black History Month Prayers from jesuitresource.org
I Dream a World
I dream a world where man
No other man will scorn,
Where love will bless the earth
And peace its paths adorn
I dream a world where all
Will know sweet freedom’s way,
Where greed no longer saps the soul
Nor avarice blights our day.
A world I dream where black or white,
Whatever race you be,
Will share the bounties of the earth
And every man is free,
Where wretchedness will hang its head
And joy, like a pearl,
Attends the needs of all mankind-
Of such I dream, my world!
– Langston Hughes
The Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) is a non-profit registered Canadian charity, dedicated to the study, preservation and promotion of Black History and heritage. the Society aims to foster public interest and encourage the interest of Black History through:
- Recognition, preservation and promotion of the contribution of Black peoples and their collective histories through education, research and cooperation.
- Sponsorship and support of educational conferences and exhibits in this field
- Promotion the inclusion of material on Black History in school curricular
Links to Catholic Saints and Holy People
Bl. Benedict Daswa http://www.catholicworldreport.com/2015/09/15/bl-benedict-daswa-husband-father-martyr/
Bl. Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi http://communio.stblogs.org/index.php/2015/01/blessed-cyprian-michael-iwene-tansi/
Bl. Daudi Okelo and Jildo Irwa https://stevensperay.wordpress.com/category/great-black-saints/
Bl. Isidore Bakanja https://stevensperay.wordpress.com/category/great-black-saints/
Bl. Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta https://stevensperay.wordpress.com/category/great-black-saints/
Bl. Peter To Rot https://stevensperay.wordpress.com/category/great-black-saints/
Our Lady of Kibeho http://kibeho-sanctuary.com/index.php/en
Servant of God Augustus Tolton http://www.toltoncanonization.org/
Servant of God Julia Greeley http://juliagreeley.org/
Servant of God Mary Elizabeth Lange https://blackandindianmission.org/servant-god-mother-mary-lange-osp
St. Anthony of Egypt http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
St. Antonio Vieira https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/black-saints-antonio-vieira
St. Athanasius http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
St. Augustine http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
St. Benedict the Moor http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
St. Charles Lwanga and http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
St. Cyprian of Carthage http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
St. Cyril of Alexandria http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
St. Gelasius I http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
St. Josephine Bakhita https://carfleo.com/2016/02/08/st-josephine-bakhita/
St. Martin de Porres. https://www.catholiccompany.com/getfed/black-history-month-saint-martin-de-porres/
St. Mary of Egypt http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
St. Miltiades http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
St. Moses the Black http://www.bakinghumblepie.com/celebrating-black-history-month-with-the-saints/
St. Pachomius http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
The Scillitan Martyrs http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
St. Simon of Cyrene http://www.bakinghumblepie.com/celebrating-black-history-month-with-the-saints/
Ven. Henriette deLille http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
Ven. Pierre Toussaint http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
Ven. Teresa Chikaba https://stevensperay.wordpress.com/category/great-black-saints/
Ven. Zeinab Alif http://www.ofmconv.net/positio/?lang=en
Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
Sister Thea Bowman http://www.catholicnewsherald.com/faith/198-news/faith/faith-facts/344-black-catholic-popes-saints-and-leaders
Resources from the United States
- The National Black Catholic Congress website provides a number of resources related to black Catholics
- Institute for Black Catholic Studies
- Franciscan Handmaids of Mary
- Oblate Sisters of Providence
- Sisters of the Holy Family
- The Josephites
Archdiocese of Washington Black Catholic History Month