In November 2023, I founded the Black Memory Collective as a community for Black archivists, memory workers, and researchers in Canada. The Collective evolved from my efforts to connect with Black people who create, work with, and care for Black archives in Canada. According to the 2021 census from Statistics Canada, Black people make up less than 1% of the total number of working archivists in Canada.
Through my podcast, “Archives & Things” I discovered a vibrant and diverse community, but realized there was a need to grow connections. I brought the founding members together as collaborators to dream what this Collective can and should be. The Black Memory Collective was created to form a national network and build a community of practice around Black memory work. This collective is part of a larger movement to reclaim, recognize, and celebrate Black memory and imagine Black futurities.
Learn more: https://blackmemorycollective.com/
