Dr. Natasha Henry-Dixon
@nhenrydixon.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of African Canadian History, York University | PI for "One Too Many: Black People Enslaved in Upper Canada
New BBC Series Finding Britain's Slave Traders with David Olusoga www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
New BBC Series Finding Britain's Slave Traders with David Olusoga
David Olusoga explores our most comprehensive picture yet of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its role in the making of Modern Britain
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This seems like an apt time to re-up Daniel Rotsztain's classic piece "Lake Ontario Is a Sea" spacing.ca/toronto/2014...
Lake Ontario is a Sea - Spacing Toronto
A few weeks ago I biked over to The Guild park. Known for its collection of modern Toronto “ruins”, a bonus to visiting the park is its unobstructed view of Lake Ontario. Gazing from cliffs high above...
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'When the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts unveiled its America250 Big Read program, Marita Golden and Gwen McKinney realized there were no Black women on the list of authors. So the literary activists created something of their own.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGe8...
No Black Women on the Trump NEA’s America250 List? They Made Their Own | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Heritage Haldimand commemorates Emancipation Day on Sat., Aug. 1st. I’ll be presenting “Black Enslavement and the Possibilities of Freedom in the Niagara Peninsula”, sharing research on the enslavement of Black people in the Niagara Peninsula and the possibilities of freedom in the region. Join us!
My latest article, “Interpreting public spaces in Toronto with the Black presence in mind” in the Spring 2026 issue of Canada Watch: www.yorku.ca/research/rob...
Heritage Haldimand commemorates Emancipation Day on Sat., Aug. 1st. I’ll be presenting “Black Enslavement and the Possibilities of Freedom in the Niagara Peninsula”, sharing research on the enslavement of Black people in the Niagara Peninsula and the possibilities of freedom in the region. Join us!
All are welcome to Emancipation Day Celebration, a joyful commemoration of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act held at Fanshawe Pioneer Village. ⭐FREE admission! ⭐ Presentation by historian Dr. Natasha Henry-Dixon See website for more info: www.fanshawepioneervillage.ca/events
Thanks @johnlorinc.bsky.social for calling out Brad Bradford's misguided proposal to rename Sankofa Square which originated from Daniel Tate's so-called IntegrityTO. Says "this fight will become the stupidest election issue’ of the 2026 campaign." #TOpoli #StopBradford spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
Brad Bradford's name blame game - Spacing Toronto
By now, most City Hall watchers know that Brad Bradford has selected, as a pointed wedge issue, a proposal to rename Sankofa Square while simultaneously using its apparently neglected condition as a s...
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Natasha Henry-Dixon of York University has made it her mission to recover the stories of these often overlooked people. She joins us on this episode to talk about the lives of these early black residents on Muddy York, Toronto's #1 history podcast. spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/oUXPBTP003b
Early Black Community in Toronto w/Natasha Henry-Dixon by Muddy York: A Toronto History Podcast
Toronto's Black community is almost as old as the community itself. The first census ever done in York identified 15 black residents. Some of them were slaves, but some of them were free persons who c...
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Toronto's Black community is almost as old as the community itself. The first census ever done in York identified 15 black residents. Some of them were slaves, but some of them were free persons who chose to settle here.
If you'd like learn more about Natasha Henry-Dixon's work, you can check her website (https://tach.natashahenrydixon.ca/) or you can follow her at @nhenrydixon.bsky.social
Looking forward to presenting at the Canadian Historical Association conference this week
You have the opportunity to see the exhibit I curated, Illuminate Black, during Doors Open Toronto! The Archives of Ontario will be open 10am to 5pm on Saturday, May 23rd. Info: www.archives.gov.on.ca/doors-open-a...
You have the opportunity to see the exhibit I curated, Illuminate Black, during Doors Open Toronto! The Archives of Ontario will be open 10am to 5pm on Saturday, May 23rd. Info: www.archives.gov.on.ca/doors-open-a...
Doors Open at the Archives of Ontario 2026 - Archives of Ontario
We’re thrilled to be taking part in the City of Toronto’s annual event. This year we’re taking a new approach that lets you explore
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One of Canada's oldest Black churches could lose its heritage protection www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
One of Canada's oldest Black churches could lose its heritage protection | CBC News
One of the Canada's oldest Black churches faces an uncertain future with the owner applying to repeal the 150-year-old building's s heritage designation.
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My latest article evaluating the new curriculum expectations on Black Canadian history:
The Conversation Canada@ca.theconversation.com · 5mo agoA historian of Black Canada gives a report card on Ontario’s new mandated Black history education
Why I celebrate Black graduation magic: An anti-racist perspective
Why I celebrate Black graduation magic: An anti-racist perspective
Black graduations are optional celebrations complementary to faculty-based convocation ceremonies, and they remind graduates they are powerfully supported.
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Excited to share my latest collaboration with Dictionary of @dcb-dbc.bsky.social highlighting the lives and experiences of Black people enslaved in colonial Ontario! www.biographi.ca/en/bio/name_...
NAME UNRECORDED (fl. 1802–3) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography
During the colonial era of present-day Ontario, more than 600 Black men, women, and children were enslaved, many of them by white loyalists such as Matthew Elliott, one of Upper Canada’s largest slave...
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A historian of Black Canada gives a report card on Ontario’s new mandated Black history education
A historian of Black Canada gives a report card on Ontario’s new mandated Black history education
The new mandated learning expectations on Black Canadian history have materialized, but they fall short of expectations.
theconversation.com
I’ll be joining Black History Nerds Saturday School (Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education at UBuffalo) for this virtual talk. Join us! ed.buffalo.edu/black-histor...
I’ll be joining Black History Nerds Saturday School (Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education at UBuffalo) for this virtual talk. Join us! ed.buffalo.edu/black-histor...
Quote: "...hoping the world remembers Jamaica and continues to send support as the global news spotlight fades from the still-recovering country." Wouldn't it be something if Canada sent tradespeople and infrastructure supplies to finish the work? The medical aid teams were so effective.🌀🇯🇲
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 6mo ago‘Lots of people still don’t have roofs’: Jamaicans living in hardship after Hurricane Melissa
"If Parks Canada is ending its library services and 'decommissioning' its collection, its materials must be preserved and made available at another public institution. Now is the time for historians to push the organization for answers..." - @lootina.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2026/03/10/c...
If you haven't yet, make sure you read @lootina.bsky.social's latest for us, "Canada Strong, Knowledge Devalued: Decommissioning the Parks Canada Library," which includes a suggested action to take. niche-canada.org/2026/03/10/c... #envhist #cdnhist #parkscanada #parkhistory #cdnpoli
Canada Strong, Knowledge Devalued: Decommissioning the Parks Canada Library
Budget cuts label Parks Canada library “lower priority,” risking closure and decommissioning of 190,000+ unique research materials crucial for environmental history.
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