I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me ... all I ask is that you respect me as a human being.
— Jackie Robinson (1946 Montreal Royals, the first professional Black baseball player in the major leagues)
February is Black History Month in Canada and the United States. This year marks Canada’s 20th anniversary of celebrating Black History Month. (In the United States, Black History Month has been officially recognized since 1976.) This year, another milestone has been reached as Ontario passed legislation on February 16, 2016 to “formally recognize February as Black History Month on an annual basis.” This makes Ontario the third Canadian province, along with Quebec and British Columbia, to officially recognize the achievements and contributions of people who have defined Canada’s Black history.
